Talon Biomarkers aims to redesign Cytosoar into a more intuitive, cohesive platform that helps flow cytometry researchers easily analyze and quality-check their data, while strengthening the product’s visual design, messaging, and market positioning.
Pictured is the old CytoSoar Home Page
Develop CytoSoar, a user-friendly software hub for flow cytometry researchers.
Enable researchers to review and perform quality control on flow cytometry data efficiently.
Design and organize a professional, data-focused dashboard that integrates complex analytical tools.
Create intuitive UI elements to enhance usability on the current flow cytometry platform.
Improve the platform’s visual design for clarity and accessibility.
Transform the platform into a cohesive, efficient, and researcher-friendly workspace.
Host multiple analytical tools within the platform, supporting a variety of research projects.
While our team primarily focused on the organizational structure of CytoSoar, we also created various wireframes implementing our new informational flow. Our focus points included the Home Page and Projects Pages.
Displayed recent and starred projects, tools, and reports on the home page.
Highlighted tool names and colors with tags to reinforce identification.
Added two search bars to test optimal placement and engagement.
Implemented a collapsible side navigation bar for flexibility and future expansion.
Included a removable a Quick Guide for first-time users, highlighting tutorial videos.
When "Quick Guide" is removed, it is recommended to test whether it is preferred to expand "Recent Tools" or include a "summary section" of finished and unfinished projects of the month.
Potential addition of "Reports" to navigation.
These wireframes keep the original dashboard’s visual look and feel.
New Project page does not allow user to move forward unless all necessary inputs are filled.
Pre-classified tags will be available as well as the ability to create unique tags.
Designed to show the name of the most recent editor when hovering over a project and also display it when opening the project.
Status made available for better organization. It is possible to filter by status.
To integrate tool tag colors, we use them in the project pages as well. The section will signify which tools were used in the project. When hovering, it will expand to have the color with name.
These wireframes keep the original dashboard’s visual look and feel.
Projects organize folders as "general" and the three types of tools: "experimental design", "quality control", and "analysis".
Within the organization of folders, TalonBiomarkers emphasized the preference of including subfolders of each tool used for the project.
Not all projects will use each tool. However, all projects aim to create a report.
Within each folder, input and output subfolders will be automatically created. The user has the choice of moving files after the autocreation.
