Opus
In today’s digital world, social media platforms offer spaces for creatives to share their work, but finding the right collaborators for passion projects or specific expertise remains challenging. Many creatives struggle to connect with people who have the right skills, shared interests, or a willingness to collaborate without financial compensation. Over five weeks, I designed a social network platform tailored for creatives seeking collaboration. This platform aims to streamline the process of finding and connecting with like-minded creatives, fostering an inclusive space for project partnerships.
My Role
Product Designer
UX Researcher
Year
2023
Scope
5-Weeks
Individual
UI/UX Design
Tools
Figma
Whimsical
Problem
Creatives often face difficulties when trying to find collaborators with the right skills, experience, or shared interest in non-commercial, passion-driven projects.
Solution
I developed a social network platform designed specifically to connect creatives for collaboration with advanced filtering to match users based on skills, interests, and project goals.
Impact
This project challenged me to think about how to connect creatives and enable collaboration. It was instrumental in expanding my UX design toolkit and to my acceptance into a UX design program.
Process
1
Discover
Explore the main problem and solutions and prepare a process roadmap.
2
Define
Research and define the needs, pain points, and user insights for the target audience.
3
Design
Generate concepts with low and high-fidelity prototypes for usability testing.
The value proposition chart defines the value that the app can provide to users.
Define
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There are no platforms to meet creatives for collaborations.
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Finding the right people–experience and skills–for your project
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Compensation may not be offered for a passion project
Community
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Find people with shared interests.
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Get feedback and inspiration on your projects from creatives.
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Meet creatives that want to connect with other creatives.
Pain Relievers
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Gather community of creatives interested to collaborate.
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Share skills & creative work to find projects that are a fit.
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Meet creatives invested in your project and want to participate for the experience.
Experience
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Participation in larger projects that can contribute to your portfolio.
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Learn from other creatives on group projects.
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Information relevant to industry or hobby of interest.
Personas
Information Architecture
Wireframes
For the mobile app design, I created wireframes to explore the user flow and layout of the features.
Usability Testing
I tested the app on users with a prototype flow to identify features that can be improved.
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1
Design
The layout of the project thumbnails should include more information regarding the project roles and team.
2
Navigation
Users were able to navigate through the main flow, but some actions such as “assign tasks” were not clear.
3
Overview
The layout is user-friendly and minimal, but there should be more focus on collaboration features.
Branding
Final App Design
The Onboarding process presents interest-related questions to create a user profile & recommendations.
Discover New Projects
Once you’ve created your profile, you can browse recommended projects based on your profile or use the search & filter.
Apply for Roles
You can easily apply for a role on any project that you’d like to join by starting a conversation with the project leader.
Manage your Project
On your project dashboard, you can view statistics for the progress tracking. You can also browse for talents to invite to your team.
Assign Tasks
The timeline feature allows you to view and keep track of tasks assigned to each team member. Use the task creator to assign new tasks to your team.
Share your Work
Your profile keeps track of all your projects created on Opus. You can also upload work to your portfolio to showcase your skills.
