// mapping the user

// mapping the collection

// exploring interfaces

// designing & prototyping

// interaction station

// publication station

// design proposal(s)

// user group & collection

// final interface

// reflection on user testing

// weekly questions

// user group & collection

// user group

as explained in the "mapping the user" section, our user group is composed of student expats. being young and curious, student expats want to find out more about the country they are moving to - this was an obvious link point between the collection and users. however, student expats also feel confused and overwhelmed due to a sudden lifestyle change, and this is what we tried to tap into using the content from the collection.

the collection is openimages, a database of historical videos from the netherlands which range from artistic (short films) to factual (news reports). to include them in the interface, i have sifted through them and made a small selection for each emotion. i have put my findings in a small miro board, with time stamps and small descriptions of the clips which fit to certain emotions - some videos had clips which could perfectly fit two emotions, this was also interesting. all in all, each page has around 18 small, looping clips each.

// collection

// collection map miro board

https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOzzzKz8=/?share_link_id=676304718213

(above) snippet of the miro board, listing the videos i chose for happiness and why

// user group map presentation

press on the icon on the right side to access the presentation!