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Carrier navigation carousel: Bell hGUI to Sprint XUI

Role
Principal Designer
Work
Stakeholder interviews · Personas · IA concepts · Interaction model · Task flows · Functional specification · Ecosystem strategy
Status
Shipped as Bell hGUI and Sprint One Click
The hGUI experience: bubbles, glimpses, gazes, menus and splash screens
The hGUI experience: bubbles, glimpses, gazes, menus and splash screens

Bell Mobility wanted to turn non-data customers into data users and give every handset it sold a common look and feel.

Design a home screen carousel that previews content at a glance, then extend it across Sprint's phones once Sprint licensed it.

I defined the carousel, glimpse and gaze interaction model and wrote the specifications for Bell, then worked on conceptual points of view for Sprint's XUI ecosystem.

Sprint licensed the design from Bell; I designed Sprint's version, which launched as One Click in September 2008.

From the work

10 pages from the original deliverables · select to enlarge
Persona: IanBell · Personas p. 22 Navigation concept: favorites carouselBell · IA discovery midpoint review p. 20 Carousel behavior: tiles and glimpsesBell · Discovery final review p. 13 Customizing the carousel: adding a tileBell · hGUI 1.1 interaction design p. 9 Home bubbles requirementsBell · Functional requirements specification p. 20 Final screensBell · Discovery final review p. 23 The vision: XUI as the hub of the phoneSprint · XUI ecosystem executive summary p. 13 IA: an object-based phone menuSprint · XUI ecosystem executive summary p. 17 Personalization: placing and moving tilesSprint · XUI ecosystem executive summary p. 37 Messaging integration: contact methodSprint · XUI ecosystem executive summary

Deliverables

  • Bell: Stakeholder interview questions and card sort test planWord document
  • Bell: Personas3 boards
  • Bell: IA discovery midpoint review26 pp
  • Bell: Discovery phase final review35 pp
  • Bell: hGUI vision16 pp
  • Bell: hGUI 1.1 interaction design47 pp
  • Bell: hGUI functional requirements specification (v2.1)82 pp
  • Bell: hGUI 1.1 functional requirements specification54 pp
  • Bell: hGUI tutorial and getting-started text24 pp
  • Sprint: Information architecture POV30 pp
  • Sprint: Core applications POV40 pp
  • Sprint: Internet + portal POV42 pp
  • Sprint: Personalization POV53 pp
  • Sprint: Messaging POV69 pp
  • Sprint: Location-based services POV60 pp
  • Sprint: Ecosystem executive summary55 pp
  • Sprint: XUI customization flow1 pp

Full decks and specifications available on request.

Redacted for client confidentiality.

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