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10 Grounds

AAR Papers

Problem
PAPERS worked, but it read like unstyled defaults: stacked buttons, long paragraphs and plain tables, and its architecture could not change.
Solution
A redesign inside Bootstrap 5 that reorganizes and restyles what was already there, focused on the submission flow and adapted to mobile.
My role
UX/UI Designer at 10 Grounds.
Skills
UX/UI designRedesignDesign systemBootstrap 5Responsive
Methodology
Audit of the existing screens, then the submission flow first, restyling Bootstrap 5 components, and finally every screen adapted to mobile.

PAPERS is the system scholars use to submit paper and session proposals to the meetings of the American Academy of Religion. The brief was to improve the experience on a short timeline and with little room for design complexity.

The work covers both sides of the system: the people who submit proposals, and the chairs and steering committees who receive them. It runs through the flows to create a paper, a papers session or a roundtable, submit a proposal and search program units.

Platform
Web, desktop & mobile
Users
Submitters · Chairs and steering committees
Flows
Create paper · Paper session · Roundtable session · Submit proposal · Search units
Tools
Figma · Bootstrap 5

Design decisions

  1. Choose first

    The three proposal types became side-by-side cards, each with an icon, a short description and one action, instead of three buttons separated by paragraphs.

  2. Status at a glance

    Proposals are grouped as saved and submitted, with badges for type and status and icon actions, in place of a plain table of text links.

  3. Two views of your work

    Tabs separate the proposals you own from the ones you take part in.

  4. Inside Bootstrap 5

    Every component is a Bootstrap 5 one with new color, spacing and type, so the redesign could be applied without rebuilding the front end.

  5. Review in one place

    Chairs and steering members see their units and every proposal sent to them, with type, status and rating, and accept or reject from the proposal page.

  6. Mobile, screen by screen

    Forms, modals and lists were adapted one by one, so submitting a proposal from a phone is a full flow, not a squeezed desktop page.

WorkWeb / UX/UI / Design system

The proposals page after the redesign: three proposal cards and a list of saved proposals
The proposals page before the redesign: stacked blue buttons and plain tables

Drag the handle to compare the page before and after the redesign.

Proposals home with the three proposal types and the saved and submitted proposalsCreate paper form with authors, requirements and commentsSubmit paper session proposal: choosing the meeting and the program unitsSearch units: a filterable table of program unitsA chair reviewing a proposal: rating it and accepting or rejecting it

Mobile

Scroll sideways →

Mobile: proposals home
Mobile: create paper form
Mobile: my participations
Mobile: chair and steering home

Design system

Bootstrap 5 with a new primary color and a short set of restyled components, rebuilt here in code. Staying on the framework kept the redesign cheap to implement.

The style guide in Figma: buttons, breadcrumbs, tabs, navigation, tables, inputs, links and tooltips
The style guide in Figma: buttons, breadcrumbs, tabs, navigation, tables, inputs, links and tooltips, each with its states. Open it full size.

Color

  • #178489TealPrimary · links
  • #343A40DarkNavbar · icons
  • #6C757DGrayActive tab · help text
  • #E9ECEFLightHeader · footer
  • #F8F9FABackgroundPage
  • #FD7E14OrangeIn revision
  • #F7D6E6Pink softPaper badge
  • #E6F0FCBlue softSession badge
  • #FFF3CDYellow softUnit tag

Navigation

Homepage Units Program Book
My ProposalsMy Participations

Buttons

Create New PaperValeriaSubmit Proposal

Feedback

Your paper was created successfully.
In RevisionCompletePaperRoundtable SessionAnthropology of Religion Unit

Proposal card

New Paper

A paper proposal is a paper written by you, and perhaps co-authored by others.

Create New Paper

Saved proposal

Ethnographic Study of Indigenous Rituals PaperSubmit Proposal

Form field

sample@gmail.comThe email address is not made public.

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