Other Kinetix Projects Overview
An overview of the projects I worked on during my time at Kinetix (May 2022 - August 2023) in my role as Product Designer (UX/UI Design & Research, Product Management & Scrum Leadership)
Photo credit: Welcome to the Jungle
— 🎬 3D No-Code Animation Studio
Simplified Scene Creation: Optimized the scene creation process for single avatar animations (emotes).
Improved Studio Dashboard and Animation Library: Enhanced the usability and efficiency of the Studio Dashboard and Animation Library.
Designed Style Filters and Blends: Implemented style filters and blending options for animations.
Adhered to Kinetix Emote Standards: Ensured that the tools and processes align with Kinetix's established emote standards.
— 🏪Web3 - Emote NFT Marketplace & Minting Feature
Web3 Exploration: Researched and implemented Web3 concepts in the development of an emote NFT marketplace.
NFT Minting Feature: Introduced a feature allowing users to mint their own emote NFTs.
Crypto Payments: Enabled cryptocurrency payments using wallets like Metamask and networks like Matic/Polygon within the marketplace.
— 🛞Kinetix SDK: Emote Wheel
Product Discovery: Conducted research to understand user and developer requirements for in-game emote wheels.
Design Workshops: Led workshops with SDK developers to generate and refine emote wheel design variations.
Usability Testing: Conducted usability tests to identify areas for improvement and inform SDK development.
— 🚪“Virtual World Portal”: Emote SDK Developer Front Office
Developed Client-Facing Tool: Created a tool that provides game developers with easy access to Kinetix SDK and API.
Enhanced Developer Experience: Facilitated game developers' interactions with Kinetix's tools and services.
— 🗄️Internal Kinetix Back Office
Developed Inventory Management Tool: Created an internal tool for efficient management of animation and 3D assets.
Enhanced Usability: Improved tool usability by ensuring alignment with the company's specific needs and workflows.
— 💬Text 2 Animation - PWA POC
Developed PWA for Text-to-Avatar Animation: Created a Progressive Web App that generates animated avatars based on text prompts.
Product Leadership: Guided Product Discovery, contributed to workflow design, prototype development, and R&D alignment to ensure technical viability.
Prototyping and Development: Prepared prototypes and development tickets, while addressing infrastructure-related challenges.
— 🧑🎨Revamped Kinetix Design System
Led Design System Adaptation: Coordinated and implemented a new design system aligned with a recent brand refresh.
Bridged Brand and Tech: Adapted Google's Material Design components to match the new brand identity while maintaining user experience and interface behaviors.
Collaborative Rollout: Worked closely with the AD and Engineering teams to ensure efficient and effective deployment of the updated design system across the website and product suite.
Explore the Design System Guidelines (PDF) below:
— 👨🏫UX/Product Education & Outreach
Introduced UX Fundamentals: Presented the basics of UX design to the company, emphasizing its importance across all departments. Identified and proposed solutions for existing UX challenges.
External UX Outreach: Represented Kinetix at industry events by conducting product demos and facilitating an animation workshop at Les Gobelins school.
Kinetix X Ecole Gobelins Workshop