Movist

Project Description

Movist is an app that helps users manage and organize their digital and physical media. Although visually appealing, my continuing frustrations using the app finally compelled me to address Movist’s poor user experience with an unsolicited redesign.

Problem

Movist has a lot of potential: it’s attractive, taps into IMDB's database, and...well...did I mention it looks nice? Someone just needed to spend a little less time on the visual design and more on the UX to improve the user experience.

Insights

As a user myself, I began this redesign with my own ideas for improvement. Most of my frustrations were mirrored by others who tested the original app. But those tests also revealed an additional problem I hadn’t thought about: the app’s “one size fits all” design alienated some of its potential audience.

Solutions

While the general visual design was retained, hidden features were brought forward, affordances were made more obvious, flows were simplified, and most importantly, new features were added so users could tailor for their own unique needs. This included adding multiple user profiles to one database, allowing customization of metadata, and including features specifically for households with children.