Canadian Contemporary Art Database (CCAD) App for iPhone By: Mary Zhao, Justin Zhou, Anda Lupascu

Design and Information Architecture YSDN 3006 Fall 2011 Instructor: David Gelb

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION
The ART3 (Art Cubed) app for iPhone is a mini-database for your phone which focuses on 3D, installation, and sculpture pieces by Canadian Contemporary Artists. It is a branch of the web-only Canadian Contemporary Art Danabase (CCAD), and while offering much of the same information - artists, works, bios, images, it also offers additional features which improve accessibility to information, browsing capabilities, and the possibility of discovering artists and artworks based on personal preferences. These features will be presented in the following slide. ART3 was designed to highlight its own content and create a consisten feel between the work it features and the interface. Since it is dealing strictly with 3D artwork, the entire app has a very 3-Dimensional look - starting with the gallery-style main menu, to the weighted browsing screens, and the pedastal display when browsing through the artwork.

PACT Analysis
People: The general audience for ART3 are technology savvy people with a keen interest in art, specifically 3D. They be using it mostly for finding specific information on artists they are familiar with and browsing for information or inspiration. The secondary audience are people who have a specific reason for using the app, but are not particualrly familiar with the content. Both audiences are illustrated in the Characer // Context scenarios which will be presented later on. Activities: Generally the app is created for personal use - personal browsing, personal favourites, etc. However it yields to the the possibility of interacting in real life using the information gathered through the app. Also, the gallery finder adds a strictly social dimension to the app. In terms of frequency of use, the app is meant as a reference, so most likely to be used two to three times a month, for a medium-use user. It is fairly straightforward to use, and includes an information screen, and its use poses no threat to personal health and safety. Context: Some of the contexts in which this app could be used are: personal space for browsing and looking for information; in asocial setting for clarification or discussion; in a gallery, while looking at an artists work for finding additional information or discovering similar artists; in a corporate setting when trying to find specific work for commerical uses; etc. Technology: The imput of the app is concentrated on the touch screen. It is additionally capable of working with motion gestures such as shaking the iPhone to yeld random results. the content is updated throughg wi-fi, so the app is always up to date. The buttons are large and eaily accessible, and the interface is intuitive and easy to learn.

English

Franaise

A CLOSER LOOK AT ART CUBED

SYMBOLS AND ICONS OF THE APP

ICONS

GESTURES

HEY LETS GET STARTED!

SINGLE TAP

TAP AND HOLD

DOUBLE TAP

SHAKE AND SHUFFLE

SWIPE

works with all single icons, buttons

bringing up more information

initiates full screen when applied to images

shake for random highlights

swipe left and right to navigate from the gallery; swipe down for pull-down menu

UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE APP

FEAUTRES: GALLERY

Artists

Medium

Theme

Live Exhibits

This is the initial main menu of the app. It is a side-scrolling gallery view, with an animated background. It presents the general browsing options as seen above.

Artists

Medium

Theme

Live Exhibits

DISPLAY

The most frequented options of the app, as well as the ones which should be accessible form anywhere in the app are concealed in a hidden tab at the top. It can be accessed like the curtain in iOS5, by swiping the four indicator lines downwards.

Spir

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

Spir

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

MOST VIEWED
WOMAN WITH FISH Isaci Etidloie SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie
Most viewed Most appreciated Newest

Most viewed

Artists

Most appreciated Newest

MOST VIEWED
WOMAN WITH FISH Isaci Etidloie SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

Artists

DISPLAY

The art and artist browsing screens are organized chronologically or alphabetically, as selected. They maintain the apps general 3D look, while maintain accessibility and simple usability.
1998

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

Date made: 1998 Materials: Stone, Antler Measurements: 5.5 x 4 x 2.25 in./po Collection: Reproduced with the permission of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative Ltd., Cape Dorset, Nunavut; photograph courtesy Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, Ontario

View Works Review Artist

FULL ARTWORK DISPLAY

SHUFFLE HIGHLIGHTS

SU R P Yes

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HISTORY BROWSING

HISTORY Spirit Drummer Toronto | ON, Canada Newest Most viewed Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) Emily Carr Most viewed View Works Review Artist View Similar

The history browsing option can be accessed by pressing and holding the back arrow. The app keeps a record of your browsing for the past 25 pages you have visited, enabling backtracking and review of past visited works.

CHARACTER / CONTEXT SCENARIOS

SALLY DIEP
Age 22 Attends: Full-time University, Fine Arts Hobby: Likes photography, art, outdoor activities, shopping

CASE SCENARIO 1

Sally has just been given the iPhone for Christmas and she is now back for the new semester. Things are going slowly and shes beginning to procrastinate. Time seems to just fly when you are doing things that arent related to school. And somehow, the deadline for her submission of her proposal is right around the corner! She needs a quick solution to get started... something easy and comprehesive. She did a quick research and found Art3 to have potential for what she needs...

Site Map

Home
1

Surprise me!
2

Artist
Alphabet Region of Origin

Medium
Stone Wood/Paper Glass Artificial Material

Theme
Art Movement Contemporary Issues Spiritualism/religion Identity/Individualism Color

Live Exhibit
gallery updates exhibit reviews

search: aborginal art

SU RP R IS EM E! Bad My Yes

ART3

Other Works by the Same Artist

4

Artist List

Arti

sts

2
She has no idea where she wants to search or what. She decides to see if there are any quick options listed for her in the information/instructions section.

Interested
Sally opens the app and decides to look. She opens the app and selects English from the two bilingual option. What she then sees is the gallery view of four main selections based on artist, medium, theme, or live exhibition. Theres a surprise option! She shakes the phone and finds herself with an immediate artwork.

Uninterested Artworks

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

Date made: 1998 Materials: Stone, Antler Measurements: 5.5 x 4 x 2.25 in./po Collection: Reproduced with the permission of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative Ltd., Cape Dorset, Nunavut; photograph courtesy Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto,

Spir

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

1998

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

2
She shakes a couple of times before finding one that she likes. She needs more information, lets find it for tomorrorws tutorial discussion. About the artwork and Artist.

2
Sally is liking what she found and thinks she is interested in discussing Aborginal Art in her next presentation. She finds more of the work by the same artist and then towards more artworks related to the subject about aborginal art. Saved in the nick of time! She is all set for now.

She searches up aboriginal art to see examples of related works. She wants to have a few more options before being completely satisified with her subject for the incoming class.

HARRY MORGAN
Age 25 Occupation: Sound Engineer @ Harbourfront Centre Hobby: Enjoys cycling competitively, sports, and traveling, loves reading and has an unhoned appreciation for art.

CASE SCENARIO 2

Site Map
1

Search!
2

Isaac / Itchi

Spirit
3
Finds the artist & artwork he is looking for

Home

Leads to no results

Harry met Sally one night at a small gallery opening of a friend of his, who also happened to be a friend of hers from York University - what a small world! They hit it off quite well and started talking about Canadian Contemporary Art, a subject Sally is quite passionate about. She mentioned in passing an App called Art3 which is apparently quite good for browsing and discovering new artists. Michael plans on using this app to find an interesting gallery show of a Canadian Artist to take Sally to next time they are meeting.

Discovers the Locate Work function

Browses artists work

Artwork Detail
Theme
Art Movement Contemporary Issues Spiritualism/religion Identity/Individualism Color

Artist
Alphabet Region of Origin

Live Exhibit
gallery updates
exhibit reviews

Medium
Stone Wood/Paper Glass Artificial Material

Artists

Ichi

NO MATCHES FOUND

Artists

He starts up the app and remembers an artist Sally had mentioned she would like to see, as he has a show coming up in Toronto. His name started with an I ... Isaac...Ichi...

2
Spir SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

Harry is an iPhone veteran so he recognizes the tab for the pull-down menu right away. He sees the search function and decides to test his memory on the artists name. The search Isaac reveals no results... And neither does Ichi. Clearly, he does not remember the artists name after all.

AGO Art Gallery of Ontario

AGO

View Artist Review Work

View Map

1998

SPIRIT DRUMMER Isaci Etidloie

Locate Work

Review Exhibit

Instead, remembering that the artist is a Native American, and deals mostly with sculpting characters from myths and Native American folkore, he tries searching the name of a work he may have heard Sally mention. Found it!

Having found the artist and the artwork he was looking for, he is very excited to discover that the app has a built-in Locate Work option. He will use it to find the gallery this artist will be featured in, in Toronto.

He has found exactly what he was looking for, and using the apps features discovered that Isaci Etidloie has an upcoming show at the AGO. He is convinced Sally will be very impressed with him. Best app ever.

RICHARD HARROW
Age 40 Attends: Full-time University Instructor Hobby: Contemporary art & technology, sculpting.

CASE SCENARIO 3

From Richards fascination with sculptures, art, and technology, he decided to give his class an written assignment that will encompass these three mediums. Richard is an adament user of the Art3 app. He decides to research different artists and their works to draw inspiration for his assignment guideline.

Site Map

Home
1

Favourites
2

Interesting Artist Back Feature Favourites

ART3
5

Other Artist

2
Richard is commuting home on the bus while thinking about the assignment guidelines. He starts researching on Art3 Mobile App.

4
Richard opens the app and since he is looking for digital sculptures, his first thought was to look through his bookmarked favourites for inspiration. He browsed his favourites for 10 mins.

Home Interesting Artist

3

Browsing Work

After browsing his favourites for inspiration, he went off on a tangent and found a very interesting artist. He forgot to bookmark it, but he didnt. Suddenly the bus went over a pothole causing him to hit the home icon button.

Richard wasnt worried because he thought he bookmarked it. Richard continues to browse other artists, but he didnt find anything as interesting as the previous artist so he uses the pulls-down and clicked on favourites.

In his favourites list, the artist he was looking at earlier wasnt there. He decides to use the tap + hold back button to review his history. Richard found the artist and decided to base his assignment guideline on this artist.

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