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User Persona: Noa (they/them)
Noa, a nature lover, enjoys hiking and capturing the peaceful sounds of the outdoors. They want a simple, intuitive app that lets them record and tag nature sounds, like streams and birds, without needing technical expertise. Noa seeks to connect with a global community of outdoor enthusiasts who share a passion for nature soundscapes, while overcoming the frustration of managing cluttered audio files.
User Persona:
Noa
(they/them)
Goals
↳ Capture the sounds of nature during their hikes in a way that feels simple and intuitive.
↳ Organize and categorize recordings so they can easily revisit specific moments or environments.
↳ Share their recordings with friends and like-minded nature lovers who appreciate the beauty of natural soundscapes.
Motivations
↳ Noa finds immense joy in nature and wants to capture its beauty in sound to relive and share those experiences.
↳ They are looking for a simple, accessible way to start recording without feeling overwhelmed by the technical side.
↳ Connecting with a community of nature lovers who appreciate the small details of the outdoors, especially soundscapes, motivates Noa to continue exploring this hobby.
Pain Points
↳ Struggles with using advanced recording equipment and software, which feels unnecessary for their casual hobby.
↳ Finds it difficult to manage or tag recordings, leading to cluttered audio files and difficulty finding specific sounds later.
↳ Feels disconnected from communities of professional sound engineers, but still wants to share their recordings with other outdoor enthusiasts.
Goals
↳ Document her vacation in a way that feels unique and meaningful.
↳ Use an app that goes beyond her phone’s basic voice recorder to collect ambient sounds, conversations, or music from her surroundings.
↳ Connect with others who share her passion for field recording and sound exploration.
↳ Find inspiration from other travelers and sound enthusiasts by listening to recordings from around the world.
Motivations
↳ She wants to share the sounds of her travels with others, from bustling marketplaces to serene natural environments, and contribute to a global community of sound collectors.
↳ Felice enjoys connecting with like-minded people who appreciate the nuances of sound and creativity.
↳ She seeks inspiration from the sounds others have recorded, hoping to weave new auditory experiences into her future design projects.
Pain Points
↳ Finds her phone's built-in voice recorder too basic and lacking in organizational features like tagging, cataloging, or sharing.
↳ Wants to easily distinguish and manage her recordings, without cluttering her phone’s existing audio files or mixing them up with personal memos.
↳ Desires a simple, intuitive interface that doesn’t require a steep learning curve but offers more functionality than a standard recorder.
User Persona: Felice (she/her)
Felice loves traveling and immersing herself in new cultures. She enjoys documenting her trips in creative ways, from photography to journaling, and she’s always looking for unique ways to capture her experiences. She frequently shares her adventures on social media, but she's not interested in using typical photo or video apps to capture her memories. Instead, she’s drawn to more niche and artistic approaches, like soundscapes and field recordings.
User Persona: Felice (she/her)
User Persona: Noa (they/them)
Noa, a nature lover, enjoys hiking and capturing the peaceful sounds of the outdoors. They want a simple, intuitive app that lets them record and tag nature sounds, like streams and birds, without needing technical expertise. Noa seeks to connect with a global community of outdoor enthusiasts who share a passion for nature soundscapes, while overcoming the frustration of managing cluttered audio files.
User Persona:
Noa
(they/them)
Goals
↳ Capture the sounds of nature during their hikes in a way that feels simple and intuitive.
↳ Organize and categorize recordings so they can easily revisit specific moments or environments.
↳ Share their recordings with friends and like-minded nature lovers who appreciate the beauty of natural soundscapes.
Motivations
↳ Noa finds immense joy in nature and wants to capture its beauty in sound to relive and share those experiences.
↳ They are looking for a simple, accessible way to start recording without feeling overwhelmed by the technical side.
↳ Connecting with a community of nature lovers who appreciate the small details of the outdoors, especially soundscapes, motivates Noa to continue exploring this hobby.
Pain Points
↳ Struggles with using advanced recording equipment and software, which feels unnecessary for their casual hobby.
↳ Finds it difficult to manage or tag recordings, leading to cluttered audio files and difficulty finding specific sounds later.
↳ Feels disconnected from communities of professional sound engineers, but still wants to share their recordings with other outdoor enthusiasts.
Goals
↳ Document her vacation in a way that feels unique and meaningful.
↳ Use an app that goes beyond her phone’s basic voice recorder to collect ambient sounds, conversations, or music from her surroundings.
↳ Connect with others who share her passion for field recording and sound exploration.
↳ Find inspiration from other travelers and sound enthusiasts by listening to recordings from around the world.
Motivations
↳ She wants to share the sounds of her travels with others, from bustling marketplaces to serene natural environments, and contribute to a global community of sound collectors.
↳ Felice enjoys connecting with like-minded people who appreciate the nuances of sound and creativity.
↳ She seeks inspiration from the sounds others have recorded, hoping to weave new auditory experiences into her future design projects.
Pain Points
↳ Finds her phone's built-in voice recorder too basic and lacking in organizational features like tagging, cataloging, or sharing.
↳ Wants to easily distinguish and manage her recordings, without cluttering her phone’s existing audio files or mixing them up with personal memos.
↳ Desires a simple, intuitive interface that doesn’t require a steep learning curve but offers more functionality than a standard recorder.
User Persona: Felice (she/her)
Felice loves traveling and immersing herself in new cultures. She enjoys documenting her trips in creative ways, from photography to journaling, and she’s always looking for unique ways to capture her experiences. She frequently shares her adventures on social media, but she's not interested in using typical photo or video apps to capture her memories. Instead, she’s drawn to more niche and artistic approaches, like soundscapes and field recordings.
User Persona:
Felice (she/her)
User Persona: Noa (they/them)
Noa, a nature lover, enjoys hiking and capturing the peaceful sounds of the outdoors. They want a simple, intuitive app that lets them record and tag nature sounds, like streams and birds, without needing technical expertise. Noa seeks to connect with a global community of outdoor enthusiasts who share a passion for nature soundscapes, while overcoming the frustration of managing cluttered audio files.
User Persona:
Noa
(they/them)
Goals
↳ Capture the sounds of nature during their hikes in a way that feels simple and intuitive.
↳ Organize and categorize recordings so they can easily revisit specific moments or environments.
↳ Share their recordings with friends and like-minded nature lovers who appreciate the beauty of natural soundscapes.
Motivations
↳ Noa finds immense joy in nature and wants to capture its beauty in sound to relive and share those experiences.
↳ They are looking for a simple, accessible way to start recording without feeling overwhelmed by the technical side.
↳ Connecting with a community of nature lovers who appreciate the small details of the outdoors, especially soundscapes, motivates Noa to continue exploring this hobby.
Pain Points
↳ Struggles with using advanced recording equipment and software, which feels unnecessary for their casual hobby.
↳ Finds it difficult to manage or tag recordings, leading to cluttered audio files and difficulty finding specific sounds later.
↳ Feels disconnected from communities of professional sound engineers, but still wants to share their recordings with other outdoor enthusiasts.
Goals
↳ Document her vacation in a way that feels unique and meaningful.
↳ Use an app that goes beyond her phone’s basic voice recorder to collect ambient sounds, conversations, or music from her surroundings.
↳ Connect with others who share her passion for field recording and sound exploration.
↳ Find inspiration from other travelers and sound enthusiasts by listening to recordings from around the world.
Motivations
↳ She wants to share the sounds of her travels with others, from bustling marketplaces to serene natural environments, and contribute to a global community of sound collectors.
↳ Felice enjoys connecting with like-minded people who appreciate the nuances of sound and creativity.
↳ She seeks inspiration from the sounds others have recorded, hoping to weave new auditory experiences into her future design projects.
Pain Points
↳ Finds her phone's built-in voice recorder too basic and lacking in organizational features like tagging, cataloging, or sharing.
↳ Wants to easily distinguish and manage her recordings, without cluttering her phone’s existing audio files or mixing them up with personal memos.
↳ Desires a simple, intuitive interface that doesn’t require a steep learning curve but offers more functionality than a standard recorder.
User Persona: Felice (she/her)
Felice loves traveling and immersing herself in new cultures. She enjoys documenting her trips in creative ways, from photography to journaling, and she’s always looking for unique ways to capture her experiences. She frequently shares her adventures on social media, but she's not interested in using typical photo or video apps to capture her memories. Instead, she’s drawn to more niche and artistic approaches, like soundscapes and field recordings.
User Persona: Felice (she/her)
The Deep Dive
Research focused on analyzing mobile field recording apps, social sharing platforms, and CC0 sound libraries. Based on these insights, user personas were developed, and the wireframing and prototyping of the first design were done in Figma, with additional animations created using Adobe After Effects.
The design placed emphasis on a simple user flow, prioritizing quick and intuitive features for recording, tagging, and sharing sounds. Recognizing the importance of social interaction, efforts were made to design a minimalist, user-friendly social experience that enhances community engagement while maintaining ease of use.
Tools Used
What's Missing?
If "the best microphone is the one you have with you", then capturing and sharing sounds should be just as accessible as taking and sharing photos. Imagine combining the joy of exploring your surroundings with the power to connect and share these moments with a global community. There's a growing need for an app that makes quick, on-the-go field recording easy while fostering a robust community of sound enthusiasts worldwide
The Fix
Enter AudioCache: a fast, accessible way to capture sounds from your surroundings, organize and tag them, and share them with the community under a CC0 license. Browse an ever-growing library of user-created field recordings, save your favorites, and seamlessly open them in the desktop app for use in your creative projects.
What's Missing?
If "the best microphone is the one you have with you", then capturing and sharing sounds should be just as accessible as taking and sharing photos. Imagine combining the joy of exploring your surroundings with the power to connect and share these moments with a global community. There's a growing need for an app that makes quick, on-the-go field recording easy while fostering a robust community of sound enthusiasts worldwide
The Fix
Enter AudioCache: a fast, accessible way to capture sounds from your surroundings, organize and tag them, and share them with the community under a CC0 license. Browse an ever-growing library of user-created field recordings, save your favorites, and seamlessly open them in the desktop app for use in your creative projects.
AudioCache is a fun and intuitive mobile app UI/UX project, designed to help you capture and catalog the sounds around you.
Build your own sound library and share your discoveries with a like-minded community.
AudioCache
Final Prototype
Early Wireframing
©️2024 Jaye Marie Vanyo
©️2024 Jaye Marie Vanyo
©️2024 Jaye Marie Vanyo