MyLibrary
April, 2022 | Design Development and evaluation
Overview:
"MyLibrary" is a mid/high-fidelity prototype for a digital assistant developed to help government library users understand and navigate the space.
The Brief:
The brief for this project was "commissioned" by the NSW government who asked for the design “of a smart assistant that would help people understand and comply with public health rules, check-in processes, and/or become familiar with available health and safety related facilities, upon entering a government managed building/space”.
I approached this brief by narrowing the scope of the smart assistant identifying government libraries as the problem space with a general problem identified as "understanding and navigating government-managed libraries in line with public health rules".
The Outcome:
The final smart assistant was developed from an iterative user-centred design standpoint to ensure the solution to the problem space was sufficient. The final design concept “MyLibrary” was made up of two main components:
1. Interactive map: A simple interactive interface that can be accessed by a webpage or kiosk.
2. Chair sensors: All chairs within the library are to be installed with pressure sensors. An LED light will be positioned towards the top of the chair to be seen by users.
The main goal of the assistant is to find places for people to sit and study.
1. Interactive map: A simple interactive interface that can be accessed by a webpage or kiosk.
2. Chair sensors: All chairs within the library are to be installed with pressure sensors. An LED light will be positioned towards the top of the chair to be seen by users.
The main goal of the assistant is to find places for people to sit and study.
Final Deliverables
Video Interactive walk-through:
This video does include audio and explains both the functions and the development choices of the application.
Interactive Prototype:
Please interact with this prototype. If prototype doesn't work in Behance please click here to open in a new tab.
Video Presentation - Part A:
This 7-minute presentation was submitted to document the design development of the project, including highlighting: the proposed hypothesis, interaction assumptions, conceptual mapping, descriptive wireframe, low-development prototypes, user testing and a return brief based on the previous assessment task.
Video - Part A
Video Presentation - Part B:
This 7-minute presentation reflected on initial assumptions and design process, success and failures, development of design product in high fidelity functionality and visual design using Adobe XD, user testing and complete descriptive instructional wireframing.
Video Part B
Development Process
Planning and development:
The final design concept changed a lot throughout the design process to create a tool ideal to help library users, particularly students. The digital interface was developed first with a series of prototypes and testing done throughout the design process.
Using testing and Prototype development example:
Selecting a Library:
For the final version of my design concept, I chose the Vinegar Hill Memorial Library (Rouse Hill) to model the high-fidelity prototype.
Development of Final GUI Prototype:
I used Adobe Illustrator to build the interactive map and put together the prototype within Adobe XD.
Development and testing of Chair sensor concept:
The chair sensor was tested with the Wizard of Oz method. The chair censor concept intention was to deliver the capacity data to the live interactive kiosk map.
