Addigy - IT Management Software
Home Screen Setup for iOS and iPadOS
Role → Product Designer I
Overview → I crafted the visual and interaction design of this feature, contributing code to enhance our UI.
This feature has been met with overwhelming positive feedback from the IT community.
An opportunity for experimenting.
Creating a great user experience for IT admins is essential. Addigy focuses on enabling admins to manage their devices via the web.
As part of the design team, I was responsible for the visual design, prototypes, and interaction design for this project.
01 Context
The problems of being an IT admin
IT admins often find themselves in situations where device owners need to find an app, yet it’s nowhere to be seen. This requires IT admins to physically interact with the device to locate the app.
Now, imagine being the IT admin for a company with 200 remote employees or a school with 200 students—just picturing that scenario is exhausting. Our IT admins wanted a way to help their device owners organize the layout of their Home Screen, ensuring important apps are always visible.
So how we might build an experience that could we save admins time, but also make it simple to understand?
02 The Problem
03 Research
A familiar experience
We started with a clear goal: to design an experience that feels like organizing a device’s Home Screen.
After research and brainstorming, we recognized that the best approach was to create a drag-and-drop style, removing unnecessary clicks and complexity.
Our ideal solution included a device preview that made it feel as if the admin were crafting their Home Screen right there.
We wanted a UI that was intuitive, but above all, easy to use.
04 Review and Refine
Our Ideal Solution
Through multiple reviews, feedback sessions, and design discussions, we refined each iteration, making adjustments to simplify the experience while still providing admins with all the options they’d want when creating their own Home Screen layout for all their devices.
Outcomes & Learning
I’m tremendously proud of Home Screen layout. It’s not often you get to create an engaging experience in the world of IT, so I wanted to make the most of this opportunity. It has become one of our most popular UIs and a real treat for showing customers what Addigy is all about.
Our results made a positive impact and hit the nail on what we wanted to accomplish. It boosted conversions within the education sector and proved to be an easy learning experience for admins. Overall, consensus was very positive for this feature, even though there are limitations on how we can interact with multiple devices at the same time.