Hoop

client:

Alma Cube

The first professional networking platform based on personalities, workflow and expectations.

research

GPT won't replace real interviews

Interviews always need a script, but throwing in new questions based on cues is crucial. Most importantly, human are extremely good at complaining, helping us framing the right pains to build successful products

Interviews

User journey

Personas

User journey map results for a freelance persona User journey map result for a recruiter persona User journey map result for a student persona
research

Simplify at the beginning

Sketching wireframes right away inevitably moves the focus from the UX to the UI. A user-flow-first approach directs efforts toward the UX, sets a solid base to streamline collaboration, and reduces coding efforts by eliminating redundant components.

User flow

Prioritization

Normalization

Miro board used during the research to simplify the user flows
UX-UI

Standing out, but how much?

Users prefer your site to function similarly to those they already use, so "copying" is often necessary. But where do we draw the line between familiarity and uniqueness? Main layout and user flow: do not reinvent the wheel. Get creative on anything else.

Branding

Responsiveness

Design system

Homepage desktop mockup Homepage mobile mockup Profile section desktop mockup Profile section mobile mockup Profile section eidt mode desktop mockup Profile section edit mode mobile mockup Project section desktop mockup Project section mobile desktop