
2. I didn’t conduct usability testing to see what actually needs fixing and how users behave (that was way beyond the scope of this project). what users assume they need do not necessarily align with what they really need. Even though very helpful, I didn’t blindly follow what Live users said in surveys I conducted.I didn’t want to introduce a featuritis either. I’ve chosen to implement the new features in my redesigns because I think that’s a good way to show how I think as a designer. I’m not trying to just sell feature ideas.I love current UI, but I also believe that everything can be improved. This is not some kind of replacement of the current design and I don’t claim that it’s better.To make sure I don’t get misunderstood, I feel the need to quickly touch on what this isn’t: Test it to verify everything is going in the right direction. Redesign it using my design intuition and skills. The idea here was to collect the information about what Live users thought needs improvement. In addition, I have more than twenty years of experience in making and producing electronic music. My name is Nenad and I’m interaction and interface designer. I did this to showcase my design skills to peers working at Ableton, where I would love to work as a designer. This is my unsolicited redesign of the Ableton Live. Sample and Plug-ins search results within Expanded Browser.Sketches of browser exploration and competition analysis.Expanded Mixer with Device Slots and I/O section.Simplified Session View without much of Clip UI elements.Mixer and Clips with all possible UI elements.Detail Level slider for interface density control.Status Bar with Workspace, Display Zoom, and Detail Level.Second survey about feedback on my redesigns.First questionnaire about Live users’ habits, pain points, and joys.
