Spectra Editor: New Design, Improved UX
Why a Redesign? Spectra has been used by our customers for years. But the world has changed: new devices, new ways of working, new expectations. It was time for an update. The Starting Point The old design was functional, but outdated: Desktopcentric in a mobilefirst world Complex navigation Inconsistent patterns Technical debt in the frontend The Process Research We spoke with users: What works well? What's annoying? What's missing? How do you actually work? The insights were sometimes surprising. Many functions were barely used, while others were sorely missed. Design Sprint In an intensive Design Sprint, we defined the new direction: Focus on the most important use cases Mobilefriendly Faster, direct access to frequent actions Modern, clean design Prototyping and Testing Several prototy