DESIGN CHALLENGE

ThinkEco is a home automation company based in New York City that provides easy-to-use energy efficiency solutions for utilities, enterprises, and homes. In line with product development and business growth, and work with utility companies and Alexa, Amazon, ThinkEco plans to update their end user control panel to improve user experience. The company is planning to use this as an opportunity to refresh the market positioning of their core product.

Client: ThinkEco
Year:
2017-2018
Role:
UX Design, UI Design, Art Direction
Skills: Ideation, information architecture, Site structure, wireframe, interface design, UI guideline.
Tool Used: Sketch, Illustrator, Zeplin

DESIGN APPROACH

Improve user flow. Define new features based on user needs and new developed technology.


New features include:

  • Single-sign on across rewards / mymodlet / api.
  • Integration with Sales force. 
  • Recommendations based on individual energy usage.
  • Integration of rewards directly in users’ dashboard.
  • New simplified, scheduling templates.
  • Simplified location/address management.
  • Pet mode.
  • Easy access of saving summary and usage diagram.
  • Simplified interface of device control and commission.
  • New UI system and branding.

High Fidelity Prototype and Design

The UI Guideline

Convert new design system and UI library fit into an 8pt grid with 12 columns layout interface.




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