Tizen Mobile Experience

Creating a vision for the Tizen mobile user experience.

Home screen of the Tizen operating system

Role: UX/UI design, Prototyping, QA & Testing
Team: Intel Design and Engineering
Company: Intel

Goal

Designing a user-centric vision for Tizen mobile OS.

Design

A mobile OS that surfaces personal contacts and removes barriers between apps.

Tizen OS

Tizen is an open-source operating system built to address the needs of stakeholders of the mobile and connected device ecosystem. The current Tizen profiles are Tizen IVI (in-vehicle infotainment), Mobile, TV, and Wearable.

Tablet, phone and smart watch in the Tizen product family

The brief

The brief was to design an outstanding UX for Tizen OS. We were encouraged to explore new directions to create a strong differentiator to engage users and developers.

We supported the global release of the OS by creating UX Design guidelines along with the production of a high-fidelity functional prototype.

This project required us to create a coherent UX for mobile. Working closely with the engineering team, we delivered a distinctive UX for Tizen OS.

Different home screens of the Tizen phone

The mission

Areas we worked on:

Home screen (pictured above)
App Multitasking
Notifications
Screen Layout
Navigation Design
Contact Screen
App Grid
Settings

Key UX Differentiators

A people-centric OS
‘Home’ panels surfacing what really matters to users
Present a visually engaging interface with clean, uncluttered views
Using animation to transmit the unique feel of the UX

Diagram of how the Tizen operating system behaves

Key Design Principles

Only display essential information as default
Minimize user effort
Tailor the UX to individuals
Support individual user behaviours
Enhance usability

Key UX Guidelines

Display important information at the top for users to avoid scrolling
Keep the design as simple as possible to avoid distraction
Use a consistent layout throughout the app
Use clear visual effects to provide feedback for user inputs
Use the UI elements consistently throughout the app

Home and apps screens of the Tizen phone

Development

I was responsible for Quality Assurance and Design implementation of the Tizen prototype.

During a period of 3 months, I worked closely with a team of 4 developers to release new iterations of the prototype on a weekly basis. I systematically tested and analysed the performance of the app and produced detailed QA documentation to help prioritise the fixing of bugs and performance issues.