The Nutshell-Study

Uiux design / iPAD Mobile app design

TIMELINE

October 2023

TEAM PROJECT

Seoyun Choi, Jiarong Song, Page Woodall, Amanda Witt

TOOLS

Figma, Adobe Illustrator

Glessenr Lee

Glessenr Lee (1878-1962), worked on series of grisly dioramas, The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. Proving an ingenious solution to the problem Magrath voiced years earlier, the miniatures not only taught investigators how to properly canvass a scene, but also challenged their biases. A pioneering tool for forensic teaching, they also testify to the determination of Captain Lee, as she liked to be called, who used her cunningness and craft to break the glass ceiling and advocate for others who did not have a voice.

About App

The Nutshell Study is a mobile application for whom wants to analyze a narrative space design such as Theatrical Design or Crime Scene. Incorporating Glessenr’s Diorama that’s originally made for forensic science students, the app allows the users to study the relationship between various prop devices and the narrative in a deeper level. User would be able to compare & contrast different evidences of the crime scene between the dioramas, or within one diorama. This would also allow the user to make analysis of Glessenr’s intention when she made these Dioramas, as well as investigating for the truth of the crime scene.

Important Function

  1. TAGGING & HIGHLIGHTING

    The app offers tagging function for highlighting significant elements within each categories

  2. CUSTOM NOTES

    The users are allowed to make their own notes while exploring the dioramas.

01. Design Process

Flight path

Initial Sketches

Wireframes

02. Prototypes

1. Home

With the tagging function, users can filter through different devices that’s curated throughout the collection of dioramas & make analysis.

Supplemental elements such as letters, photographs, book cover is available from the home page by clicking the “folder” icon. , Information about Glessenr Lee is included in the app.

Select a tag, and it will only highlight the elements that correspond to the tag.

“pinch” for close up look.

Toggle down to “custom mode” and make your own note using the pencil tool. This can be used to make analysis between all the dioramas.

2. Diorama

Users can enter each dioramas to see the close look of each pieces.

Users can use the tagging function inside the diorama. The highlighted elements will have a description for more context.

“Pinch for close up look”

User can toggle between the “highlight mode” and “custom mode”. Make your own note on top of the provided note to help your analysis.

Different Tags Applied

2. Suplemental Elements

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