Interview about App For Musicians Find New Musician, winner of the A' Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Award 2020
This is a music-focused mobile application that is used to distribute information on concerts, music videos, and artist profiles all in one place. Artists can use the application to attract new fans and promote songs. General users can use the application to meet and discover new music and musicians.
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View Design DetailsFirst, every musician has his or her own website, but access to that website is likely to be proportional to the musician's visibility. Therefore, the use of social networking sites is essential for musicians who are just starting out to gain recognition from a wider audience. However, social networking sites often take the form of timelines, and it is not easy to find the information you need. The problem is that you have to go through different sites and services to get information about the musicians you are interested in. I think this service solves that problem because it provides a centralized view of the information that musicians want to share and that fans want to know.
I think the best way for a musician to have a deep relationship with their fans is through the music. We have designed this system so that fans can first get to know the music, experience it firsthand, and find out what kind of background the musician has and what kind of thinking goes into creating the music.
I think the best way for a musician to have a deep relationship with their fans is through the music. We have designed this system so that fans can first get to know the music, experience it firsthand, and find out what kind of background the musician has and what kind of thinking goes into creating the music.
Even when people speak on a daily basis, they are concerned about the other person's reaction or indication to their words. Whether you are cooking a meal or making a suggestion to a friend, you care about their reaction to what you say. For websites and blogs, Google Analytics allows us to see and analyze the response to the content we post.For musicians, the response to the music they produce is of great interest, and while posting on social networking sites allows them to see the response, there is a need to look across the board and keep track of the numbers that do not appear there, checking regularly to see if they are increasing or decreasing. I think it is necessary to keep a record of the increase or decrease of the number and the increase or decrease of the number that is not displayed there.Considering the time and effort required, this function is inevitable, and if it is difficult to check visually, it will not be used even if it is prepared. It would be useless. Therefore, I thought it was necessary to provide the information that musicians are looking for and display it in a way that they can intuitively understand without having to think about it too much.
This project was a team effort. One person was the president of a music label that he owned. This person was very knowledgeable about the music industry and asked us to develop this application for him.The team members discussed what needed to be improved, what was unnecessary, and what could be eliminated, and then proceeded with the project.I was responsible for the UI design, so I created and proposed the base and presented it to everyone. As needed, I made changes and improvements, or made suggestions and discussions, leading to the current form.
It is very simple. Web services and smartphone applications basically have no instructions. Some services have tutorials, but I think the best applications or services are those that are easy to use based on the user's experience, without looking at them, to take full advantage of the application's functionality. We focused on that.Prioritize the big picture, not the details. Prominently display the information people want to know. Additional information should be posted so that people who are interested can read it. Do not eliminate it. We believe that the user experience is improved by leaving the margins of the layout so that the necessary actions can be taken when the actions seem necessary.It's not very good when you think or do something in real life if you don't know what to do with the information on the UI.
Whether it is UI design or graphic design, I think there are design trends that are influenced by the culture of the country and its people.However, I believe that very good UI design and graphic design transcends such thinking. I think that everyone wants to know what information is needed or wanted on a page, regardless of country or culture, and that it is necessary to treat essential and necessary information according to need.An airport where people of different cultures mix is an obvious example. Post the minimum necessary information and encourage people to be vigilant. Information should be communicated strongly and firmly. As long as this is taken into consideration, I don't think there is a need to be aware of the country or culture.
We chose this size primarily because it is the most common screen size used by iPhone users. Of course, there are larger and smaller screen sizes available outside of the iPhone, but we felt it was necessary to target a screen size with a high usage rate.For other challenges, it is easy to make adjustments such as increasing the range on the technical side, so we made this decision.
I don't know if I told you this before, but this application was never actually released. It was first developed as an iOS-based application. Various developments were completed and submitted, but the application was rejected by the App Store.The planning, content, UI, and UX were all done, but we could not release the application, so we consulted with the person who hired us and received permission to redesign the UI and release it to the world. That's why we're here today.I think this application is great. I think this app is great because it promotes the activities of musicians. So it would be a pleasure if we could release this app.
I think it is wonderful that music, art, and various other personal achievements can be transmitted to people who do not yet know about them. I think this is why the Internet has become the environment for communicating these performances beyond national borders.The influence of major social networking sites is huge, but I think there are still many ways to reach out and help people. I think we should do whatever we can to help.
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