GUI Design

Overview

The new Stratasys “X” printer is the first of its kind FDM printer with advanced material capabilities. The goal of this project was to design a GUI with a focus on ease of use.

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Platform

My role

Lead designer
Visual design
UX Research
Prototype

Problem

This project was quite unique. Unlike any other projects that I have worked on:

It had no written / documented specification and requirements.
The company has manufactured over 30+ types of printers and they all looked different with the exception of 4 printers.
All stakeholders were in a different locations.

Opportunity

How can we build a modern graphic user interface thats easy to use ?

Design process

Workshop: The first step for me was to request for an in-person workshop to meet with stakeholders (Project managers, Product owners, Engineers, Scientists and Industrial Designers) to get briefed on the project and start gathering requirements.
Interview: Interviewed our internal printer operators that have experience with all the printer types to understand the pros and cons of the existing printers UI
White boarding: We had numerous amounts of both an in person and virtual white boarding session.
Design Iteration: The initial designs went through many iterations before landing on a final design.

Usability test

I conducted usability tests with our internal printer operators, application engineers and selected customers to solicit feedback and improve on designs.