A huge platform, designed from scratch
As the lead designer from day one, I was responsible for developing the foundational user interface principles of the platform. This has been a highly winding road, with several major shifts as new market insight and user input informed our decisions.
I came to the project with both the advantage and disadvantage of not having in-depth knowledge about the domain. This was an advantage because it allowed me to explore solutions that may not have come to mind for someone with domain expertise. It was also a disadvantage, because some of those solutions were outright stupid.
Exabel now has a rich set of components and layout principles that enables the platform to be continuously extended while maintaining logical and visual consistency.