Project
Next11
Role
Key visuals
UI/UX
Prototyping
Live tracks
on the field
Team
Lu Yu, Art Director
Théo Rosel, UX/UI Designer
Maria Hock, UX Research
Creating a highly functional coaching user experience and interface for Next11's upcoming football live tracking system.
Live tracks on the field
Creating a highly functional coaching user experience and interface for Next11's upcoming football live tracking system.
Project
Next11
Role
Key visuals
UI/UX
Prototyping
Team
Lu Yu, Art Director
Théo Rosel, UX/UI Designer
Maria Hock, UX Research
About the project
Next11 is developing a new sports tracking system for semi-professional teams that will democratize the use of data in football. The core of its primary system is a small tracker device worn by players. The counterpart is a particular ball with live tracking inside it and a tablet App as a control panel for coaches and managers, in which I helped with the key visuals and all UI components.
First UI prototype with passing accuracy screen (top) and team live view (bottom).
First UI prototype with passing accuracy
screen (top) and team live view (bottom).
Process
To develop a redesigned UI, we first had to get the device prototypes of the tracker and the ball. Based on the data that those devices gave us, we created a working iPad App that
could send and receive data from players in real-time.
We made in-depth field tests with real coaches and teams to collect their challenges and ideas.
We also took some parts of the existing App UI Design and gave the app a new modern look that was recognizable as a sports app and could hold many information and data visualizations.
Based on our experiences using devices outdoors, I decided to come up with a rather dark look for much visibility in sunlight conditions.
Based on our experiences using devices
outdoors, I decided to come up with a rather
dark look for much visibility in sunlight conditions.
Research and Prototyping
The test and ideation phase was fun. We went to the research lab of Fraunhofer Institute playing football to measure data and checking the accuracy of basic data sets like numbers of passes, ball speed, ball location etc. I worked closely with engineers and developers to ensure that the data transcripted well into the designated visuals.
UI prototypes with different sets of modules contrasting light and dark modes.
Comparison of the first landscape screen version towards the final portrait prototype.
Comparison of the first landscape screen
version towards the final portrait prototype.
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