Role : Visual Design
Duration: 12 Days
Project: Galaxy
Project Overview
The Galaxy project was an exciting opportunity to design a brand-new online gaming platform from the ground up. I crafted UI designs for key pages, including the Landing Page, About Page, Store Page, Game Page, and several others, focusing on creating an engaging and immersive experience for users.
Tools: Figma, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
Role and Responsibilities
UI Design for Key Pages: Designed high-fidelity interfaces for essential pages, including the Landing Page, About Page, Store Page, Game Page, and additional supporting pages.
Brand Development: Established a cohesive and immersive visual identity that reflected the brand’s energetic gaming culture, ensuring consistency across all designs.
Gamification Elements: Integrated engaging gamified features to enhance user interaction and motivation, creating a more dynamic and interactive user experience.
Responsive Design: Designed layouts optimized for multiple devices, ensuring a seamless and visually consistent experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms.
Collaboration with Stakeholders: Worked closely with clients and stakeholders to understand project goals and user needs, iteratively refining designs based on feedback.
Design System Creation: Built reusable UI components and style guides to maintain scalability and consistency across the platform.
Design Approach
1. Understanding the Requirements
Collaborated with the client to gather clear project goals and expectations, ensuring alignment with the vision for the platform.Focused on creating designs that emphasized branding, gamification, and user engagement.
2. Inspiration and Ideation
Explored leading design platforms like Dribbble and Behance to gather inspiration and identify trends suitable for a modern gaming audience.Brainstormed visual themes and layout structures to ensure the platform reflected the energetic and immersive nature of online gaming.
3. High-Fidelity UI Design
Developed detailed, pixel-perfect designs for key pages, including the Landing Page, About Page, Store Page, Game Page, and supporting pages.Balanced aesthetics and functionality, ensuring an intuitive layout with clear navigation and engaging visuals.
4. Branding and Gamification
Crafted a cohesive visual identity, using vibrant colors, bold typography, and custom UI elements to reflect the gaming culture.Incorporated gamification features like progress indicators, badges, and interactive elements to boost user engagement.
5. Responsive and Scalable Design
Ensured all designs were responsive, optimizing desktop, tablet, and mobile device layouts.Created reusable design components and a style guide to maintain consistency and scalability across the platform.
Creative Highlights
Immersive Visual Theme
Designed a space-themed interface with rich visuals, bold typography, and vibrant colors that captivate users and reflect the excitement of the gaming world. Incorporated custom illustrations, like rockets and planets, to enhance the futuristic and adventurous atmosphere.
Gamification Elements
Highlighted features and popular games with card-based layouts, making it easy for users to navigate and explore. Designed interactive game thumbnails with hover effects to encourage user interaction and engagement.
User-Centric Navigation
Ensured intuitive and seamless navigation with a clean and well-organized menu system for easy access to Store, Games, and Contact pages. Used consistent visual hierarchy to guide users through the interface effortlessly.
Branding Excellence
Designed a cohesive brand identity with a bold logo, futuristic icons, and a consistent color palette to establish a unique and memorable presence. Balanced modern aesthetics with gaming culture to appeal to the target audience effectively.
Key Takeaways
✅ This project allowed me to refine my ability to design visually immersive, theme-based interfaces. Creating a cohesive space-themed UI for Galaxy enhanced my skills in aligning branding with engaging visual storytelling.
✅ Designing high-fidelity interfaces for multiple pages (e.g., Landing Page, Store Page, and Game Page) strengthened my ability to craft user-friendly layouts while maintaining aesthetic appeal and usability across different devices
✅ Developing reusable UI components and a design system highlighted the importance of consistency and scalability, ensuring that future additions to the platform would align seamlessly with the established design language.
✅ By integrating gamified elements such as interactive game thumbnails and feature highlights, I gained a deeper understanding of how to drive user engagement and create designs that motivate and entertain the audience.