Hwang Yoo-Yup · Digital Legacy Platform · Project Goals


Property Value
🏷️ Status Complete
🎯 Framework Three-layer view: User Goals · Business / Institutional Goals · Technical / System Goals
📊 Source Research synthesis · Interview findings · Competitive analysis
🔗 Feeds Into IA · Feature Prioritization · Content Strategy · Archive Architecture

Overview

Project goals were determined through a three-layer framework: user goals (what people need to get value from the platform), business goals (what the platform must achieve to fulfill its purpose as a legacy resource), and technical goals (what the system must be capable of to support both). The final prioritization looks at where all three layers align — those intersections define the core product.


User Goals

Goal Why This Matters (from research)
Connect emotionally with artwork before deep context Users engage visually first (Maya persona · Alan · Nelly interviews)
Understand why the artist matters historically Orientation drives engagement (Lorne · Alice · Synthesis Insight 1)
Explore works intuitively by themes or visuals Discovery mode behavior (Maya persona · Synthesis Insight 7)
Access deeper interpretation gradually Avoid cognitive overload (Synthesis Insight 3 · all 4 participants)
Verify credibility through exhibitions and sources Research-mode trust needs (Samuel persona · Lorne · Alice)
Browse both visually and chronologically Different mental models exist (Cross-persona matrix)
Experience respectful presentation of sensitive history Tone influences trust (Synthesis Insight 5 · all 4 participants)

Business / Institutional Goals

Goal Why It Matters
Establish Hwang Yoo-Yup as historically significant Legacy positioning for exhibitions, sponsorship, and international recognition
Increase accessibility for younger, global audiences Expands cultural reach and relevance beyond Korean art historical circles
Support curators, scholars, and advisors with reliable data Enables exhibitions, institutional loans, and academic research
Build institutional credibility for the estate Professional presentation attracts partnerships and curatorial interest
Preserve and digitize archival materials Long-term legacy protection — prevents further dispersal of existing materials
Create a scalable model for future exhibitions and publications Platform becomes foundational infrastructure, not a one-time project

Technical / System Goals

Goal Why It Matters
Build structured artwork database (metadata) Enables research, filtering, and long-term archival integrity
Support dual navigation paths (discovery vs research) Aligns with confirmed user modes — one path cannot serve both
Implement theme & motif tagging system Makes conceptual continuity navigable (Synthesis Insight 6)
Enable progressive disclosure of content Prevents cognitive overload; serves both user speeds
Maintain scalable content architecture Supports future artwork additions, new historical periods, updated scholarship
Ensure accessibility and readability Expands audience reach; foundational for long-term platform health
Provide citation and source framework Supports authority and scholarly credibility

Alignment Snapshot

Layer Core Focus
User Emotional engagement + understanding
Business Legacy positioning + credibility
Technical Structured, scalable archive system

Where All Three Align