We already prepared your playlist for your trip.

Project Advisor: Aynne Valencia

For Virgin Airlines fliers who travel frequently, 24.7MIXX is a new online music channel that allows subscribers to play music anywhere. Unlike most other music streaming services, 24.7MIXX continuously streams music even in the aircraft.

Date: Nov - Dec 2015
Skills Developed: UI Design, Brand Personality, Style Tile, Experience Map
Learnings:
• Learned how to analyze brand personality
• Honed UI design with tools including Sketch, inVision, and illustrator
• Created an APP that unified the visual styles and screen sizes

THE CONCEPT

Imagine a music streaming service, tailored entirely to the Virgin America passenger. What does it look like? How does it function? How do you like a service that crosses many platforms including the flight entertainment?

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THE RESEARCH

Researching the brand personality and competitive landscape. Exploring the style via moodboard and sketches.

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Brand Personality
I sketched out Virgin Mobile and its potential competitors' brand personality to find out where 24.7Mixx should stand and how much personality it should inherit from its mother brand and what's new for itself.

Logo Sketch
Based on the research, I sketched out hundreds of ideas and tested with classmates and instructors until I found the one that best fits the brand and delivers the message of Mixx.

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virgin american music mixx

Styletile
Considering the logo sketches and moodboards, I developed a styletile that unifies the visual experiences across different platforms.

THE EXPERIENCE

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For You
During the onboarding process, users will designate which genres and artists they most enjoy. As soon as they log into the application, they can view music featured by the application that best suits their likes.

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Log In & Register
Users can log in using their phone numbers; later, they can manage which devices are allowed at the Virgin America website.

Log In & Register
Users can log in using their phone numbers; later, they can manage which devices are allowed at the Virgin America website.

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virgin american music mixx

Now Playing
Users can navigate their current playlist by swiping up, swiping down brings them back to the last page they visited.

Local Radio - An auditory sense of where you are.
When your airplane flies over a new area, local music will begin broadcasting.

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Local Radio
When I interviewed potential users, many of them expressed their excitement when they visit new places. At the same time, they are fearful that they know nothing of the place they'll be visiting. Therefore, a radio station to play local music will help the user better connect to their environment through music.

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Log In
The application will register which flight is checked in under your name. 24.7 Mixx allows multiple users on any one account, if you have friends or family flying alongside you, all of you can enjoy the service provided.

Log In
The application will register which flight is checked in under your name. 24.7 Mixx allows multiple users on any one account, if you have friends or family flying alongside you, all of you can enjoy the service provided.

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virgin american music mixx

Playlist
24.7 Mixx will download your preferred playlist before the flight, saving you time when in flight.

UI GALLERY

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APPENDIX

Research information is from: Interviewing users
Photos are from internet + Virgin America


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