Conflux a Streaming Aggregator
Co-Researcher & Co-Designer, with Shannon Fitzgerald, Ghazaleh Keshavarz, Shannon Cates
August 2019 - December 2019
Key Skills: Survey Design • User Interviews • Figma • HTML Mock-Up Design
Users: Existing video content streamers who use web-based services
My team created Conflux, this platform solves the issues that users have in using and juggling various streaming platforms. Our goal was to create such a seamless experience that users would default to Conflux to launch their streams.
Project Phases
Research
- Survey distributed to >100 individuals
- 1:1 interviews with 15 people
- Creating empathy maps
- Heuristic evaluation of existing streaming platforms
Design
- Vision boarding for desired aesthetic
- Creating style guide and color scheme
- Iterating on logo design
Prototype
- Using Figma to demo initial interactions
- Using HTML, CSS, and JSON to create an interactive mock-up
- Connecting the mock-up with a database of film & TV
Key Features
Key features include a comprehensive filtering menu, a feature to sync preferences with a partner/roommate/etc, and taking in-the-moment quizzes to get detailed suggestions based on your current mood.
Comprehensive Filtering
Synching Profile SUggestions
Video Suggestion Quiz
Personalized Collections
Sketches & Mock-ups
My team iterated on sketches and digital designs over the course of the semester to develop interactive mock-ups.
