Retro Player, a case study by Allan Leone

Built for people who want to listen, not manage feeds. It revives a timeless music navigation style and combines it with a modern liquid-glass interface, fast indexing, and full offline support.

No subscriptions. No streaming dependency. Your library, your control.

A dedicated mode that simulates a classic wheel-based music player. Navigate albums, artists, and tracks using circular gestures designed for muscle memory and focus.

Browse music visually. Large artwork. Natural scrolling. Fluid transitions. Music discovery driven by albums, not algorithms.

Swipe through album covers with depth and motion. Designed for fast recognition and visual pleasure.

Plays your local music library with zero internet connection. Ideal for flights, travel, and uninterrupted listening.

Dark, light, and retro-inspired themes. Each theme preserves clarity, contrast, and readability.

Classic interaction patterns rebuilt using modern rendering, animations, and system performance standards. No ads. No social features. No distractions. Just music.

About Allan Leone

Allan Leone is a senior product designer with 20+ years of experience building digital products end-to-end, specialising in design systems and interface specification for financial and digital-asset software. Most recently at Input Output (IOHK UK Ltd) on Lace, Nami, Midnight and Daedalus. Triple citizenship (United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil). Working languages: English, Português (Brasil), Italiano, Español.

Get in touch

Email: hello@allanleone.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leoneallan