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DuoSort

DuoSort is a mobile app that simplifies organizing photos across multiple devices and storage platforms. It helps users quickly review, sort, and delete photos while clearly showing where each photo is stored or backed up.

UX Team Members

  • Kaiya Hatashita - Drew sketch for DuoSort, Completed Personas and Scenarios, Introduction, and Caveats(Phase I). Created Display Page Wireframe. Contributed to competitive analysis, heuristic evaluation, and user personas and scenarios.
  • Lindsey Lydon - Drew sketch for DuoSort, Drew the revised final sketch to share with the 430 team on Slack. For Phase 1: I worked on Methods & Sketches and Diagrams for report. Developed wireframe for the Home/Setting screen.
  • Nick Kaplan - Wrote the Findings and Conclusions sections. Assisted with interpreting results from the competitive analysis and heuristic evaluation to identify key usability insights and design recommendations for DuoSort.
  • [!!!Person D name!!!](!!!URL to Person D's published UX journal!!!) - !!!List of Person D's primary contributions!!!

User-Centered Design Artifacts

Phase I: Analyzing Users, Competitors, and Initial Designs

Executive Summary

Initial research and design focused on improving how users organize and manage photos across multiple devices and storage platforms. DuoSort aims to simplify the process of sorting, syncing, and safely deleting photos while giving users confidence that important images remain backed up.

  • Competitive analysis revealed several limitations in existing photo management tools:

    • Syncing tools such as PhotoSync provide quick transfers but limited control when deleting photos across devices
    • Manual photo sorting offers full control but becomes tedious and overwhelming for large photo libraries
    • Platforms like Mylio and Ente support syncing and security features but lack intuitive workflows for quickly reviewing and sorting photos
    • Google Takeout allows exporting photos but requires repetitive manual steps for ongoing management

  • User analysis revealed several common frustrations with current photo management workflows:

    • Sorting large photo libraries is time-consuming and repetitive
    • Users often feel uncertain about where photos are stored across devices and cloud services
    • Many users fear accidentally deleting important photos or original backups
    • Users want faster ways to review, keep, or delete photos in bulk

  • Personas and scenarios revealed important user experience needs:

    • Professionals managing large photo archives need efficient organization tools without risking original files
    • Students and everyday users want quick ways to free up storage space across devices
    • Less technical users require simple navigation and clear visual feedback while sorting photos

  • Sketches and diagrams illustrate early design concepts:

    • A unified gallery interface that displays photos from multiple devices in one place
    • Quick sorting interactions allowing users to keep or delete photos with minimal effort
    • Clear indicators showing where photos are stored or backed up
    • Simple syncing options for managing photos across multiple devices

Full phase I report

Phase II: Refining interaction and designing wireframes

Executive Summary

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Full phase II report

Phase III: Prototypes and User Testing

Executive Summary

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Full phase III report

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