Introduction
Pharmathek and Desall invited to rethink the new interface and the user experience of the application dedicated to their warehouse systems. The company asked to redesign the new graphic interface of the application dedicated to the robotic warehouses by Pharmathek, reorganising the various elements in a more functional way and proposing a minimal and modern graphic design.
Pharmathek is a company that designs, produces and installs robotic storage systems for pharmacies. Born within the Th.Kohl Group, a company with a century-old experience in the pharmacy sector, since its foundation (in 2007) the company has worked to offer its customers increasingly innovative and highperformance solutions, able to respond better and better to the needs of the contemporary pharmacy. Among the values behind Pharmathek solutions there are efficiency, speed and reliability.
Guidelines
The new graphic interface shall address aspects related to usability and ease of use, accordingly reorganise and rationalise the screens and the elements there included, keeping into consideration the functions the operator needs to perform on the device. The interface will be used exclusively in back-office contexts, so with no direct contact with the public but for operations concerning the warehouse organisation, maintenance and management.
Interaction media and modalities: the operator will use a 24” touchscreen monitor either in landscape or portrait mode with a resolution of 1920x1080px. At your discretion the possibility to propose an interface with landscape or portrait orientation, depending on your project idea. The interaction with the system will nevertheless be supported by the use of keyboard and mouse, in particular for data-entry operations. However, proposals suggesting a valid alternative to the use of keyboard and mouse will be greatly appreciated: ideally, they should offer a touchscreen-only interaction with a fluid, intuitive and responsive user experience.”
Below an overview of the Pharmathek user interface screens in use.
Old screens
The project
Following the analysis of the project brief and the visualization of the attached materials, the main values of the interface have been identified, on the basis of which the set layout allows their transmission, as well as a simple and efficient user experience.
First of all we examined the material provided and the screens of the graphic interface available. After understanding the interactions and functionality in more detail, we started to make design choices. For each screen we evaluated the placement of existing elements and created new components for the best interaction on a 24″ touchscreen monitor.
Customization
This value is identified in the possibility of managing the organization and the size of the elements according to how each user considers them more suitable for himself.
Efficiency
The efficiency of the information architecture and to a simple and intuitive layout, in which both colors and graphic elements have been specifically designed to guide the user through an immediate navigation of the interface.
Innovation
With the addition of new commands to support the browsing experience the user can move in a completely flexible layout. Through the touchscreen interactions has been possible to eliminate the keyboard and mouse.
New User Interface
Following you can see the new proposal of the user interface.
