Rob Heath

Design Exercises

Role
Frustrated user πŸ˜…
Craft
UI/UX Β· Brand Design

Exploring Space

Every so often I pick a website I use regularly, find the friction, and redesign it from scratch. No brief. No stakeholders. Just the question: what would this look like if someone cared about the details? First is the homepage redesign for nasa.gov, one of the most content-dense sites on the internet, reimagined with clearer hierarchy and modern UI patterns, including the ability to feature live-streams alerts and allow the user to customize their content interests.

NASA β€” homepage redesign

Design Thangs

A homepage and project page template redesign for Thangs, the 3D model sharing platform I host my 3d-printable models. Desktop and mobile, search through detail.

Homepage

Thangs β€” browse view, desktop
Thangs β€” homepage redesign
Thangs β€” browse view, mobile

Project page

Thangs β€” project page, desktop
Thangs β€” project page, mobile

Board Game Arena

A homepage redesign for BGA / Board Game Area. One of the largest online board gaming platforms. The original and the redesign, side by side.

Original
BGA β€” redesigned homepage
Redesign
BGA β€” original homepage

Mailshake

A homepage redesign for the email outreach platform, plus brand graphics and a custom icon set.

Two drafts

Traditional
Mailshake β€” final design
3d illustrated
Mailshake β€” draft design

Case study

LendingTree

LendingTree Β· Web & App UI/UX Β· Visual Design Β· Branding