Optimizing the Pace RTOS system for 10,000+ Pacewear users
Creating and launching a optimized smartwatch system that serves better for the new smartwatch.
Pacewear P1, smartwatches developed by Realtime Tech, required a simplified system for its limited hardware capability. The Realtime Tech design center was tasked with designing a new system with better UI/UX, visual, and motion design.
My Role
User Interviews
UI/UX Design
Visual Design
Branding
Prototype
Specification Editing
Year
2018
Purpose
From Pace OS 1.0 to Pace RTOS
The previous Pace OS 1.0 system was designed for smartwatches with better hardware capability such as the Pacewear Hype. However, the new Pacewear P1 contains a smaller system storage, which requires a lighter design for a more seamless user experience.
Challenges
Technology
The Pacewear P1 only contains a Real-time Operating System (RTOS) which has a smaller system storage (4MB), smaller CPU, and less color options (16 bits).
Resources
We only had one month to design before the product launches. The team also was not supplied with any hardware to create the prototype as the P1 was being produced while we worked on the UI/UX design.
The focus of developing the Pace RTOS system included simplifying interaction design, resetting rules of colors and UI kits, cutting down unessential animates, and optimizing the system performance to ensure an efficient and fluent user experience.
01
Concise Information
Due to the hardware limitations, the complex and detailed information display used in the previous Pace OS 1.0 would not perform well in the new Pace RTOS. To ensure a fluent experience, we simplified the information structure.
02
Less Animates
Offering abundant animates requires larger storage and central processing unit (CPU). A large amount of animates will slow down the system operating speed, resulting in delayed responses, so we needed to cut down all the unessential animates.
03
Simplified Colors
The previous Pace OS system featured a colorful design style, but the new 16 bits color system limited our color options. Gradient colors couldn't be properly displayed on the screen, so we reset the color palette and created a new one.
04
Consistent Style
A consistent style for UI kits and icons are required. I was responsible for designing different interfaces, watch faces, icons, and setting specifications for UI kits and the visual style.
Pace OS RTOS System
The new efficient and minimalistic Pace OS RTOS system was launched with the Pacewear P1 smartwatch in May 2018. Its goal was to provide a more delightful and simple smartwatch experience for Paceware users.
Major Pages
I was in charge of designing major pages including homepage, system function pages, messaging and calling features, as well as different smartwatch apps such as fitness and utility apps (time tools, calendar, etc).
Watchfaces Design
A variety of functional and theme watch faces were designed to satisfy our user's needs for different occasions. I designed many watch faces including weather theme, sport styles, and business-oriented mode.
App Icon Design
System Icon Design
Achievement
The Pacewear P1 gained 889% of supporting rates in the biggest Chinese crowdfunding platform.
“A perfect combination of hi-tech lifestyle and fashion, with interesting functions and easy to use. The Pacewear P1 is the best smartwatch that you can get at an affordable price on the market.”
Design Specification
In order to maintain the consistency of the Pace RTOS system in the future iteration, I led editing the design specification for designers and developers to refer to when updating the system.
Success of teamwork
A multidisciplinary team that values closed collaboration among UX researchers, strategists, developers, and different types of designers was the basis of this success.
Learn more from the Pacewear official website
www.pacewear.com
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