Description
One of the main projects I worked on while at Kodak was their new line of digital picture frames. The notable improvements for this series of frames can be seen in a GUI which takes advantage of an increased bit depth, aesthetic and behaviors which are more consistent with Kodak’s brand language and current family of digital devices, a simplified remote control which attaches to the back of the frame via magnets, new slideshow modes, and more transparent, instructive workflows for copying and deleting photos–an area which ethnography showed previous models caused many users to struggle.
The frames were officially released in the fourth quarter of 2010 under the EasyShare series and are available at retail stores such as Best Buy and Wal-Mart. Models include D1025, P850, and P750.
Screenshots
Prototyping
A number of the behaviors of the frame had to be prototyped and tested. We created prototypes in Flash/ActionScript binding keys to Apple’s remote (with Twisted Melon’s Mira) simulate the frame’s remote. These prototypes were also useful when communicating behavior specifications to the manufacturer. The swf below was a simple prototype to determine behaviors surrounding accessing and scrolling through the main menu.
Space = pause | L/R Keys = Left/Right
Slideshows
One of my responsibilities was designing new slideshow modes for the frame. I made the prototypes in Flash/ActionScript for both testing as well as communicating the behavior to the manufacturer. Below are one of these prototype modes.
Tags: design, frame, interaction, kodak, photo, photography
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