Objective
A few years ago, I got Jellyfish lights installed. I love them. I don’t have to climb on the roof unless I want to, which never happens. I, however, don’t care for the UI within their app. It seems overly complex, built with little thought for the user experience, and built from an engineering perspective.
I wanted to design a new user interface that closely follows the Apple design language but is not overly tied to it. I began sketching out a low-poly verion of the ui with some ideas for icons and other design elements.
Project Scope
- Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, XD
- Roles: Designer
One of the trouble spots within the system is how to explain recurring patterns versus defining each light individually. In the current app, the individual light patterns are called Accents. Along with the complication that it is not done in the same area or fashion as the recurring patterns remain confusing. I’ve tried to resolve this by uniting the pattern definition under one section and grouping them by Repeating or Linear types.
I created some custom icons for the different zones of lights. These could be expanded upon to encompass all kinds of arrangements. These icons can also indicate which zones are powered on or off.
