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DESIGN DOCUMENT
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INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION - GROUP PROJECT DUSTIN ROXBOROUGH, SANTOSH RUDRA, KAY MAK YING
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Contents Research Concept Development Branding Design Development Evaluation
The Brief Our aim was to design an interface for two groups of people, the “organised family” and the “young tech elite”. The interface should endeavour to simplify and organise the exponentially increasing number of devices and applications in the marketplace into a universal interface which connects them all, with the intention of improving their personal lives as well as their work lives.
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Market Research & Comparative Analysis
Research
Market Research & Comparative Analysis Personas Scenarios
Before we set about defining our initial interface concept we decided to analyse products that were already in the marketplace as well as those that were currently in development. We decided to start off by looking at companies that use and offer cloud networking to their customers. iCloud automatically and securely stores your content so it’s always available to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC. It gives you access to your music, movies, apps, latest photos, and more from whichever device you happen to be using. And it keeps your email, contacts, and calendars up to date across all your devices. No syncing required. No management required. In fact, no anything required. iCloud does it all for you.
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Sky go allows Sky TV customers to watch channels that they already subscribe to, on two of their mobile devices at no extra cost. It is available on laptops, selected android smartphones, the iPad, iPhone and Xbox 360. Based on the customer’s subscription they can stream movies and sports direct to their device and enjoy over a hundred hours of entertainment using their wifi or 3G connection.
Dropbox offers 2GB of free cloud storage to all its users, with subscriptions of up to 100GB available. Files saved on the Dropbox are instantly saved to the user’s computers, phones, and the Dropbox website. Dropbox works with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. It even works when offline. Dropbox only transfers parts of files that change, not the whole thing. Shared folders allow people to work together on the same projects and documents.
GoToMyPC provides a fast & secure connection to your Mac or PC, allowing you to access & work on your data, files, network & applications from anywhere. It also enables the user to synchronise files and folders efficiently between computers for better organisation.
Google Drive is the latest offering from Google, set to rival Dropbox with 5GB of storage space free for all its users. Apart from the extra storage space, its features are very similar to Dropbox, it is available on PC, Mac and Android devices and will be coming soon on the iPhone and iPad. Google Drive gives you instant access to Google Docs, and users may upgrade to 25 GB for less than $2.50 a month.
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Personas & Scenarios To determine what we wanted our interface to look like, we focused our research on interfaces that may not have been particularly successful in the past, but over years of testing and refining, were improved to be interfaces that worked with great efficiency. A perfect example of this is Sony with their new smart TV interface. Previous iterations for both TV and PlayStation received much criticism from customers. Taking the feedback on board Sony have managed to produce a well presented interface where the user can find all the apps and online services in a tile based layout, which doesn’t look too dissimilar to the Windows 8 Metro interface shown below. The left-hand side of the Sony Entertainment Network screen shows a video thumbnail of the current TV channel the user is watching. Beneath this is a box that can be configured to display the time and date, or alternatively, the latest tweets from the user’s Twitter feed. All on-demand video services and Internet apps are now listed under the apps tile. The tiles for videos and music show the latest and most popular releases on Sony’s own Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited rental and subscription services. Now, there is also a favourites tile where regularly used services or apps can be accessed faster.
Persona 1 - The Rolands (Achievers) Mr Paul Roland is 45 years old, he works as an account and earns £30k pa. His wife Judy is 42 years old and is a primary school teacher, she earns £20k pa. They have two children named Neil and Trina, that are 12 and 13 years old respectively, they are both school students. The family’s monthly outgoings are £2500 including the mortgage. They live in a three bedroom semi-detached house in Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne. They have a Volvo car, and own the following gadgets: - Internet 3D TV, Desktop PC, Laptop, iPad, Kindle and they each have a smart phone. Scenario 1 Paul has lost his phone, he is concerned about the confidential information stored on it relating to his work that could have serious repercussions if it fell in the wrong hands. After reporting it to the police, he goes to his laptop and accesses the universal interface that is connected to all his devices, and is able to delete all the data on his phone. However if the phone is recovered he can easily re-enter it, as all the data is stored on the cloud. Scenario 2 Judy stored all her students’ reports on her computer at school, however with the parent-teacher meeting coming up, she needs to prepare what she will be discussing with the parents, she accesses her work computer from her laptop via the universal interface at home to get all the information she needs.
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Persona 2 - The Joneses (Strivers)
Persona 3 - Harry Morgan (Achiever)
Mr Andrew Jones is 28 years old, he works as a business account managing assistant at Nat West and earns £20k pa. His wife Kelly Jones is 25 years old and works as a sales consultant at Republic, they have a little boy named Peter who is 4 years old. They live in a two bedroom flat in Rotherham, and Andrew drives a VW Golf. They possess the following devices: - 32” LCD Television with Sky+ box, Xbox 360 w/Kinect, Dell laptop, Andrew and Kelly each have their own smart phones. The car has GPS and bluetooth.
Harry is 20 years old and an IT undergraduate on exchange from America. Aside from his studies, he works on projects coding applications and websites for various clients. He earns a decent yet varying wage from his work. He also gets a student loan, to help him cover his costs. He brought his laptop to England, but left his desktop pc back in New York, he also owns a HTC mobile phone.
ScenarioPeter’s baby minder is sick and the parents cannot find a replacement for him, so Andrew decides to stay at home and work from there. With the help of the universal interface Andrew is able to access all his confidential work files that are on his work computer on to his laptop at home and go about his work while also watching over Peter.
Scenario Harry chose not to bring his desktop pc due to its restricted mobility and hassle, however he has certain media on his desktop that he would like to access from his laptop in Manchester, he also can’t access certain websites and media players that he frequented back home. He uses his universal interface to access all his media from his laptop.
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Scenario – Device usage over 24 hours
Persona 4 - Bethany Simpson (Fulfilled) Beth is 15 years old and studying in secondary school. She lives with her parents in a large four bedroom house in Harrogate, they are an affluent family with a combined income of £80k pa. Beth receives pocket money, but her parents also buy her more expensive items themselves. Scenario Beth’s phone contract ran out last month, and she has been looking forward to getting her new phone. Since the universal interface is connected to a limited number of devices, she transfers all her data to her new phone from the cloud and deactivates her old phone and adds her new one.
08.00 –
Wake up (alarm on iPhone) switch on radio app on phone, go to bathroom, check Email, Facebook and BBC news app
09.00 –
Watch TV in the kitchen for 5 mins while having a fitness shake
09.05 - 09.20 –
Car journey to the gym, listen to the radio in the car
09.20 - 11.30 –
In the gym, watching TV while doing cardio, and listening to music on phone while doing weight training
11.30 - 11.45 –
Return journey again listening to car radio.
11.45 - 12.30 –
In kitchen preparing and having meal while watching more TV.
12.40 - 13.00 –
Take the bus to university, listen to more music on phone
13.00 - 15.30 –
Lectures, using MacBook to follow presentation in class
15.45 - 16.10 –
Return journey home on bus listening to music on phone
16.10 - 18.30 –
Watch downloaded series on Laptop
18.30 - 20.30 –
Do module assignment that is due tomorrow on MacBook
20.30 - 22.00 –
Sit with housemates have a meal and watch some TV.
22.00 - 23.00 –
Go online on Laptop check Email, Facebook, and watch videos on Youtube.
23.00 - 00.00 –
Read hardback novel before going to bed, and set alarm on phone for tomorrow
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The Initial Concept
Concept Development
The Initial Concept Flow Chart & System Mapping First Interface Designs User testing
From analysis of the research carried out, we settled on a concept of a cloud-based interface that was more than just a storage application and was not limited in terms of its compatibility across devices. We also did not want it to be limiting in terms of its cloud-storage capacity, but since our research showed anything more than a few gigabytes quickly became very expensive, our interim solution to that problem was a networked storage device which would essentially act as a personal server, but unlike GoToMyPc, the user’s other devices are not required to stay powered on. To access data, the user can simply directly stream anything on their networked storage device direct to their other connected devices at any time. The service would aim to cover all conceivable requirements of the user, from work-related to entertainment as well as social media. With the development of more and more cloud-based apps, the interface’s potential would continue to expand. We wanted the cloudbased interface to have a tile-based layout that was easily customisable. We designed a feature specifically for organised families, that was a digital notice board designed to be less easily overlooked unlike the conventional post-it note on the fridge door. Other features would include: easily swapping screens as well as media between devices, voice recognition, cloud-based gaming, intelligent text and image detection for auto back-up in the cloud, secure remote access of devices within the network and a “wipe” facility for lost or stolen devices.
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FLOW CHART Service Mapping of Ericsson Interface When device switch on or brought out of sleep mode Screen unlock
Young Tech Elite
Organised Family
Notice board & Shortcut to post on Notice board
Choose mode & Enter password Home screen
Documents Intelligently identifies importance of items for additional back-up
Apps
Media Photos
Videos
My Apps
On the cloud
On the device
Control Panel
Universal Remote
Task Killer
Internet
Device
Profile specific changes
Setting shortcuts
Drop-down Menu
Notifications
Documents
Planner
Devices
Folder
Modes & Accounts
Wifi
Storage
Communication
Cross-/Multi-Platform
Profiles & Modes
Security
Planner Calendar Routine Timetable
Media Photos Videos Documents
Social media
Any device Any operating system
Family members Parental control Heirarchy
Privacy Safety
Phone calls Skype
Any application
Customisation
Media Documents Contacts
Sharing Streaming Downloading Transferring
IM Text
Space
Notifications Alerts
Profile
Search App Store
Organisation
Calendar view
Settings
Sound & Display
Remote Wipe Memory
Security
Passwords
Voice Control (ortis)
Parental control
Date & Time
Daily view
Priority Importance Sentimentality
Appointments Meetings
Allow access Friends Compartmentalisation
Transferability Memory wipe clean facility
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Wireframe for 16:9 Interface (TV/PC)
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Work
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Initial Design of Interface
Gmail
User Profiles Image
Notes
Mode Mode Mode
Sign in
AE Dw Fl Ai
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Along with the wireframes, we created low-fi proto types of our interface for three main screen aspect ratios, 16:9 widely used for TVs and PCs, the iPad for the tablet and the HTC Desire HD mobile phone, for its larger screen, as market trends indicate smartphone screen sizes are gradually getting even bigger.
Word Skype
+x:
Firefox
Contacts
Microsoft Office
Calculator
Adobe CS5 Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
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Planner
23/02/12
Music
The Guardian
Password entry David Johnson
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Pull up to send note
Sign In
Notice Board Date & Time
Folder Icon
Drop-down menu
Mode Selection
Interface for TV & PC Screen 16:9 3G
Work
0
23/02/12
Mode
Widget (twitter feed, news reel)
1
Basic App Icon
Gmail
Contacts
Word Microsoft Office
Firefox
+-
23/02/12
Mode
13:45
Play Control:
Gmail
Contacts
Task Killer
x:
Universal Remote Documents Folders
Calculator
Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
Music
S
PC
Profile Name
Home menu continues pull gesture allows the user to scroll sideways
13:45
Work
Gmail
1
Notifications:
Word Microsoft Office
Firefox
+-
Excel
x:
Calculator
Skype
Microsoft Office
Calculator
Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
Devices:
App Store
Search Device/Internet
Home Screen
Profile
3G
Play
0
Gmail
Contacts
0
TXT Messages
Music
YouTube
Adobe CS5
2
14:00 Meeting with HR 14:30 Lunch with Boss
Music
PC
S
Profile Name
23/02/12
Planner Phone
Planner
+x:
Firefox
Contacts
AE Dw Fl Ai
13:45
Drop-down Menu
Music Phone
Further iterations of the interface for Tablet & Smartphone
18:20
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App Interaction Contacts
Three main types of Tile:
Planner
1
Gmail
- The basic tile that opens into the Application - Folder tiles which allow the user to save space by bringing together multiple similar apps under one tile(e.g. multiple email accounts). These can then be scrolled through. - Widget tiles that allow you to access a portion of the app in the home menu, for example news reels, social network feeds, planner etc.
User Testing 3G
Work
Meeting Today
1
Hi Santosh,
Firefox
Contacts
Excel
Dustin
Yahoo mail
Work
Skype
Microsoft Office
For our user testing we did paper-prototyping and created a digital interactive low-fi prototype complete with buttons as they would be in our interface using PowerPoint.
+x:
Calculator
3G
AE Dw Fl Ai
Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
1 Hi Santosh,
Planner
Gmail
Contacts 23/02/12
Firefox Music
+x:
Phone Dustin
Hotmail
Work
Skype
Cut Copy Paste
Add1:34 to/ 3:08 planner Search
Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
Excel
Microsoft Office
13:45
Adobe CS5
Meeting Today
1
1
13:45
AE Dw Fl Ai
1 Gmail
Calculator
3G
1
Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
Hi Santosh,
Planner
14:00 Meeting with HR 14:30 Lunch with Boss 15:00 Meeting in Conference Room (third floor) Planner
Gmail
Contacts 23/02/12 Phone
Skype
23/02/12
Firefox Music
Excel
+x:
Calculator
23/02/12
Planner Phone
14:00 Meeting with HR 14:30 Lunch with Boss 15:00 Meeting in Conference Room (third floor) Planner
The Guardian
Add to planner 1:34 / 3:08 Search
Adobe CS5 Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
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3
AE Dw Fl Ai
Cut Copy Paste
Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
Dustin
Microsoft Office
13:45
Adobe CS5
Meeting Today
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Music Joe Nichols - Man With A Memory
1:34 / 3:08
We tested them with two groups of users, those with an introduction and brief instructions on how to use the interface and those without, we then took our results and implemented them to improve how our interface would function. We also carried out a survey regarding interfaces that users have encountered in the past and use daily, and asked their verdict on them, and what features they would like to see in a new interface.
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Drop-down menu
Basic App Icon
Date & Time
Widget (twitter feed, news reel) App Store
Planner
Home menu continues pull gesture allows the user to scroll sideways Profile
Search Device/Internet
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Heuristic Evaluation Visibility of System status Informed as to whats going on (messages)
Language familiar use of words and phrases instead of jargon
User Controls Clearly marked with get out or back up to menus (emergency exit)
Consistency and Standards clear use of labels and iconography clear
Error Prevention asking user if they wish to commit to an action (delete item etc)
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Recognition visible actions without instructions (options menus) without recall
Flexibility navigating through actions (keyboard shortcuts or gestures)
Asthetics relevance of design (minimal clicks to get from A to B)
Help Using the system without instruction or reference
Group 01 Morris, Stephen Nkusi, Alain Skelton, Michael Group 02 Emmerson, Luke McPhee, Clive Nelson, Amy Group 03 Emmerson, Luke McPhee, Clive Nelson, Amy Group 03 Emmerson, Luke McPhee, Clive Nelson, Amy Group 04 Batey, Pippa Gibson, Sharon McGuinness, Claire Group 05 Mak, Hiu (Kay) Roxborough, Dustin Rudra, Santosh Group 06 Bell, Steven Jenkinson, Lee Makepeace, Iain Group 07 Coupe, Ryan Hellings, Craig Holliday, Peter Group 08 Armstrong, Rachel Breso-Gonzalez, Ana Brooke, Ben Group 09 Holford, Max Ingledow, David Rasmussen, Ella Group 10 Broadley, Ciaran Hunt, William Wallace, Doug Group 11 Krol, Tomasz (Max) Hoyland, George
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BRANDING & LOGO DESIGN CLOUD INTERFACE MAGNUS Helvetica Bold
Branding
The Naming of the Interface Logo Design Further iterations of the Logo
MAGNUS Helvetica Neue Light
AGNUS AGNUS AGNUS CLOUD INTERFACE
MAGNUS BlairMdlTC TT Medium MAGNUS Big Caslon Medium MAGNUS Bank Gothic Medium
CLOUD INTERFACE
MAGNUS Copperplate Gothic Bold Regular
MAGNUS MAGNUS ERICSSON
CLOUD INTERFACE
MAGNUS ERICSSON
CLOUD INTERFACE
ERICSSON
MAGNUS ERICSSON
MAGNUS
MAGNUS CLOUD INTERFACE
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Final Logo Designs
Design Development
ME D I A
Final Interface Design Storyboard for Video Video Stills
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The Notice board
The Home page
The Notice board is a feature specifically for families, it is a digital communication tool where family members can quickly get in touch with each other, send messages or reminders as they would on a Notice board at home, which is usually overlooked. The Notice board is situated on the standby screen that can be seen before entering into the homepage.
The homepage of the interface houses the apps and widgets that are on that particular device. The interface is completely customisable and offers three main types of app tiles, the basic tile, folder tiles and widget tiles. And you can also access the drop down menu, Magnus Media and shortcuts to most visited applications at the bottom of the homepage.
Messages from family members on the Notice board are colourcoded, and can be assigned individually to each member.
The folder tile It allows the user to save space bringing together similar apps under one tile
To exit the Notice board the user simply peels it away
Scroll up or down
Clicking on this “memo pad� brings up the keyboard comes up on a touch screen interface.
Current Mode & Drop down menu Dragging the active mode tab down, the user is able to access all the features and functions of the interface
More tiles are located to the right beyond view, but can be accessed simply by swiping across the screen
The basic tile For single unique applications, clicking on it opens up the app.
The Magnus Media It allows you to access the all of the user’s content, and also MiDrive, to organise and transfer files seamlessly between devices and folders.
Instant Messenger Drag up to bring up IM, but the tab can also be set to any application that the user may want a shortcut for.
The widget tile It allows you to access a portion of the app in the home menu, for example news reels, social network feeds and planner
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Magnus Media
Drop-down Menu
Media is accessed through the plus button situated on the bottom left-hand side of the home screen. When opended, the user is offered three tabs of storage; OnDevice, InCloud and MiDrive. To move media between locations, the user simply drags and drops the file to a different tab. The cloud, with it’s limited capacity, is purely for backing up mobile devices, although it is possible to move files to it. The cloud is is then backed up further on the MiDrive. The Magnus Media Store is also situated here. Here the user can buy apps, movies, music and more.
The user can access all the features and functions of the interface from the drop down menu.
Drop-down menu
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The user can access all the features and functions of the interface from the drop down menu
Search bar User accounts
In these tabs users are able to check exactly what content is on their device and what is in the cloud and manage their media accordingly
Users can access MiDrive and also the Magnus Media Store to buy more content
Notifications panel, for example, an incoming email or message would show up here Control options and settings
The devices panel allows the user complete control over the devices they own, they are able to swap screens and data between their devices
The users can move media by simply dragging and dropping to a different tab
The user can switch modes in the dropdown menu by simply selecting the tab they want and dragging it up. Further custom modes may also be added.
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Storyboard
Storyboard
Opening Scene “The Problem”
Scene 4 “Using the Interface”
A Project for
Cloud Based Storage Expensive
iOS + Android + Windows = Incompatible
Open with the problems and obstacles we have found with the current offering of technology, i.e. Too Many Devices: TV, Games Consoles, Phones, Computers, Storage Devices etc, Uncompatible Interfaces, Not Networked, On-board Storage + Processing, Cloud Based Storage expensive.
In this part of the video we will show three different personas using the interface on various devices to communicate with each other. The stay at home wife posts a message on the Interface’s Notice Board by dictating her message to ‘Ortis’ while she cooks. We then jump to the husband at the office who receives his wifes message and replies. He receives a reply instantaneously(showing the seamless interaction with others through the Interface). An email pops up on his screen, he goes into it and copies a meeting to his planner which cleverly recognises the time and location out of the highlighted text. He Then forwards the meeting information via an instant messenger app to his colleague, the young tech elite. The young tech elite is out taking photos scouting for a project and replies to his message and sends him a photo taken on his/her smartphone updating on the progress. The Man in the office replies, “ good work have a good weekend”. The scene ends with the young tech elite walking off.
Scene 2 “The Solution”
Scene 5 “Further Functions” Cloud
Cloud
MiDrive
Cloud Based Storage Expensive
iOS + Android + Windows = Uncompatible
How We’d do it, i.e. Less Devices, One Universal Interface, Networked through the cloud with a networked mass storage device at home, Intuitive and intelligent Interface.
This scene will be used to show the other functions the interface offers. These include: Cloud gaming (single- and multiplayer), RemoteWipe (a way of remotely wiping a device after it has been lost or stolen)
Scene 3 “Introduction to Interface”
Closing Scene “Final Message”
Cloud
3G
Work
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Gmail
Firefox
Contacts
MiDrive
Excel Skype
Microsoft Office
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Calculator
13:45
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Introducing
Adobe CS5
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14:00 Meeting with HR 14:30 Lunch with Boss 23/02/12
Planner
Music
Phone
Explain the layout of the interface and key functions i.e. the drop down menu, media button, app tiles etc.
The film will close introducing ‘Magnus Cloud Interface’ in all its logo goodness, followed by the ericsson logo.
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Video Development We designed our interface in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and then created an animation to demonstrate how it would function. We filmed actual footage to show its applications and features in the real world. Then it was all put together along with a voice over and backing track in Final Cut Pro.
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Video Stills
Evaluation
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Looking over the project, we feel it has been successful. We were able to produce good, useful concepts such as the notice board for families and remote wipe, among others. Our user testing proved that the interface is clearly laid out and can be easily navigated through. When it comes to functionality the interface purposely feels familiar, but it is the further functions and infrastructure of the network, as we envisioned, that sets it apart from other operating systems. We believe that ‘MiDrive’, the networked storage device situated at home, is a great, cost-effective alternative to subscribing to a mass cloud storage service. ‘Ortis’, the personal voice controlled assistant was imagined as an alternative to Apple’s ‘Siri’. Rather than pressing a button you simply hail the feature by calling out ‘Ortis’. The film we produced shows the interface exactly how we imagined it. It runs a little longer then we had hoped, but we feel this was necessary to show the full extent to which we have thought the concept through. The layout is clearly explained, with functions and locations indicated to the user in a smooth manner. The voiceover, as well as text, guides the viewer with ambient background music accompanying it nicely, panning in and out when the narrator speaks. We were pleased with the rendered quality of the animations even though the process was time intense. Another aspect we are particularly proud of is the branding. After initially struggling to find a suitable name, we settled on ‘Magnus’, after the founder of Ericsson, ‘Lars Magnus Ericsson’. We also liked the fact that it means “great” in Latin. The circles above each pillar of the ‘M’ may first signify an umlaut and the Scandinavian origin of Ericsson, but one ultimately recognizes it as two people holding hands or connecting. To conclude, we are very happy with the project we have produced, and feel like we learnt a lot about interfaces and cloud storage through the course of the assignment.