PracticeGenius

2nd version

Context

PracticeGenius 2 is a practice session tracker for musicians, and the 2nd iteration of PracticeGenius. The app’s original version only targeted guitarists, and aimed to function as both a practice session tracker and a digital guitar teacher.

The goals of this project were to pare down and clarify the app’s function, reimagine its UI design, and build a clickable prototype to meet the needs of 5 user flows.

Original Logo

New Logo

Defining the problem

User research indicated that the original PracticeGenius didn’t have a concise, explicit purpose. It attempted to function as both a guitar teacher and a practice session tracker, which felt unfocused to many users.

The user interface design also lacked experimentation. The color scheme and design elements were ok, but they could benefit from reimagination.

Project goals:

  1. Clarify the purpose and target demographic of PracticeGenius

  2. Experiment with and update UI design

Clarifying purpose

PracticeGenius 1

Concept: guitar teacher + habit tracker

Target demographic: guitar players of all skill levels and styles

Features:

  • educational content

  • ai-generated practice tasks

  • habit tracking

  • audio recording + file system for recordings

  • tuner + metronome

PracticeGenius 2

Concept: smart practice journal

Target demographic: musicians of all skill levels

Features:

  • dynamic calendar

  • journal to store recordings, notes, and confidence ratings

  • setlist progress tracker

  • recorder, tuner + metronome

Design system

User testing demonstrated an association between warm colors and music, so red was a logical choice for the revamped version of PracticeGenius.

Fonts were updated to reflect a bit more personality and familiarity, in contrast to the clean simplicity of Avenir.

PracticeGenius 1

PracticeGenius 2

Early ideation

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Final prototype

Selected flows shown

Onboarding + Homepage

Check setlist learning progress

Add a new setlist

Clickable prototype

The final prototype provides an introduction to what the PracticeGenius app could feel like. Click below to explore the prototype for yourself: