Museum of Modern Art app
The Museum of Modern Art app is an app that showcases the many features of the museum and features the bios of featured artists and pieces.
The Problem
The Museum Of Modern Art has many features and local pieces showcased but attendees want a way to read more about the artist or a certain piece.This app helps users look up the exact artist or piece of work they wanted to read more about.
My Role
UX designer designing an app for The Museum Of Modern Art from conception to delivery.
conducting interviews, paper and digital wireframing, low and high-fidelity prototyping, conducting usability studies, accounting for accessibility, iterating on designs, and determining information architecture
Understanding the user
- User research
- Personas
- Problem statements
- User journey maps
Pain Points
1. Buttons: The buttons where too small at first and needed to enlarged.
2. Looking up artwork: Even when googling a certain piece some users could still have trouble finding information about the certain piece.
Research Summary
I conducted interviews and created empathy maps to understand the users and their needs. Primary users research are users who regularly attend museums and want to read more about local artists.
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This user group will confirm assumptions about The Museum Of Modern Art attendees.
Persona: Abigail
Problem statement:
Abigail is a busy professional
who enjoys looking at local art and would like to know more about certain pieces.
User Jounrey Map
![Goartst bios User Journey Map [Example].jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/731d0b_a55b6f2f0c7a45b6a0d6e036a1241b68~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_857,h_482,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Goartst%20bios%20User%20Journey%20Map%20%5BExample%5D.jpeg)
Paper Wireframes
Low Fidelity Prototype
Usability Study: Findings
Round 1 findings.
1. Back button to small
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2. Menu button to small.
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3. Text too small
Round 2 findings.
1. Options on menu hard to select.
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2. Missing back buttons on some pages.
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Final Mockup
Lessons Learned
While designing the app for the Museum Of Modern Art, I learned that the first ideas were only the beginning of the process. Usability studies and feedback from users helped influence each stage of the app's design.