Radius
Project Overview
Project Title
Analyzing Internal Components and Establishing Radius Guidelines at Indeed
Role
UX Designer
Duration
March 2023 - September 2023
Objective
To analyze and categorize Indeed’s internal components and create comprehensive radius guidelines and documentation.
Introduction
Indeed’s design system requires consistent guidelines for internal components to maintain a seamless user experience. This project aimed to categorize internal components and establish radius guidelines to enhance visual consistency and usability.
Research Objectives
Analyze existing internal components to understand their use cases and variations.
Categorize components based on their functionalities and design attributes.
Develop radius guidelines to ensure visual consistency across components.
Methodology
Component Analysis: Conducted a detailed analysis of internal components to understand their current usage and variations.
Categorization: Grouped components based on their functionality, usage context, and design attributes.
Collaboration: Worked with content strategists, developers, and designers to gather insights and validate categorizations.
Design Tool: Utilized Figma for visual representations and creating guidelines.
Process
Research and Analysis: Conducted a thorough analysis of all internal components, documenting their attributes and usage.
Categorization: Created categories based on the components' functionalities and design attributes.
Collaboration: Held regular meetings with the design system team to discuss findings, gather input, and validate categorizations.
Design Guidelines: Developed radius guidelines for each category of components.
Documentation: Created comprehensive documentation detailing the guidelines and how to apply them.
Findings
Component Variations: Identified numerous variations in the design and implementation of internal components.
Categorization Criteria: Established criteria for categorizing components based on their functionality and design attributes.
User Needs: Highlighted the need for consistent radius guidelines to improve visual consistency and user experience.
Design Solutions
Radius Guidelines: Developed clear radius guidelines for each category of components, ensuring visual consistency.
Categorization: Created a structured categorization of components to simplify design and development processes.
Documentation: Compiled detailed documentation that includes guidelines, visual examples, and best practices.
Collaboration
and Iteration
Feedback Loop: Conducted multiple rounds of feedback with content strategists, developers, and designers.
Iterative Design: Refined the guidelines and categorization based on feedback and testing results.
Results
Consistency: Achieved visual consistency across components with the new radius guidelines.
Usability: Improved usability and design efficiency by providing clear categorization and guidelines.
Documentation: Created thorough and polished documentation to guide designers and developers in applying the guidelines.
Challenges and Solutions
Challenge: Aligning cross-functional teams and ensuring comprehensive categorization and guidelines.
Solution: Established clear communication channels and held regular meetings to ensure alignment and address concerns promptly.
Conclusion
The project successfully established clear and consistent guidelines for internal components, resulting in improved visual consistency and usability. Collaboration and iterative design were key to achieving the project goals.