Before and After
Faster Animating!
This was a digital transformation project that streamlines the design and production process for creating digital instructions (BILT Procedures).
Would save the small business at least $1.5M a year!
Time to Design Concept
2 Months
My role
Conducting research and designing the new tool
The Problem
- The business currently uses outdated design software.
- Current software frustrates the designers’ workflows.
- Current software is unsuitable for handling the complex procedures.
- Current software blocks improving business strategies.
- Non-linear procedures takes days to plan.
- An alternative solution is necessary in order to stay competitive and relevant.
The Solution
- Alleviates the stress of meeting difficult company KPIs.
- Blender is a publicly available tool, teaching a plugin is faster to learn
- New hires will be fully functional within 3 months
- Reduces production time by up to 35%
- Requires less technical knowledge
- Reduces task steps by 83%
Leadership quotes after presentation
Design Thinking Process
Lightning Talks
Issues found: unhappy designers, lengthy project time, countless technical issues, and low revenue return.
Productivity : We need to prioritize effective workflows and develop ways our employees can spend less time on their tasks.
Operational Excellence : The tool needs greater potential for accessibility and scalability.
We must make sure the tool is easy to learn, teach, and analogous to existing, well-known technology.
Designer Persona/Empathy Map
Lead Designer Persona/Empathy Map
Process Pain Point Analysis
Projected Outcome Overview
Risks and Benefits Review
Testing Tools
Current Non-Linear Process
Forcing the system, back end heavy,
any updates requires extensive edits, and longer QA testing.
Future Non-Linear Process
Better tools reduces and simplifies design. QA work is greatly reduced.
Approach
The tool and plugin was discussed with company leaders and stakeholders.
Presenting the below strategy made internal process crystal clear.
- Develop an MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
- Test Core Functionality
- Iterate, design, and improve
- Implement User-Centric Design
- Integrate into Designer Workflow
Product Development Process
Improving product always using previous work as a base.
New Workflows and Brainstorming
Priority Mapping
Crazy 8 Sketches
High Level Concept
Mockups enabled stakeholders a medium for constructive feedback.
Concept Validation and Early Feedback
A high-fidelity interface design was created to give designers and chance to give feedback on the new tool.
MVP Plug-In (slide left)<-
Blender natural state (slide right)->
MVP Design (Users) Prototype Feedback
UML Class Diagrams
UML (Unified Model Language) Class Diagrams help developers visualize how the file structure should be mapped for the different development stages.
MVP
Final Product
Data Model Diagram
This diagram shows how files would be unpacked.
Final Product Design
Sell it!
- Alleviates the stress of meeting difficult company KPIs.
- Blender is a publicly available tool, teaching a plugin is faster to learn
- New hires will be fully functional within 3 months
- Reduces production time by up to 35%
- Requires less technical knowledge
- Reduces task steps by 83%
Leadership quotes after presentation
Results
Due to budget constraints, the project has not yet proceeded to its production phase.