UX Design
UC Berkeley Extension ● User Experience Certificate
Overview
This was a collaborative project with Clara Azulay, Emily Lu, Rebecca Suby-Long, Sowmya Bharadwaj, and Steinar Shellenberger within UC Berkeley Extension UX Design certificate. We were tasked with creating an app for healthcare and education and we decided to create an app for people with Dyslexia because reading music notes is challenging for them. Common obstacles include poor visual tracking, decoding music symbols, keeping a rhythm and timing, as well dealing with too much visual information on a page.
Vision Statement
Muzik Mystro is an app that coaches and helps dyslexic music enthusiasts learn and read music notes using a multisensory approach. We will know this is true when we see positive user feedback and reduced time and effort in learning/reading sheet music.
Context Scenario
Allison, a music lover, has always wanted to learn the piano.
As a kid, she took music lessons. But, being dyslexic, reading sheet music was challenging & she had to give up.
Recently, her friend told her about the Muzik Mystro app. She decided to give it a try.
Allison uses Muzik Mystro to try reading sheet music for her daughter’s favorite rhyme.
Allison is able to follow along easily with the color-coded notations.
Eventually, she has practiced enough to play it to her daughter, reading from just the regular sheet music.
Persona
Allison’s journey began with being frustrated by reading difficulties, she went on to explore possible solutions, she found Muzik Mystro, and eventually she was pleased with her progress in learning to read sheet music.
Research and Insights
Our Design
Ben Franklin, who was dyslexic, said, “Tell me and I will forget. Teach me and I will learn. Involve me and I will remember.” This quote resonated strongly with our team and reinforced our belief in a multisensory learning app .
Design Decisions
