case study on product design

“Start close to you. Everyone can identify where their own frustrations, troubles, and difficulties lie. The first step is to design solutions to those things.”

2. Put everything in context

Both HR managers and design leads list ‘lack of explanation’ as a common reason for rejection. Our experience through expert reviews supports their statement.

Stop defining UX methods in your case studies

Many designers will list the methods they have used during a project. They do a good job of explaining the general purpose of said methods. The only problem is that both HR managers and design leads are aware of what ‘A/B testing’ is and what purpose it serves. What they don’t know is:

By failing to answer those questions, your case study will fail to fulfill its purpose. The key is storytelling. In the context of UX portfolios, the word storytelling refers to the story of a specific design project and not the story of UX design in general. Storifying your design process is not that hard of a task. Just follow the golden rule:

Whenever you mention something in a case study, explain why it’s relevant to the project at hand and how it influenced your process.

Better Cover, a product design case study by Joanna Yoon, illustrates how to place research in context. Joanna lists the methods she used, then goes on to provide numbers and results. She presents the results in a visual way, which makes it even easier to digest all the data. And this takes us to our next tip: visuals.

Screenshot of the better cover case study by Joanna Yoon

3. Keep it visually consistent

Your taste level will be judged based on your portfolio and case studies, and not only the products that you’ve designed. Ideally, while working on something, you think in personas, mood boards, and design systems. Do the same when putting your portfolio together! After all, it’s a product designed by you.

Screenshot of the Personal Trainer case study by Katarina Harth

Stop over-designing

Don’t go overboard with your portfolio design. The more stuff you add, the higher your chances of not matching the tastes of others. What’s even worse, you’ll ruin the UX of your portfolio. Check out what Spotify’s Paul Farino had to say about over-designed portfolios:

“I see some portfolios that may take ten seconds to load and it’s very flashy and there’s a lot going on on the screen. But those animations and that extra flare don’t contribute to the story you’re trying to tell. It actually just makes it a poor experience.”

You might think that things floating into the screen left and right show that you are tech-savvy and on-trend, but you are actually over-designing, which ruins an experience that would be seamless otherwise.

There are many well-written product design case studies out there that fail because of presentation. Design is the easiest part of case studies, especially if you are working from a template, such as the templates that you can generate via UXfolio .

Be mindful of colors

Keep in mind: your case study will already include some colors from the product itself. The safe thing is to use matching colors. Introducing new colors on top of what you inherit from the product is a risk that you should not take. It creates a mess, especially if your viewer doesn’t have the time to take it all in. Focus on keeping your fonts and colors consistent throughout the case study, portfolio, and resume.

Make it easy to skim

UX/UI Recruitment Consultant, Joe Jackson , advises UX designers to

“Make it digestible, skimmable, and impactful.”

Your case studies’ users – recruiters and design leads – spend a maximum of 3 minutes with one portfolio. If you have 3 case studies, that’s less than a minute per one. This means that you have to prioritize visual hierarchy.

Take the text of your case study, and see how it would work without the images. Did you use enough headings? Are they applied consistently for the same type of content? Can you organize some of your data into tables or illustrations? Did you use matching colors on your visuals?

Visual consistency checklist:

As you can see the keyword here is ‘consistency’

4. UIs matter

Screenshot of the Music iOS App by Mina Izadpanah

When you ask HR managers whether UIs matter in UX portfolios, the answer will be ‘yes’. They know that UI and UX design are not the same. But that doesn’t change the fact that having stunning UIs in your case studies will increase your chances of landing a job. It’s not right, but it’s true. If you want to maximize your chances of success, accept the fact that UIs matter.

Here’s what Tony Aube , Google AI’s Sr. Product Designer had to say about this:

“I believe UX portfolios have too much text and explanation about the design process, while they don’t have enough visuals. The truth is — and I have learned this the hard way — recruiters respond a lot more to visuals than to text.”

The thinking process behind this is very simple:

“If you can’t figure out something as simple as proper drop shadows, I doubt you will do a good job on a multimillion-dollar purchase flow redesign.”

Reasonable.

Depiction of a masonry gallery with device mockups

Just leave them out

If your UIs are not yet polished, it’s better to leave them out of your case studies. Remember: you will be judged on everything you present. It doesn’t matter if you explain right next to it that you have just dipped into visual design. The image will linger. If you don’t do UIs, stick to wireframes and protos, otherwise, you risk shooting yourself in the leg.

5. Deliver on the promises you made in your resume

Your resume, cover letter, about page, and case studies must be aligned both visually and content-wise. If you promise serious research-game in your resume, your case studies should stand proof for that. This way, by the time the HR manager finishes with your submission, they will be convinced that you are indeed big on research. But for this to happen, your entire application must reinforce the statements you make.

Make everything match

When you are eyeing one specific position at a company, align everything you submit with the job description. From your resume to your case studies, everything should support the fact that you are the best candidate. It might seem like too much effort, but in the end, it’ll be worth it. The least, you’ll end up with a brilliant portfolio.

There are plenty of UXfolio users who make great use of the multiple portfolios feature. They create different (password-protected) portfolios, tailored for different applications, and even different positions, such as product designer and UX writer. They understand the impact of a customized application.

Password protection feature for portfolios and case studies

6. Show your best work only

If you do a bad job with your own ‘product’, how could they trust you to do a good job with theirs?

Avoid showing mediocre or unfinished work. As mentioned before, you will be judged on everything you present, regardless of any explanation you provide. If your case study is still “in the works” or “coming,” do not feature it in your portfolio! If a case study doesn’t feel right to you, it won’t feel right to the HR manager either. And so on. You get the message: if it’s shaky it doesn’t have a place in your portfolio.

Apply this to everything

The same applies to the visuals you present. If they are shabby, you will be the applicant with the shabby visuals. You must treat your portfolio like you would treat a client. If you do a bad job with your own ‘product’, how could they trust you to do a good job with theirs?

Ask your teacher, your peers, or literally anyone to give feedback on your portfolio. Spam hundreds of Facebook groups with your case study, ask your teachers to review it, send it to HR managers for review. In UXfolio , you can request peer reviews as well as expert reviews. The latter will be given by our designers, who have seen thousands of portfolios.

Here’s Trevor Denton’s advice on the matter:

“Quality over quantity. Many designers oversaturate their portfolio with projects. You don’t need to show me every single thing that you’ve done. Show me the things that you’re most proud of!”

7. Reflect and plan

Close your case studies with reflections and learnings. We work in an industry that evolves at a rapid pace. We must do the same to keep relevant. And openness to learn new things is at the core of evolution.

Mention what you’ve gained professionally from each project, even if it’s a mock-project.

Even the most mundane projects can bring something that contributes to your professional growth. It’s all just a matter of perspective. So, mention what you’ve gained professionally from each project, even if it’s a mock-project.

End with ‘Next steps’

As a product designer, you are well aware that a product is rarely finished. There are always tweaks that could make it even better. There are things that you find important but you couldn’t accomplish. Collect all of these into a ‘Next steps’ section, to show your awareness. Such a section also proves that you think ahead.

So, give your reflections and lay out your plans and ideas for future improvements.

Screenshot of Natalie Kyle's Email Marketing case study

8. Give credit for good karma

Paul Farino , Spotify’s Sr. Product Designer put it best:

“A lot of times we see case studies at a large company and you know they had a ton of other designers, whether researchers or product folks involved. It usually makes for good karma to give credit.”

Not only is it good karma, but it is also extremely beneficial for you. Most positions require the candidate to be a good team player. What better way to show that you fit that criteria than giving credit to the people that have contributed to your work? However, there is a way to do this right.

Let’s say, you have been working closely with front-end developers. When you mention this, describe what type of a collaboration it was. What did it involve? How did you make it work? Maybe you had a dedicated researcher to help you collect all the data. Mention how did you align the research and design. How did the researchers’ work influence yours? It’s all about giving context.

Take the advice of Google UX Design Lead, Koji Pereira :

“No good product gets created by one person. So you don’t have to mention names, but it makes for good practice to just say, ‘In this project, I had two designers and five engineers working with me.’ (…) We at Google want to know if you’ve ever worked with a researcher. Have you ever worked with an engineer or a PM?”

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How To Write a Product Design Case Study: Template & Guide

Learn how to write a product design case study that shows off your skills. Use our product design case study template to get started.

October 26, 2022

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As a product designer, you spend most of your time focusing on user research, functionality, and user testing. But if you want to grow a successful product design career, you also need to present your work in a compelling way. This guide explains how to write a product design case study that makes other people want to hire you. It also includes several examples of amazing case studies to inspire you.

What is a case study in product design?

A product designcase study showcases your design skills to prospective clients, making it an important part of your product design portfolio . Whether you're a graphic designer or a UX design professional, you can benefit from showing clients how you think through tough design challenges and use your expertise to solve complex problems.

What is the goal of a product design case study?

The main goal of a product design case study is to share your design thinking process with hiring managers or prospective clients. Adding at least one case study to your product design portfolio can help you convince someone that you have the creativity and technical skills needed to solve their problems.

A well-written case study shows design managers that you have experience overcoming design-related challenges.

It's one thing to list on your resume that you're capable of designing high-fidelity prototypes, but it's another to show exactly how you've helped other businesses overcome design-related challenges. A well-written case study shows design managers that you have experience with prototyping, animations, wireframes, user testing, and other tasks, making it easier to land a product design interview , or even better, a job offer.

What makes a great product design case study?

To make your case study as appealing as possible, make sure it checks all the right boxes.

A great product design case study:

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✏️ Product design case study template

If you're ready to add a case study to your portfolio, use this product design case study template to help your work shine in the best light.

Project Background

Provide some background on the client featured in your case study. If you didn’t actually work with a client and are showcasing a course project, you can still provide context about the product or user you are designing for.

Target audience

You should also include some information about the target audience for your work sample. This can help prospective clients or employers feel more comfortable about your ability to design products that appeal to their customers. If your case study focuses on a mobile app, for example, you may want to include some demographic information about the intended user base.

Design problem

The design problem describes what problem you were trying to solve for your client. For your description to be as effective as possible, it should answer the following questions:

After you answer these questions, write your design statement from the perspective of your client. Here's an example: "ABC Company was selling 10,000 subscriptions per month, but its churn rate was over 35% due to a design flaw that wasn't discovered during usability testing. The company needed to redesign the product to reduce its churn rate and increase user satisfaction."

Design decisions

This section of the product design case study walks readers through your decision-making process and shows them you understand how to apply advanced design principles to each product. Here are some examples of statements that product designers can use to explain their thought processes:

Add plenty of visuals to make your skills shine. When possible, include several versions of your design to show how your thinking changed as you got closer to delivering the final product. Side-by-side comparisons are especially helpful, as they eliminate the need for portfolio readers to scroll up and down to figure out what changed. Here are some examples of visuals that can help convince people they should hire you instead of some other designer:

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Product design case study examples

If you need a little inspiration, check out the product design case study examples below. The designers did a great job explaining their design decisions and showing off their skills.

Instabook App by Tiffany Mackay

Tiffany Mackay's Instabook case study starts out strong with a concise description of the client. She also includes a clear description of the design challenge: creating a social platform for authors, publishers, and readers. The case study includes wireframes and other visuals to show readers how Mackay developed new features and refined the tool's overall user experience.

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Crypto App by Brittney Singleton

The Crypto App case study is an excellent example of how to create a case study even if you don't have much paid experience. Brittney Singleton created the Crypto App as a project for one of Dribbble's courses, but she managed to identify a problem affecting the crypto marketplace and come up with a solution. Singleton's case study contains plenty of visuals and explains the decisions she made at each stage of the project.

Art by Brittney Singleton

PoppinsMail by Antonio Vidakovik

Antonio Vidakovik's case study has some of the best visuals, making it a great example to follow as you work on your portfolio. His user flow charts have a simple design, but they feature bright colors and succinct descriptions of each step. Vidakovik also does a good job explaining his user interface design decisions.

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Super Walk by Micah Lanier

Micah Lanier offers a textbook example of an effective UX case study. It starts out with a quick overview of the client and a description of their problem. Micah also provides a detailed overview of the steps he took to identify user pain points, brainstorm solutions, and test several iterations before delivering a finished product. The Super Walk case study also includes plenty of visuals to show readers how the product evolved from the beginning to the end of the design process.

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To the Park by Evangelyn

Evangelyn's case study is another example of how you can show off your skills even if you don't have years of professional experience. She created the To the Park app as a part of Dribbble's Certified Product Design Course, so she had plenty of opportunities to create appealing visuals and conduct user testing. Her product design case study explains exactly how her design solves the initial challenge she identified.

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How many case studies should I include in my product design portfolio?

If you have minimal experience, aim for two or three case studies. Like many junior product designers, you can use projects from a product design course you’ve completed if you don't have a lot of professional experience. More experienced product designers should have up to five. Too many case studies can be overwhelming for recruiters, so don't feel like you need to include dozens of projects.

Grow your product design portfolio

To get more product design jobs , try adding at least one product design case study to your portfolio website. Case studies include real-world examples of your work, making it easier for prospective clients and employers to assess your abilities. They're different from resumes because they show people exactly what you can do instead of just listing your skills, making it more likely that you'll get hired.

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How to Create a Case Study for your UX and Product Design Portfolio

I meet with a lot of designers who are unclear how to promote their work. They create beautiful apps and web sites and work hard on a project. Then have trouble summarizing them into a clear concise case study, and in the end, they sell themselves short.

I want to help designers breakthrough this case study funk. So I put on my detective hat, and asked them: “What is difficult about creating a case study?” Some replied they have trouble condensing information into a short concise page. They also struggle with:

“Case studies are hard. We want them to be interesting and not overwhelming. They take time and it’s tough to tell a story.” Lukasz Lysakowski, Design Director at Peek

Most UX and Product Design case studies contain too much information. Designers should summarize their projects into clear, concise statements instead of showing us this 10000px long document with endless examples of how they accomplished something, with no clear understanding of what the product is.In this article, I will teach you to put together your case study without overwhelming people.

How to Structure your Case Study

As a designer, it’s important to find what works best for you. Here is one way to organize your case study.

Landing Page

Create a success story for your project. Summarize the product, skills, the challenges, highlight features, and explain the outcome.

Explain your Process

Explain your process in a separate section of your site. Or, you can write a public or unlisted Medium post and link to it from your portfolio. Hiring managers want to understand how you solve problems. Your process includes wireframes, strategy, user flows, design thinking and anything else you feel is necessary to communicate how you achieved a result.

Part 1: Design a Case Study Landing Page

For this article, I’ll focus specifically on designing a case study landing page.

Think Like an Ad Agency

Advertising agencies win clients because they know how to sell their work. Every project begins with a creative brief and ends with a case study. The creative brief outlines the scope, the unique selling point, target audience, goals, deliverables, and schedule. When the project is complete, the agency publishes a case study to summarize the project, show the outcome, and its effect on the business.

Case studies tell a story with big beautiful graphics, clear objectives and metrics.

We should take hints from well-respected design agencies like Frog, IDEO, and DesignIt. They tell the story of their work with big beautiful graphics, clear objectives, and metrics. They make it easy for the client to understand the project and grasp the outcome.

A light bulb went off when Barrington Reeves, a Graphic Designer in the UK, gave me the idea to look at ad agencies for case study examples. I Googled top agencies around the world, took screenshots, and dissected them. Hold on tight because this is awesome. Here’s a breakdown of what I discovered.

Case study breakdown

Common patterns include:

1. Write a Project Summary

Describe your product and explain how it works in a few sentences..

2. Define the Objective

The objective explains an overview of the product, who the user is, what problem you are trying to solve, who was involvedand provides background information and technical details or specifications.

Who is this project for? What is the challenge?

Student Projects

If you’re working on an experimental project and don’t have a real client, explain your intent for the project, the challenge, and the solution. I’ve listed a few examples but will go more into detail in a future post.

“I designed a system for NYTimes readers to cater to their busy schedule. They can select quick-read articles ranging from 2-5 minutes and receive smart notifications based on their Google Calendar.”

Example 2: “As a Slack user, I wanted to make the mobile app as good as the desktop. I analyzed in detail what could be revised and proposed a redesign concept.”

3. How did you Contribute to this Project?

This is where you show off your skills. List everything you accomplished to bring this project to life.

Capture your process with 1 or 2 photos

4. Take Animated Screenshots of Your Work

Use motion and animation to get attention and bring your design to life.

You can use motion capture tools like CloudApp to capture screenshots, record animations, and annotate on the fly.

5. Highlight Product Features

Show off product features while explaining your design process

6. Capture Gorgeous Hi-Res Photos of People Interacting with your App

7. Use Metrics

Measure the effectiveness of your design. How did it impact the business? Did it increase sales? Did you recruit new customers? Were you hired for a job? Keep it simple. Define the metrics and measurements used to evaluate a project’s success.

Examples of metrics:

Metrics are important because they give a business case for you to get hired. A design is successful when you are able to increase sales or grow a customer base.

8. Gather Testimonials

9. Add a Call to Action

ABC –Always Be Closing. Finish each case study with a call to action that inspires the viewer to get in touch with you for future projects or employment opportunities.

A well-designed case study demonstrates your talent, skills, describes an overview of your process and makes a business case for your work. Get clear on what you’ve created, and simplify it. It might take a while to summarize into brief statements, but you can do it! Write it down, edit, edit, edit and keep editing.

Do yourself a favor, and spend the time to design a beautiful portfolio that shows the value of your work. Invest in yourself because you’re worth it.

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15+ Realistic Problem Statements for your next Product Design Case Study!

In this article, i am going to share 15+ realistic problem statements that you can pick up for your next case study..

The industry’s benchmark for good design is increasing at a very steep rate. Higher the supply of designers, the higher the demand for good designers.

Now everyone who starts learning product design knows that in the end, they need to have a portfolio with 1 or more case studies to demonstrate their product design skills.

Many people who enter this profession either by self-learning, design boot camps, or design schools underestimate what it takes to be a good product designer and barely understand what product designers do and why they do, what they do.

And as a result of that, their case studies fail to meet the industry’s benchmark of the skills a good product designer needs to have.

Here are some of the top reasons,

Here are some examples of what I consider to be weak problem statements/projects.

These types of projects don't give you the opportunity to showcase your product thinking skills which are very critical to work as a product designer.

It’s not having the Case Study that matters. It’s the Quality of the Case Study that matters.

💥 The root cause of the problem

With so much content online, opinions and information online, people learning design get very confused about what is right and what is wrong.

And honestly, a very significant portion of the content online gives a very false picture of how the product design industry works.

I was shocked to see some of the design briefs given by some design boot camps across the world and even the Google UX Certification Course. And when they graduate from an online course, they tend to trust it blindly without questioning it because they paid a hefty sum for it.

So people spend 3–6 months working on it and end up with a case study that barely meets the benchmark.

And this is why the industry is witnessing one of its worst nightmares. Companies across the world are struggling to hire designers because of this. Let me give you an example.

A restaurant doesn’t want someone who can cook an omelet. They want someone who can cook a full-course meal or a complex dish.

🌟 Problem Statements/Design Briefs

Seeing this problem, at the beginning of this year, I decided that I would share some real problem statements that will give you an opportunity to demonstrate your product design skills and set you up for success.

You can check out all the problem statements on my Instagram Account , but I’m going to give you a sneak peek into each one of them.

Many people have worked on these problem statements and created case studies on them, resulting in bagging good jobs. I keep updating the list as and when people send them to me.

🚨 Disclaimer

Technically these are called Design Briefs and not Problem Statements. But in this case, I still chose to call them as Problem Statements since it resonates better with freshers learning design.

Now for those who are actually interested in picking up one of these problem statements, here are a few things to keep in mind.

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If you’re looking to up your Product Design skills which are industry relevant, check out my FREE course on YouTube.

Here is one of the most watched videos on solving problem statements!

Alright then, let’s take a look at each of the problem statements now.

🔗 — Link to the Instagram Post

Aspects to think about

So that’s all the problem statements I’ve been able to come up with so far. I will keep posting more of them on my Instagram. So make sure to follow me there.

And of course, make sure to check out my Mega Product Design Course for Beginners on YouTube !

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Product Design Case Study — Diario

‘ I will not be impressed by technology until I can download food ’

Although, I find it a bit unusual to imagine this kind of device in the near (or any) future, but we are indeed, a step closer. You cannot download, but certainly, Order food online :)

This Case Study is about the process of developing and designing an online Food Delivery Application — Diario

The last decade saw a tremendous amount of digitization, with every domain of service getting itself registered on the online platform. Online food ordering trend has spiked and a number of restaurants/cafes/outlets are getting connected to these online platforms everyday.

People like the idea of receiving meals at their doorstep instead of going through the hassle of actually driving to the place. Hence, this is an area of great potential.

This research was held over 16 countries and can provide you with further insights to this trend.

This case study primarily focuses on the D esign Research and other aspects of creating a B rand Identity of this application.

View the Behance project — here

There was no hard limit on the age, gender or economic background of the target audience. Everybody loves food :)

Hence, the User Interface of the application had to be simple, intuitive, uncomplicated and offer effortless navigation.

Nevertheless, the interface was a little skewed towards providing ease of access to the millennials as those were the ones who contributed majorly to this market.

By ‘ skewed ’ I mean making assumptions such as the user is familiar with the traditional function of a hamburger menu, meaning of the magnifying glass at top of the screen (search bar) and other common conventions.

Design Process

Let’s talk design!

Splash Screen

Nobody wants to be bombarded with irrelevant information just after opening the app, right?

Hence, the splash screen of the app is kept minimal with the least amount of elements possible. As can be seen from this screen, the application mainly uses 2 colors, the blue shade ( primary color ) and the yellow shade ( secondary color ).

Here, the user is given the option to Login or Sign up

Low Fidelity Wireframes

The initial wireframes that were produced of some key screens

The screens are modeled to be intuitive as outlined in the previous section. Cluttered screens often do not provide a good user experience, hence care has been taken to provide enough breathing room for the elements in the UI.

Information Architecture

The Information Architecture lays out the complete flow of screens presented to a user while interacting with the UI.

It outlines the primary paths that a user follows as he/she navigates to reach the end goal. In this case, the goal is to successfully place an order.

Note: The steps after sign up are one-time only, i.e. they are shown only once when a user registers for the platform. Hence, the routes that will be navigated frequently (those after the login step) are pretty straight forward and uncomplicated (which was one of our goals).

Introduction screens

The designs of the introduction screens that the user encounters after registering on the application.

The witty designs ensure that the user does not abandon your app soon after sign up, aids in building a physiological connection and makes them feel native to your product.

High Fidelity Wireframes

Remember the hand drawn wireframes? Well, they grew up to look like this

There’s nothing more relaxing and soothing than seeing your design come to life, gradually.

Each and every layout decision is taken with great care and has its own story rooting from the basics of User Experience theories. Details of some principles can be found on this amazing website .

Icon sets used in this product were diligently selected such that they do not appear out of the overall architecture and were colored according to the theme of the product, which leaves us at another important aspect of product designing — Branding

Branding your product

The key of promoting your product is not just to notify the user of your product, it is to make them remember your product.

There are a couple of ways to achieve this 1. Be consistent with the nature of the design elements you use with your product. 2. Use the same combination of colors that represent your brand. 3. Use Motifs

What are Motifs ? Motifs are small, recurring elements, patterns that define your brand and tie your design together. These pattern can be reflected in your logo, the fonts that you use, your website and other aspects of your organization.

You can learn more about Motifs here .

The final goal of branding is to associate a certain set of elements, color schemes or components with your product, so that the consumer will be reminded of it whenever he/she comes across such patterns.

Now , time to analyze one of the pages that was designed

The profile page provides a concise view of all the information most relevant to the user, while keeping the design lightweight (again, one of our initial goals).

Switching tabs design (Settings and Order History) has been adopted to present more information in the limited space. The page provides basic information that you entered and an option to update that information as well.

An Order History tab has also been provided, in case if one wants to repeat a previous order.

This is just a glimpse of the journey from the initial idea to the final prototype of the application. In the final product, we were able to incorporate all of our initial goals in the design while keeping the interface minimal and easy to use.

If you feel you have something more to add, feel free to comment or connect with me over LinkedIn !

You can view the original project on Behance here.

Thank you for reading!

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