Bachelor's Thesis 2024
missing link
My role
Research // Concept // UI
Michael Schuster // Hartmut Bohnacker
Supervison
Lena Bauer // Abigail Ocampo
Team
A tool for creating composite sketches in collaboration between witness and sketch artist
The missing link project addresses challenges in creating composite sketches. The traditional process strains both the witness and the sketch artist (police officer). The witness describes the suspect verbally, and the sketch artist translates these descriptions into a visual image, requiring many iterations.
Why?
This repetitive process can distort the witness's memory and cause significant strain. The sketch artist spends many hours trying to capture and maintain an accurate recollection. This project aims to streamline the process, reduce stress on witnesses, and minimize the workload on sketch artists for more efficient and accurate sketches.
solution
The "Missing Link" application creates an effective collaboration between witnesses and sketch artists. The solution simplifies communication and builds trust, leading to more accurate and satisfactory results.
View upcoming cases directly, instantly recognize the status of cases at a glance, and have all reports related to the composite sketch in one place.
The witness is given the opportunity to participate in drawing
the composite sketch. The tools for editing a face are enabled
for the witness by the sketch artist to avoid overwhelming them. Communication can occur through gestures. Based on the gestures, the sketch artist identifies which tools the witness needs. These gestures can be applied to the tools.
The sketch artist's expertise determines how much the witness can work on the tablet. The artist can intervene, take over, work in parallel, and create versions at any time.
Design
The design aims to maintain a friendly and approachable appearance to ensure that witnesses never feel intimidated. Contrasts are used based on roles: the sketch artist's interface features sharp corners and a dark mode, while the witness's interface includes rounded elements and a light mode.
For this project, a custom icon set and a complete design system were created.
* The UI will be updated soon *