Moosic.com is a website that allows users to sync their accounts on various music platforms like Spotify, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, etc.and curate mixed playlists, along with offering new music with over 20+ genres and live world radio.
While working, I often found myself juggling between Spotify and YouTube Music while trying to
find that one song that suited my mood. I liked both for their algorithms and interface, but also
wanted to have them in one place.
I wondered if people wished the same and there began the project.
22-year old Sam likes to listen to soft instrumental music while working.
Since, he works on his laptop, he uses browser versions of Spotify and YouTube Music.
Management and utilization of user's content on different music streaming platforms can get inconvenient.
Based on Sam's story comes the idea of a website that allows users to sync all of their music accounts and create mixed playlists - Moosic.com.
To sync all of user's music accounts
To curate mixed playlists from different sources
To allow users to access lyrics and videos as in their current apps
Moosic.com will need to access users' music accounts to deliver its service. There may arise 2 issues here - the paranoia of privacy, and missing out on users new to music.
For the former, we need to build confidence among the users for the website - achieved by extending services which do not require an investment - here, Login. While the latter can be resolved by adding 'Explore Music' and 'World Radio'.
"Colour is a power that directly influences the soul."
- Wassily Kandinsky, the pioneer of abstract art style
To not overshadow a person’s emotions, choosing a neutral colour like dark gray and text of lighter gray, complying with the WCAG 2.0 rules for good contrast, along with fluoroscent details to show action and pop. According to Brent Jackson's tool Colorable, the contrast ratio is 5.85 - AA, an industry standard.
The name "Moosic" was followed by several more cow puns.
Loading pages for the website containing lyrics with puns.
Landing page - 3 pages wide. Regular vertical scrolling by the user makes the page scroll horizontally
Sign In overlay
Sign Up overlay
Menu (before sign in)
Menu (after sign in)
Expanded music bar
Dashboard
A Mixed Playlist
A synced account page
Playlists from the synced account
Following video shows how users can form a Mixed Playlist on Moosic.com
'Explore Music' page
A welcome message for non-signed users informs about available features.
Music can also be searched via links. Just paste the URL and Play/ Add to Playlist.
For already curated playlists on the 'Explore Music' tab, the above menu options are available for each song.
'Blacklist song' allows users to skip that song from the
playlist.
For signed-in users, blacklist option will blacklist the song till they list the song again.
Radio
Moosic.com was my first ever UX project. It was during the making of this project’s final screens when I learnt how to use Figma. Being it a self-initiated project, every little learning was an accomplishment. Right from discovering a problem to threading it into a story to delivering the solution, my understanding about UX has matured.
No design solution is perfect. The deliverables of Moosic.com just form a preliminary solution. Syncing data from various music-streaming platforms may be an inviting model. However, feasibility w.r.t business, especially, advertisements needs to be discussed.
Talking about the interface, I acknowledge that there is still enough room for improvement.
I had a great time crafting the story of Moosic.com. If you liked it too, smile :) and if possible, hit me up. Nonetheless, my mailboxes are always open to a healthy criticism.
