USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN

group project (3)
16 weeks
Fall 2023

ART MUSEUM APP

a phone app that allows users to find museum and gallery locations, easily navigate the museum internally, explore and learn about individual artworks digitally, save pieces to personal collections, as well as converse with others on artwork comment threads

GLOBAL MAP

  • search for museums in a specific area

  • detailed museum information

  • buy museum tickets

INTERNAL MAP

  • easily navigate around a museum/gallery

  • detailed exhibit information

  • find specific amenities and services

EXPLORE ART

  • artwork of the day, current events, personalized recommendations

  • search for art based on different categories

  • detailed artowrk information

COMMUNITY

  • explore featured, recommended and saved commen threads

  • write comments about artwork, respond to others, converse

  • create new threads, invite threads

PROFILE

  • view saved artwork organized into personal collections

  • access tickets for museum admission

PROCESS

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USER PERSONAS

JOURNEY MAP

SITEMAP

WIREFRAMES

from ideation to drawn prototypes tested by users attempting to complete specific tasks based on user personsas

Task 1: Nancy

Navigating the Museum Map Tabs

  • Find/decide on a museum to visit

  • Buy tickets for that museum in the app

  • View the internal guide map of that museum

  • See what exhibits are currently on display at the museum

  • Locate the restrooms within the museum


“I can’t tell which elements I’m able to interact with”


“the layout is fairly clean and organized”

Task 2: Charlotte

Navigating the Explore Art Tab

  • Find a specific work of art

    • Locate the medium page of that piece,

    • Search for the piece by name

    • Navigate the search results + select the piece

  • View the information for that piece

  • Save the piece to a specific collection in your account

  • View the museum that the artwork is currently being shown in

  • Buy tickets to that museum in the app

  • Save those tickets to your Apple Wallet.

“the buttons are too
small too read”


“the flow between screens feels logical and smooth”

Task 3: Dave

Navigating the Community Tab

  • Understand what the Community tab is 

  • Look at the featured thread

  • Save the featured thread to your saved threads,

  • Search the discussion threads you are a part of or have saved

  • Start a new discussion thread

“it is difficult to differentiate between all of the different elements”


“the detail in the functions and operations is well considered”