

Introductionto UXDesign(Unicorns)
MeettheUnicorns
Mar,2024


MeettheUnicorns
UX&DesignTeam Mar,2024

1. TheUnicornteam
2. Howweareembedded
3. Whatwedo
4. Howwestayinsync
5. Getintouch






Whoweare



UisforUnicorns =UX&Designteam
DesignersassociatedasUnicornsandintheirindividualproductteams


AletteHolmberg-Nielsen
VPProduct&UX

JesseVanMouwerik
UXLeadCreator Fennecs,Indri,Snails(Panthers/Rattlesnakes)

MarcosVeiga
Sen.UXDesigner T-Rex,DesignSystem

ForupdatedoverviewseeNotion
UnicornTeam

TheresaGrebin
UXLeadReader Ravens,T-Rex,Markhors

RenaldoPop
Sen.UXDesigner Fennecs,Magpies


JoshRandall
CreativeMarketingManager Marketing


Milan UserResearch


AndreiaCosta
Sen.UXDesigner Indri,DesignSystem


Cruz VisualDesigner Marketing ,Markhors


UXDesigner Ravens


Zé
Valentina





Howwe’reembedded



UXdesign& research
Productbuild
Collaboratecloselyin productteams,and Issuudepartmentsas CustomerSuccess(CS), BusinessIntelligence(BI)

Product management
Engineering

Designina productbuild
Variousperspectives: Innovation,Design Thinking,ProductBuild
Onesweetspot: Collaboration
Desirability:Whatmakessensetopeople andforpeople?
Feasibility:Whatistechnicallypossible withintheforeseeablefuture’
Viability:Whatislikelytobecomepartofa sustainablebusinessmodel?


Sweetspot
Designin collaborationand communication
Twomakeitwork productteams collaborate, communicateand buildoncommon processes
UX Design
Product Manager
Eng Manager
UX Research / Customer Success (CS)
BI (Busi. Intelligence / Data)
Engineer (several) QA






Whatwedo



TheDisciplinesofInteraction Designadaptedby envis-precisely.com



WhatwedoinUXDesignatIssuu
UXJourney& targetaudience



Facilitateuserresearch
e.g.interviews,usability testing
Conceptand specifications
Note:ResearchcollaboratescloselywiththeBusinessIntelligence(BI)forqualitativeandquantitativeperspective.
Screenflows&UI Design

Fidelityofassets
Dependingontheprojectstageandcommunicationneedsdifferentvelocityisneeded


Sketch
● Itmaybeboxesand arrowsonly


● Mayconveyastructure, layoutorsimilar withlayoutsdisplayin conceptualfidelity
● Withdescriptions, placeholder,non-styled, black/white

Alsocalledstaticprototype
● Avisualwithimagery, colouring,evenonbrandor incomponentdesign
Note:Fidelitycanvarybetweenlowvs.high-fidelity

Prototype
Clickable,interactive prototype
● Doneincodeor click-dummytool

Mainassetsforhandover
Valuableassetsfordefinitionandhandoverforsmoothdelivery

UserFlow
● Aprocessflowwithdata check,FE/BEconnections, stagesanddependencies

Keyscreens


Status
● Layoutofthemost importantscreensinhigh fidelity
● Inhighfidelitybuildon DesignSystemand components
● Variationsofkey screens/elementsshowing theirvariationsdepending ontheusersstatus
Errorhandling
● Showingallerror, success&feedback cases,theirmessaging anddisplay

UXdesign&branddesignbringthebrandtolifeintheproduct


Assetsthatdefinethebrandincluding Logo,Colours,Fonts,Visual Components,tokens,patternsandguidelinesthat compileintoproductdesignwithitscolours

“SilkScreen”DesignSystem
IssuuBrand&Marketing
DesignSystem


IssuuBrand








How
westayinsync




CollaborateinProductTeams


Teams
Knowledgemanagementtool
SeeSee“project”sectionsinall builderteams
SeeUnicornUnicorns(User Experience,Design&Research)






HighlevelroadmaptoolforallIssuu
SeeGoogleSheet20231122Extended ProductRoadmapforBuilders
roadmap
SeedetailswithProblemBacklogand PRDsonnotion



Roadmap/boardtoolforproductteam
Seeallteamsprojectsandtheirboards withsprintsandbacklogs
SeeUX&DesignUnicornsOverviewfor designacrossteamsandUXproject UNIpanel

CollaborateinProductTeams



Coredesigntool
Corewhiteboardtool



CoreUXResearchhostingtool
See“Allteams”forrespective domainsandfiles
See“Projects”forrespectivebuilder teamboards
Seeprojectsforindividualresearch studies
Seemarkups,whenaddingresearch insights

Figmaspace&structure
Miro
Dovetail
/
/1h WonderfulWorking Wednesday (WWW)/3h NomeetingThu Week3 DesignStatus
/1h WonderfulWorking Wednesday (WWW)/3h NomeetingThu Week4 DesignStatus
/1h WonderfulWorking Wednesday (WWW)/3h NomeetingThu
Additionalmeetings,ritualsandagileceremoniesinyourProductTeamareindividualbyteam ForupdatedoverviewandmeetingnotesseeNotion
Weekly
DesignStatusUpdate/1h
● UsuallyMondays11-12CEST
● Chataboutweekend,alignonplanningforthe weekandreviewopenquestions
WonderfulWorkingWednesday(WWW)/3h
● UsuallyWednesday3:30-6CEST
● DesignCrit.Designersbringtheirworkfor feedback,discussionandalignacrossteams andcomponents
● DesignPairingDesignerspartnerto explore/alignonoverlappingtopics
Twiceamonth
1:1w/LineManager/25m
● Discussongoingtasks,blockers,opportunities
Irregular
DesignSummit/3-5days
● Co-workandestablishteamprocesses/alignment, inspireanother,andfostercollaboration
Sessionsforco-working,feedbackorexploration
● Individuallyset-upwhenneeded






Getintouch



Wheretofindus,andseewhatwedo




● Designassets
● Questionsaboutbrand,marketing displayofthebrand
● Featurediscoveryand development
● Ifindoubt,slacktounicornsand wesupportordirectyoutothe source,topic,orperson Reachouton

Don’thesitatetoreachoutfordesignandresearchsupport



Productdesignrequest
Reachout
● viaSlackunicornsor
● toJesse(forCreatorfocus)or
● toTheresa(forReaderfocus)
Fillindesignbriefforaproject,if detailsarenotyetcoveredinPRD
Ifuncertain:shoottheteamaslackmessagevia#unicorns
UXResearchrequest Marketingdesign
request
1. Reachoutvia#unicornstodiscuss methods&approaches
2. Recruitstudyparticipantwith a. currentusers:viaCSandUser ResearchBrief(BetaTesting&User Research)
b. non-users:viarecruitingplatforms e.g.UserInterviewsorsimilar
ReachouttoVisualDesignerZéto provideyouwithcontextaroundour brand
TaskstrackedviaNotionboard“Visual DesignStatus”






Questions,thoughts, comments?








Welcome
Seeyouaround,anddon’thesitatetoreachout.


