REDESIGN
CALIBRE EBOOK MANAGER
Professor Jason Occhipinti Information and Interface Design LC4D @ Lindsey Wilson College
Kathy Loughlin M.A. Interactive Design
TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Brief
3
Wireframes & Comps
20
User Centered Design Process
5
Conclusion
35
Initial User Research
7
Exploration
10
Sketches
16
Wireframes & Comps
PROJECT BRIEF
Project Brief Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of ebooks for users of ebooks. It has lots of features, but the interface is not intuitive and is hard to use. The branding is also dated.
Improve the User Experience: - Create a more intuitive interface - Simplify the task completion - Improve the overall aesthetics - Incorporate visual hierachy
USER CENTERED DESIGN PROCESS
User Centered Design Process The user centered design process started with thinking about the user of the e-book library manager, their needs and behaviors. Then we moved into the mode of clearly defining the the problem for the user. Next we generated lots of ideas, created both low and medium fidelity wireframes to show the client. After a few more rounds of change, the visual comps have been delivered for our client review.
INITIAL USER RESEARCH
Persona One
Persona Two
EXPLORATION
Site Map (Current)
Competitive Analysis Delicious Library
iBooks
Ideation - Site Map
SKETCHES
Install Screen 1 (A) Version 1
Version 2*
*This covered Screen A, B1, B2 C from version 1 screens
Install Screen 2 (B1)
Install Screen 3 (B2)
Install Screen 4 (C)
Install Screen 4 (C) Version 1
Version 2
Find a Book
Store View
Version 1
Version 2
Library View
Book Details
Version 2
Version 2
WIREFRAMES
Install Screens - Low Fidelity Version 1
Library Screens - Low Fidelity
Library Screens - Low Fidelity
Library Screens - Low Fidelity
Library Screens - Low Fidelity
Medium Fidelity - Install Screens
Medium Fidelity - Install Screens
Medium Fidelity - Install Screens
Medium Fidelity - Library
Medium Fidelity - Library
Medium Fidelity - Library
Visual Comps - Install Screens
Visual Comps - Install Screens
Site Map
CONCLUSION
Conclusion This design project took us through all the steps in the HCD model and by focusing on the user and adhering to the steps, a better design for the control screen emerged.