🕒 2025 | Google UX Design Certification
🎯 Executive Summary:
Acted as the core product strategist to lead the end-to-end interface modernization of a digital health platform, developed as a featured Google UX Certification case study. Directed the application of rigorous user-centered research, cognitive empathy, and iterative testing frameworks to improve daily engagement metrics and lower user fatigue. Established a scalable layout system that prioritizes clear information architecture and visual accessibility for high-stress user contexts.🛑 The Challenge:
The legacy health and wellness digital application exhibited high user friction due to an overly complex user interface that heightened user fatigue rather than alleviating it. Information architecture was cluttered, making it incredibly difficult for users to access primary wellness tools quickly during moments of elevated stress or immediate need.⚙️ The Strategy:
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Deployed Google UX Design Methodologies: Conducted formal foundational research, created empathy maps, built detailed user personas, and mapped user journeys using strict Google UX framework standards.
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Executed Wireframing & Prototyping: Transitioned from low-fidelity paper wireframes to high-fidelity interactive prototypes, conducting multiple rounds of usability studies to validate layout decisions before final implementation.
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Applied Cognitive Empathy UX Frameworks: Implemented design choices focused explicitly on reducing mental fatigue, leveraging calming color hierarchies, and simplified layouts.
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Re-Architected Mobile Information Paths: Streamlined the core in-app navigation menu, ensuring users can access essential wellness features in two clicks or less.
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Created a Scalable Visual Design System: Established a cohesive library of typography, spacing, and component guidelines to support smooth future feature rollouts.
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Maximized High-Contrast Accessibility: Audited every app screen to ensure AAA-level color contrast compliance for users viewing the app in low-light environments.
⭐️ The Impact:
✅ Strengthened user-centered design skills through research synthesis, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
✅ Designed intuitive, accessible mobile workflows aligned with accessibility standards.
✅ Delivered a polished high-fidelity prototype supporting key user actions, such as onboarding and habit tracking.
🛠 Tools & Skills Used:
Figma | User Research Synthesis | Wireframing | High-Fidelity Prototyping | UX Writing | Mobile Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)