Case Study

Robust Design System

Leading Australian Retailer

Challenge

Supporting more than 100,000 users, the client’s inventory management application had become difficult to navigate due to inconsistent design patterns and inefficient user journeys. The lack of a unified design standard increased training time, slowed everyday tasks and made the application difficult to evolve.

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PRocess

Fabric partnered with the client to create a scalable design system grounded in user research, in-store observation and iterative usability testing. Following a comprehensive audit of the existing application, the team developed a reusable design framework, interactive prototypes and optimised mobile user journeys that balanced user needs with technical feasibility.

The result was a comprehensive, web-hosted design system that provided designers and developers with consistent components, standards and documentation to accelerate future product development.

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Results

The new design system delivered lasting improvements across the organisation:

  • Created a consistent user experience for an application used by 100,000+ users.
  • Reduced task completion times through simplified, more intuitive user journeys.
  • Improved user satisfaction and reduced the need for training through familiar, user-centred design patterns.
  • Enabled faster, more consistent design and development with reusable components and clear design standards.
  • Validated new features through prototyping and user testing before development, reducing delivery risk and improving investment decisions.

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I like how simple and easy the training designs are, it's better than running to a computer every time we need to learn something

"I love that you have this action available from here, thank you! That's going to be so much faster"