Alejandra Peñas
My Favorite Tools ✏️
If you pass by my desk, you will definitely see one (or more) of these on my screen.
Figma
My digital playground, empowering me for real-time, collaborative UI design for seamless, pixel-perfect experiences.
Trello
I rely on Trello to streamline UI design workflows, enabling efficient progress tracking and seamless team collaboration.
Confluence
Perfect for to documenting design decisions and maintaining design systems, ensuring a centralized knowledge base for the team.
Slack
I leverage Slack for instant communication, design feedback, and streamlined collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Projects 🎯
From Friction to Flow: A Comprehensive UI Makeover for Frontpoint
Frontpoint's current user interface lacked intuitiveness and an emphasis on user-centric design, leading to confusion regarding alarm management and a heightened risk of false alarms. This hindered users from effectively interacting with their security system features when away from home. We proposed a comprehensive UI update, prioritizing a user-oriented approach, to mitigate these concerns and drastically enhance the overall user experience in terms of both accessibility and peace of mind.
Key Elements
1
Glance and Go
Dashboard
2
Customizable Dashboard for Users to Prioritize Features
3
Faster and Easier Access to Arming and Disarming System
4
Improved Device Management Connected to System
5
Simplified Home
Automation
6
Improved Visual Aids for Optimized User Navigation
PawPrint: Where Technology Meets Tail-Wagging Care
To help pet owners maintain their pets' health and wellness, we developed a comprehensive platform that provides organized record keeping, personalized food recommendations, and easy access to emergency vet services. PawPrint enables pet owners to digitally store and organize health documents, access emergency vet contacts, and schedule medication and feeding reminders, ensuring that their pets receive proper care even when they are away from home.
Key Elements
1
Pet Profiles to Organized all Documents and Information
2
Emergency Contacts Easily Assessable
3
Routines and Schedules for Food, Medication and Fitness
4
Calendar for Appointments
and Recurring Events
5
Shop for Pet Food and Other Needs From PawPrint
6
Set Primary Veterinarian and Find Emergency Services
Optimizing Access: A Modern UI for Oregon’s Taxpayers
Oregon residents rely heavily on the Department of Revenue's website to access essential tax forms and fulfill their tax obligations to the state. However, the current website's outdated design and complex navigation posed significant challenges for users. To address these issues, our team meticulously crafted a brand-new, user-centric website that streamlines the income tax filing process, providing an immersive and intuitive experience for Oregon residents.
Key Elements
1
Enhanced Structure of Navigation Bar
2
Utilized visual aids to allow for better intuitive discovery
3
Streamlined User Experience by Prioritizing Tasks
4
Redesigned Aesthetics to Promote Comfort
Case Study in Development 🛠
Purr-fect Navigation: Transforming The Cat Network’s User Experience
The Cat Network's existing website struggles to guide users effectively in locating volunteer opportunities, adopting cats, and gaining awareness of the social issues the organization addresses. To address these shortcomings, a comprehensive redesign is proposed, encompassing a reorganized main navigation and enhanced visual aids that seamlessly guide users to their desired information and empower them to actively support the organization's endeavors.
Key Elements
1
Streamlined Navigation with Intuitive Labels
2
Color-Guided
Navigation
3
Showcased Organization's
Goals on all Pages
4
Leveraged Images to Foster a Culture of Compassion
Case Study in Development 🛠
