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Sukeltaja-App

Redesigning the mobile app of the Finnish Divers' Federation (Sukeltajaliitto): adding backlog features while simplifying the UX, then helping build it in React Native.

Role: Lead UX/UI Designer
Year: To add
Context: Software development course · 10 cr · 4 months
Client: Sukeltajaliitto ry
Tools: Figma, Photoshop, React Native, Expo, Node.js, Express

[01] Challenge

Redesign the mobile app for the Finnish Divers' Federation (Sukeltajaliitto): add backlog features while simplifying the UX, within an agile team with no prior UX design experience.

[02] Context & role

Completed as part of a 10-credit software development course over 4 months. Our team ran agile sprints and gathered user feedback throughout.

I stepped up to lead UX and UI. I designed all flows in Figma and Photoshop before any code was written, then helped implement the frontend using React Native and Expo, backed by a Node.js / Express API.

[03] Walkthrough

Before-and-after comparison: the initial state versus the delivered product.

[04] Design process

Although this was primarily a software development course, we pinpointed usability problems through user interviews and iterated on them. The implemented result evolved further from the original plan as we discovered improvements during development.

Figma design screens for Sukeltaja-App — Fig. 01

The client was highly satisfied with the final result, and deploying to production was a success.
This project was the spark that shifted my focus from pure software engineering toward UX/UI design.