Artsee
Guiding art seekers to local art scenes throughout the globe
Explore the local art scene
Artsee is a travel app which incorporates all the relevant and up-to-date information of the local art scenes across the globe - presenting galleries, museums, artist's studios and art stores in one platform.
My Role
Concept
​​​Research
UX
UI
Prototyping
The Goal
Creating a “one stop App” for art seekers, presenting all the relevant and up-to-date art information.
Inspiration
Artist's are my main inspiration for the App. The idea for the user is to easily locate and view artists' works either in museums, galleries or even visit their own private studios (those that are with us of course). Wherever the user is across the globe, it allows an easy, efficient way without getting confused and frustrated with all the scattered information out there.
Basquiat
Kahlo
Picasso
Bradford
Matisse
Pollock
Hockney
O'keeffe
Sherman
And many many more
So what's the problem?
Awareness is key
Many art seekers love exploring art across the world and admire the local scenes, but some don’t necessarily know or are familiar with them before digging into a long, time consuming research.
Research
There isn’t one app out there that incorporates all the relevant up-to-date local art information. Therefore I based my benchmark research on city related and experiences search platforms.
Flood of information
Planning art activities for your next trip can be a challenging task. In order to know what’s happening, the user has to scroll through several official websites and relevant articles. Sometimes an innocent Google search might lead to an outdated exhibition and a waste of precious time which leads to unnecessary frustration.
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Target Audience
Affiliation:
Art tourists
A. Visiting mainly for exploring art.
B. Random tourists that combine art in their trip.
Age
18
70
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Personas
Basic info: Persona A.
Name:
Asaf Levy
Age:
Job:
Industrial Designer
Married
Status:
Jerusalem
Location:
Motivations:
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Search for all the art information for his future destination.
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Save time in queues.
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Consume local art.
Related Bio:
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Travels abroad with his wife once a year for at least two weeks.
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Occasionally purchases artworks at the local galleries.
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Visits at least 3/4 museums every trip.
Frustrations:
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Scattered and irrelevant information.
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Wasting time.
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Lack of efficiency.
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Married
Berlin
Basic info: Persona B.
Name:
Johana Kohn
Age:
Job:
CEO real estate company
Status:
Related Bio:
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Travels frequently on business trips.
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Her husband and she occasionally support local businesses.
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Doesn’t have much time to plan ahead.
Location:
Motivations:
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Quick search process.
Frustrations:
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Lack of access to the local artists.
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Meet artists face to face.
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Trustworthy information.
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No time to waste.
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Irrelevant and out of date information.
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Lack of time in every visit.
Wireframes
After completing the preliminary research, I created the wireframes of the App. My goal was to try and find the best, efficient and friendly flow in order to help the user locate all the relevant information in an quick, yet informative way.
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The result
Welcome aboard!
Onboarding screens for first time users of the app, with illustrations and basic information which depict the app’s key features.
World wide art
Presenting a broad, relevant and up-to-date information of the local art activities across the world.
Seek and you shall find
Search easily through a wide variety of cities across the globe and start planning your next trip, with the dedicated autocomplete search bar.
Vacation is where your art is
Once a destination has been selected, all the latest recommendations are displayed in a clear grid so that the users could easily pick the activity that fits them the most - museums, local galleries, visiting artists studios or art stores.
All in one
If the user chooses to explore one of the dedicated activity pages, he will receive all the relevant options that the city has to offer in that specific category.
Stay put
When the activity is chosen it presents the current and future exhibitions, opening hours, main highlights, ticket purchase and more. This section will update according to the selected activity and will show only the relevant and up-to-date information.
The wisdom of crowds
Unfamiliar with the local gallery? Afraid to waste time on irrelevant exhibitions that sound vague? Every user has the ability to read, rate and review all the presented activities on the platform.
Skip the lines
Making art accessible doesn't end with just presenting accurate information. If the user comes across a museum or a gallery he likes to see, he can purchase tickets in a safe and simple way in order to avoid the long lines.
