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Role: Sr Product & UX/UI Designer

Tools: Figma, Sketch, and Miro

As a Senior Product & UX/UI Designer, I led the design of a survey tool from concept to MVP, ensuring a user-centered approach. I conducted user research, empathy mapping, persona creation, journey mapping, and information architecture to shape the experience. I designed user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI, refining them through A/B testing and iterative design. Collaborating with global teams, I ensured the tool was intuitive, accessible, and engaging for diverse users.

"Design Thinking" framework

I chose Design Thinking because it focuses on understanding users' needs and creating solutions based on their feedback. This was key for the Survey Tool project, where the needs of survey creators and respondents were different. Design Thinking allowed me to empathize with users, define the problem clearly, and come up with creative solutions.

Design Thinking helped us:

Empathize with users to understand their pain points.
Define the key problems to focus on.
Ideate creative solutions like drag-and-drop creation and customizable templates.
Prototype and Test early designs with real users to refine the tool.

Key challenges

Simplifying the survey creation process for users with varying levels of technical expertise.
Improving response rates by creating an engaging, user-friendly survey experience.
Ensuring the tool met Company's high standards for design aesthetics and usability as per Information architecture.
Integrating the survey tool with existing infrastructure, ensuring scalability and flexibility.

Competitive Analysis

To ensure the survey tool met current and future needs, I conducted a competitive analysis of other tools and an Information Architecture (IA) analysis. I identified three key features essential for success:

Responsive Design: Multiple screen sizes for better usability across devices.
Configurability: Customizable elements to give survey creators more flexibility.
Structured Guidelines: Clear documentation to ensure consistent use and easy adoption.
Improved IA: Streamlined navigation and clear content hierarchy to simplify the survey creation process, making it intuitive for both creators and respondents.

By incorporating these insights, I ensured the survey tool was flexible, scalable, and user-friendly.

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL SURVEY TOOLS IN COMPETITOR DESIGN SYSTEMS.

Click-Through Analysis

To optimize the survey tool's user experience, I conducted a Click-through Analysis to track how users interacted with key features. This allowed me to understand which elements were getting the most attention and where users faced friction in their journey.

Through the analysis, I discovered:

High-Engagement Areas: Buttons like "Start Survey" and "Submit" were clicked most frequently, indicating that users were focused on completing surveys.
Drop-Off Points: A significant number of users were abandoning surveys at certain question types, revealing areas that needed simplification or clearer instructions.
Navigation Insights: Users tended to click through the navigation menu, but there was confusion around the survey preview option, suggesting the need for clearer labeling.

Based on these insights, I made design adjustments to improve clarity, simplify key flows, and ensure a more intuitive user experience, ultimately leading to higher survey completion rates.

Information Architecture for Survey Tool

With my Design Thinking strategy as my direction, and my research and early explorations as my evidence and guide, I felt confident moving on to some UX design work.

To ensure the survey tool was easy to navigate and user-friendly, I designed Information Architecture (IA) maps that structured the content and defined how users would interact with the system.

The IA maps helped me organize key elements like:

Survey Creation: Categorizing templates, question types, and customization options for easy access.
Survey Response Management: Grouping data analysis tools and reports in a logical way to help creators quickly review results.
Navigation: Designing a clear, consistent navigation system that makes it easy for users to move between creating surveys, viewing responses, and managing their account settings.

These IA maps allowed me to create a clear and intuitive hierarchy of information, ensuring that users could easily find what they needed without confusion. By organizing content in a logical way, I was able to simplify the user experience and ensure that survey creators and respondents could navigate the tool efficiently.

Design Solutions

To ensure a seamless experience for both survey creators and respondents, I developed User Flows that mapped out the entire journey for each user type.

For survey creators, some user flow outlines the steps for:

Starting a new survey – From selecting templates to customizing questions.
Editing and reviewing the survey – Ensuring ease of modification and preview before distribution.
Analyzing responses – Simplifying the process of viewing and interpreting survey data.

Apart from these I have worked on producing many use cases and user flows based on the categories.

For respondents, some user flows focuses on:

Accessing the survey – A simple, user-friendly entry point for survey participation.
Completing the survey – Clear, step-by-step navigation to ensure a smooth flow from one question to the next.
Submitting responses – A straightforward submission process with clear feedback upon completion.

AI Implementation

As part of enhancing the Survey Tool, we integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide a more personalized and efficient experience for both survey creators and respondents.

For the AI implementation, I created Information Architecture (IA) maps to organize how AI features were integrated for both survey creators and respondents.

Survey Creators: IA structured AI-powered features like question suggestions, personalized templates, and automated insights in a way that made them easy to access and use.
Respondents: IA mapped how AI would adapt questions based on responses and provide instant feedback after survey completion.

AI Approach

For survey creators, AI features help streamline the survey creation process:

Suggesting optimal question types based on survey objectives.
Automating survey optimization to ensure questions are clear and effective.
Providing actionable insights through AI-driven data analysis, helping creators understand response trends in real time.

For respondents, AI enhances engagement:

Adapting questions dynamically based on previous answers, making the survey more personalized.
Offering instant feedback upon completion to improve user experience.

Integrating AI in the tool not only improved efficiency but also ensured a more engaging and tailored experience for all users.

Sketching (Miro)

Before moving into detailed wireframes, I started with hand-drawn sketches to explore different layout ideas and workflows for the survey tool. These sketches helped in:

Structuring AI-powered features like automated question suggestions and adaptive surveys.
Visualizing key screens such as survey creation, response management, and AI-driven insights.
Iterating quickly based on early feedback to refine navigation and user interactions.

Sketching allowed me to rapidly test different design approaches and ensure the core functionality was intuitive before moving into wireframing.

Pain points

Survey Creation Was Still Complex for Some Users
Drop-Off Rates Were High for Certain Surveys
Navigation Wasn’t Fully Intuitive
Survey Response Analysis Needed Better Visualization
AI Features Were Not Fully Optimized for All Use Cases
Scalability & Performance Optimization

Wireframing (Figma & Sketch)

After refining ideas through sketches, I created wireframes to establish the structure and layout of the survey tool before adding visual design elements. These wireframes helped in:

Defining the user journey for survey creation, AI-powered suggestions, and response analysis.
Ensuring clear navigation by organizing content logically and maintaining consistency across screens.
Testing usability early by gathering feedback and making necessary adjustments before moving to high-fidelity designs.

Wireframes acted as a blueprint, ensuring a strong foundation for the final UI while keeping the experience intuitive and user-friendly.

Reports & Data Visualization Strategy

In this project, I designed the entire data visualization experience to help users easily understand survey responses and engagement data. My goal was to make every chart, number, and color work together to tell a clear story.

Here's how I approached it:

In designing data visualizations, I focused on visual hierarchy and clarity, using minimal text to let the visuals speak for themselves. For example, in a Pie Chart + Bar Chart combo, I carefully chose colors to make different categories easy to distinguish. The color usage for categorization helped users quickly identify key data points.
I also added micro-interactions, such as small animations or hover effects, so users could drill down for more details without feeling overwhelmed. These interactions were designed to be simple and intuitive, encouraging exploration.
By using reusable design blocks and maintaining a clean layout, I ensured the charts were scalable and could work on any device. Overall, my goal was to make the information clear, easy to navigate, and helpful for quick decision-making.

Outcomes

The AI-driven Survey Tool successfully enhanced the survey experience by making it more intelligent, efficient, and user-friendly. Key outcomes included:

Increased efficiency: AI-powered question suggestions and automated insights reduced survey creation time.
Better engagement: Adaptive questioning improved user experience for respondents.
Seamless navigation: A well-structured information architecture ensured an intuitive and smooth workflow.

With these improvements, the tool delivered a smarter and more scalable solution for survey creation and analysis.

Problem Solving & Achivements

Survey Creation Was Still Complex for Some Users
- Simplified the process by introducing pre-built templates for common survey types.
- Also integrated AI-powered question suggestions, guiding users to select the best format based on their survey goals.

Drop-Off Rates Were High for Certain Surveys
- I conducted a Click-Through Analysis to see where users were dropping off.
- Based on insights, I optimized survey flows by breaking long surveys into smaller sections and adding progress indicators.
- Also implemented AI-driven adaptive questioning, so surveys felt more dynamic and personalized.
Navigation Wasn’t Fully Intuitive
- Redesigned the Information Architecture (IA) to improve content hierarchy and navigation.
- We Introduced clearer labeling, improved menu organization, and added tooltips for guidance.
Survey Response Analysis Needed Better Visualization
- Refined the AI algorithm to better analyze past surveys and user behavior, making recommendations more personalized.
- Improved AI-driven analytics to offer deeper insights, such as sentiment analysis and engagement trends.
AI Features Were Not Fully Optimized for All Use Cases
- I redesigned the response analytics dashboard to include interactive graphs, filters, and AI-powered insights.
- Users could now easily identify trends, compare responses, and export data in various formats.

Scalability & Performance Optimization
- I worked with the engineering team to optimize backend processes and improve data caching strategies for faster load times.
- I also designed modular components to ensure the tool remained scalable as usage grew.

Next Steps

To further enhance the tool, future improvements may include:

Expanding AI capabilities to provide deeper insights and recommendations.
Enhancing customization to give users more flexibility in survey design.
Continuous usability testing to refine the experience based on real user feedback.

🎨 "Design Wins: When Your Work Speaks for Itself!"🎉🚀💡

This appreciation from leadership highlights my role in transforming complex ideas into intuitive, user-friendly designs that meet both user and business needs. It reinforces my ability to collaborate, execute, and bring concepts to life efficiently while maintaining a user-centered approach.

Lessons Learned

Working on the Survey Tool taught me several key lessons:

AI should enhance, not complicate the user experience – I focused on integrating AI in a way that felt intuitive and helpful rather than overwhelming for users.
Information Architecture is the backbone of usability – Structuring AI-powered features properly made navigation seamless and improved overall user experience.
Early testing and iteration are crucial – Sketching, wireframing, and user feedback helped refine the design before moving into development.
Scalability matters – Designing with future use cases in mind ensured the tool could grow and evolve without needing major rework.
Collaboration drives success – Working closely with researchers, developers, and stakeholders ensured that AI-powered features aligned with real user needs.

This project reinforced my belief that great UX is a balance between innovation and simplicity, and I will carry these insights into future designs.

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