DueBox 1.0

Empower interior design teams for construction

/ B2B SaaS CRM

CLIENT

Self-initiated

MY ROLE

End-to-end Product Designer

TIMELINE

April - August, 2023

TEAM

Roxy Shi

And fellow interior designers

/ INTRO

DueBox is a project management tool that empowers interior design teams in the construction field.

The design and solutions combined my hands-on industry experience with user research with fellow designers, architects, and trade partners.

I initiated and led the end-to-end design process from ideation to final user testing, and everything in between.

/ CONTEXT

the domino effect is painful

Imagine you are going through renovation for your dream home and one day discover that, instead of painting the walls in red colour, the painter got the wrong information and painted all the walls a bright neon green.

What are the damage control steps?

1. Purchase new buckets of paint to cover the neon green
2. Purchase new buckets of paints of the correct red colour
3. Reschedule labour + cost to redo the work
4. A few days to wait for the paint to get dry
5. Delay for the whole project
6. Rescheduling other appointments on the timeline

The neon green walls could be replaced with anything in the construction field, and it could lead to costly damage control.

/ THE CHALLENGE

How can we streamline interior design collaboration and communication?

/ THE CHALLENGE

How can we streamline interior design collaboration and communication?

/ USER RESEARCH

Complains are similar

The message was loud and clear. Through user interviews and card sorting, I was able to discover the top problems and identify product opportunities.

Painpoints and Opportunities

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North Star Design Principles

Style Guide

The Bauhaus movement, one of modern history's most influential design movements initiated the conceptual understanding of architecture and design.


I chose the Bauhaus theme as the style guide to communicate between the architecture world and the digital world in a sense that is familiar to interior designers as well.

Style Guide Moodboard

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Hi-fi Design and Solutions

Hi-fi Component Overview

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/ FEATURE 01

Effective Data Visualization

The home dashboard is a hub of data visualizations that provide user with comprehensive progress information at first glance. User are empowered to quickly prioritize their tasks and goals and stay on top of the games.

/ FEATURE 02

Smart File Sorting

Sort files based on people’s roles - everyone has work to do here. Instead of memorizing the filing system, users can intuitively sort files based on other team member’s roles. This speeds up the process for users to allocate the file they need and saves a lot of time on file coordination.

/ FEATURE 03

Task Management

The task list and all shared working files both live in the DueBox system. Users can create tasks and invite team members to collaborate and track progress together as the construction project progresses.

/ FEATURE 04

Replace Paper

When working on architectural projects, printout drawings in various sizes are with the designer/architect every step along the way. In the post-pandemic era, we embrace digitalization to replace paper, boost efficiency, and be more mindful of the environment.


The Notepads feature allows users to bring in working drawings, generate digital sticky notes, add comments, sketch on top and easily share with teams without going through the hustle of recognizing handwriting, scanning paper or combining PDFs.

Usability Test

After testing on 4 users - designer, millworker, contractor and project manager, I’ve collected insightful feed towards the next revision.

Impact

Through usability tests, I also pleasantly discovered the improvements compared to the old workflows.

Project Takeaways

The DueBox is the product I would want all the fellow interior designer to utilize and make our lives better. Through the process I learned that the demand is there from designers. Here are a few things I’ve learned from this journey and would carry the learning forward.

Let's make something great together!

roxy@roxyshi.com

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Made with love, passion and the right amount of OCD.

Last updated by Roxy on

Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024

Let's make something great together!

roxy@roxyshi.com

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Made with love, passion and the right amount of OCD.

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Let's make something great together!

roxy@roxyshi.com

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Made with love, passion and the right amount of OCD.

Last updated by Roxy on

Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024