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Role: Senior Visual Designer
Focus: Design Systems, Android and iOS
Products: Arlo Safe, Arlo Secure, Wearables
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An easy to use interface manages all your Arlo home security products and keeps you connected to your home and your family’s safety from wherever you are.
Goal:
Design a scalable UI system and visual language to support Arlo’s new generation of home security products, including AI-driven features, real-time monitoring, and subscription services. The goal was to unify design across Android and iOS while translating the brand identity.
Approach:
The first step was to migrate the entire existing UI library from Sketch to Figma, and expand the system to support broader collaboration.
Developed a flexible component system tailored for Android (Material Design) and iOS.
Created design solutions for complex features, including device interconnectivity, real-time location tracking, emergency response, and subscription flows.
Conducted accessibility audits and refined components to meet WCAG standards.
Example of components and icon indicators for all Camera, Routine, Sensor, and Thermostat events used in the Feed screen.
A fully documented, scalable design system adopted across Android and iOS was delivered.
Supported successful launches of AI-powered features, location tracking, and multi-device control.
Improved cross-team collaboration by establishing clearer UI/UX standards.
Enhanced product accessibility.
Key Contributions:
Design Systems - Android, iOS, and multi-device ecosystems.
Visual Identity - Scaled product UI while preserving brand integrity.
UX Collaboration - Subscription flows, onboarding, and real-time dashboards.
Accessibility - WCAG audits, testing, and refinement.
Personal and family safety on the go.
Arlo Safe Component Library Examples
An easy to use interface manages all your Arlo home security products and keeps you connected to your home and your family’s safety from wherever you are.
As the senior designer, I lead the visual design and system development for Arlo’s Android-based Location Tracking product. The goal was to create a cohesive design system while introducing new tracking features, scalable map interfaces, and incident reporting functionality.
Design Challenges:
Translating complex geolocation data into an interface that balances clarity, usability, and real-time updates.
Building a system flexible enough to support new features.
Maintaining alignment with Android’s Material Design guidelines.
Solutions:
Created a scalable component system, including map UI patterns, location markers, event indicators, and incident reporting modules.
Designed responsive map views that display real-time location data, supported by clear and intuitive controls.
Collaborated with engineering to refine handoff processes.
Ran iterative reviews informed by user testing to refine layout decisions and interaction models for both Android and iOS.
Color Selector designed to quickly identitify individual
family members.
Delivered a fully operational design system tailored for Android, now adopted across the product’s location-based services.
Strengthened the customer experience by reducing interface complexity while supporting real-time, high-stakes tracking functionality.
September 2024