2023 Amazon Music Design Challenge Nominated

Discovering seamless music experience on wearables

Enhancing the Song Identification Experience for Young Adults

Duration:
1 Month (2023)

Team:
1 UX Designer (Me), 1 UI Designer,
1 UX Reseacher, 1 Project Manager

Tools:
Figma, Adobe Photoshop, UserZoom,

My Roles:
Ideation, Research, Wireframing, UI Design, Interaction Design

Challenge

Challenge

Solution

Seam - A music app with trained emotion AI model

Design Prompt

Design the future of the listener’s experience with music and podcasts.

Look into 3-5 years out to develop a concept that leverage’s Amazon Musics’s offerings and reach to bridge digital, in real life, communal, and individual experiences via the use of new devices and emerging technology.

Find what the users want by analyzing 26 online surveys and interviewing 9 listeners

Empathy with Users

Based on User research insights, we made the persona

Competitive Audit

What is the future of the listener’s experience with music and podcasts?

How Might We

Help users discover new music that fits their tastes and moods?

Look into 3-5 years out to develop a concept that leverage’s Amazon Musics’s offerings and reach to bridge digital, in real life, communal, and individual experiences via the use of new devices and emerging technology.

Value Preposition

What is a good music streaming experience?

Define Design Challenges

Young adults struggle to find new songs that resonate with them.

Translating User Pain Points into Design Principles

How might we help users find and identify new music easily?

How might we help users share music with friends, and get recommendations?

Ideation

Brainstorming & Sketches

I led a Crazy 8 ideation workshop, then asked the team to vote out the top 3 solutions based on feature prioritization(Impacts and efforts)

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Why on wearable device?

Seam uses scientific literature and user input to create a personalized soundtrack. The EEG (Electroencephalography) sensors detect brainwaves and provide real-time feedback on mental state, improving mental well-being. With user feedback and large-scale usage, Synth continuously learns and improves for a better user experience.

Task Flows

Join Jason with His Amazon Music Journey

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