currentform | Simon King, Interaction Designer
The redesign of the XM radio focused on new feature innovation and better integration with the Cadillac brand.
The old design, shown here, was the starting point for our process since the hardware would remain the same.
After a technology review and user interviews we created wireframes to show design ideas for various states of the system.
The steering wheel buttons were changed to work with the new navigation flow and minimize touch screen usage while driving.
Our design ideas were refined through iterative rounds of user testing with paper prototypes.
The redesign was presented through a scenario that showed photographic context along with hardware and software interaction.
Common navigation can be done with steering wheel buttons and audio feedback, an important safety concern.
The touch screen repeat button uses an audio buffer to replay a song from the beginning, useful when finding a station mid-song.
The schedule button lets users automatically switch to a particular station when a radio show or event begins.
By using the satellite capabilities of XM radio a list of friends can be created that shows what other people are listening to.
XM Radio Redesign
Description
In the Advanced Interaction and Interface Design class our client, General Motors, asked us to redesign the built-in XM Satellite Radio for a Cadillac Escalade. This three week project began by researching the current technology for in-car music systems as well as the evolution of the Cadillac brand. Each team then chose a specific research topic to focus on.
Our redesign integrates with a user’s social network by leveraging the radio’s satellite connection to create an up-to-date playlist of what their friends are listening to. We also introduced additional ways of controlling the radio including song repeat and scheduling. Our design process included a literature review, interviews, wireframes, personas, paper prototyping, and user testing.
Team Members: Simon King (Interaction Design), Lily Cho (HCI), Hwi Kyoung Lee (HCI), JJ Soracco (Design)
Downloads
- Interface Navigation Flow [900K PDF]
- Project Presentation [3.1MB PDF]
- Self-running Scenario (Mac) [13MB ZIP]
- Self-running Scenario (PC) [13MB ZIP]