What I Did

Visual Design

Interaction Design

Design Systems

Context

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise hr and finance software. However, in 2016, Workday was not leading with their mobile experience. Teams designing for Android were copying iOS paradigms which caused customer and user frustration to grow.

Goals

Armed with low customer adoption metrics and poor usability insights, I was able to build a business case to fully reimagine the Workday Android experience. Aptly named, “Project Phoenix”, we set out to revitalize our Android app. Our primary objectives were to redesign patterns and interactions referencing Material Design, create a style guide for developers to reference, and create templates for future mobile designers - all while honoring Workday’s visual and brand language.

What I Did

Visual Design

Interaction Design

Design Systems

Context

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise hr and finance software. However, in 2016, Workday was not leading with their mobile experience. Teams designing for Android were copying iOS paradigms which caused customer and user frustration to grow.

Goals

Armed with low customer adoption metrics and poor usability insights, I was able to build a business case to fully reimagine the Workday Android experience. Aptly named, “Project Phoenix”, we set out to revitalize our Android app. Our primary objectives were to redesign patterns and interactions referencing Material Design, create a style guide for developers to reference, and create templates for future mobile designers - all while honoring Workday’s visual and brand language.

Workday Phoenix Anroid HCM HR

Time Off

With 1.5 million time off requests on mobile each month, Time Off is one of Workday’s top used tasks. Bringing in a more modern material-like calendar immediately improved the overall experience.

Usability was improved through more inuitive interactions, better wayfinding, and surfacing more contextual user data.

Navigation

Adding tabbed navigation to the app bar immediately made Inbox and Drive look and behave more like a true Android app.

Introducing material motion throughout the app helped make transitions more energetic and fluid.

Workday Phoenix Anroid HCM HR
Workday Phoenix Anroid HCM HR
Workday Phoenix Anroid HCM HR
Workday Phoenix Anroid HCM HR
Workday Phoenix Anroid HCM HR
Jesse W Spencer User Interface Hero Shot