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Consultancy CRM Design

Target users

Admin staff, Counsellors, Students, Education/Migration Agents

Tools

Figma, Adobe XD, FigJam

My role

UI/UX

Consultancy CRM Design

Project overview

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Problem statement

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Solution

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Design process

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My role

 worked closely with a senior designer and was responsible for:

Conducting user research through interviews and feedback sessions.

Understanding business goals and gathering functional requirements.

Creating the information architecture and defining user flows.

Brainstorming and ideating interface improvements with the team.

Building a reusable components in Figma.

Supporting seniors with designs, handoffs, reviews, and documentation.

Participating in usability testing and iterating based on feedback.

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