Case study: The design and production requirements specific to the user needs of a notation book
Döring, Oliver (2016)
Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605066424
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605066424
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This work documents the process of creating a musical notation book as part of a customer based project. It points out which steps the designer went through to create such a product and gives argumentation for the decisions he made during the production.
The main aim of this thesis is to create a unique product for the customer Joonas Widenius. The customer is a professional Finnish flamenco guitarist and composer who wants to manifest 6 of his songs in form of musical notation. He approached the designer in 2015 and ordered the production of the book. The production is financed by the clients publishing company GMC (Global Music Centre). GMC has the intention to publish and distribute the product on their website.
The target audience are mainly musicians as the products purpose is to distribute musical notation. Research considering usability was conducted. It helps the designer to understand and to be able to satisfy the needs of the target group. The research the designer conducted is based on benchmarking and the consideration of how a musical notation book differs to a common book e.g. literature book.
The research helped the designer to understand that a musical notation book is used more often and has to be therefore sturdier than a normal book. Also he understood that the viewer is in the strong need of extracting information faster and easier. The main outcome of the research was the employment of the half Canadian binding method that was used for the production. It offers higher usability and a more professional look than common book bindings.
The outcome of the project was satisfying for both, designer and client. A unique product designed with high usability values was created in order to best meet the target audiences needs. The book is the first Finnish flamenco notation book ever to be created.
The main aim of this thesis is to create a unique product for the customer Joonas Widenius. The customer is a professional Finnish flamenco guitarist and composer who wants to manifest 6 of his songs in form of musical notation. He approached the designer in 2015 and ordered the production of the book. The production is financed by the clients publishing company GMC (Global Music Centre). GMC has the intention to publish and distribute the product on their website.
The target audience are mainly musicians as the products purpose is to distribute musical notation. Research considering usability was conducted. It helps the designer to understand and to be able to satisfy the needs of the target group. The research the designer conducted is based on benchmarking and the consideration of how a musical notation book differs to a common book e.g. literature book.
The research helped the designer to understand that a musical notation book is used more often and has to be therefore sturdier than a normal book. Also he understood that the viewer is in the strong need of extracting information faster and easier. The main outcome of the research was the employment of the half Canadian binding method that was used for the production. It offers higher usability and a more professional look than common book bindings.
The outcome of the project was satisfying for both, designer and client. A unique product designed with high usability values was created in order to best meet the target audiences needs. The book is the first Finnish flamenco notation book ever to be created.