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KOLAB app - UX/UI

Stretch your imagination, and

learn through collaboration 

KOLAB

The melting pot of artists

An app that allows artists to find
each other in order to collaborate

Solo Case Study - 7 weeks


Tools Used:

 
 

My Role:

 

 
 

The Problem

Many art hobbyists have no time to practice their talent.

Due to unrelated full-time jobs, artists will only have time for one art discipline.  In instance, a painter tends to just practice painting and a musician is just a musician.   

The Goal

Connect full-time artists with occasional hobbyists,
and promote cross-disciplinary art work. 

KOLAB is a way for artists of different types to get inspired, network, learn new skills, and put in as much time as they like to collaborate.  Everything in life is related to everything else, and artists should similarly express these relationships by connecting their skills and creating art work as a reflection of our evolving society.    

 

 

A glimpse at the solution

 

See process below


Research

1 Survey          15 Interviews         Competitive Analysis

 

Do you enjoy collaborating with
other artists?

How do you find artists to
collaborate with?

 

Key findings from survey

•  Artists have difficulty trying new things after getting used to one art type
•  Artists prefer to work with other art types because it feels less competitive
•  Artists prefer to collaborate with people they are not close to
•  Management is necessary for any art project
•  Some artists want to spend minimal time and money

 

Personas


User Flows

 

Sitemap

 
 

Wireframes


Prototype

 
 

Usability Testing

After testing KOLAB with user, I can to the following update decisions:

 

Future Extensions

•  Search Filters / Sorting
•  Event Page
•  Gallery Page
•  Popular KOLAB projects
•  Availability Calendar

Dismissed Features

•  Menu
•  User’s phone # / e-mail
•  Video Chat
•  Portfolios / Links
•  Spontaneous Match