The next generation in-car OS for a new sedan, P7, that is intelligent, inclusive, and safe. Process is not shown due to NDA. Reach out to learn more about this project.
Prototyping
Usability Testing
Launch Review
Motion Design
Documentation Guidelines
Shuai Deng - Senior HMI Designer
Yingjie Deng - Visual Designer
Hardware ergonomics limitation
May - Aug 2019
Launched in Jul 2020
On-screen interfaces, usability testing, and design documentation guidelines
At Xpeng, my work is in three parts. One is HMI (Human-Machine Interface) design of System UI of the new Xmart OS, under close collaboration with PMs, visual designers, and engineers. I designed the dock bar, status bar, and proposed an innovative smart suggestion feature. Designs were shipped in Jul 2020.
As an intern, I also assisted other designers to conduct launch reviews, where I spotted and logged issues, and communicated with engineers and designers to find solutions.
Additionally, I also created a documentation guideline, which was used by the design team ever since. The guideline helped designers to standardize the format to make various UI statuses easier to understand.
Intelligent, inclusive & safe
Experience caters to passengers
After launch, the car was positively reviewed by Chinese medias especially because of its smart features. It got the highest smart car rating from IVISTA. The new Xmart OS won the iF design awards 2022. P7 was the best-selling EV in Chinese market for 3 consecutive quarters in 2021.
On the personally level, the major takeaway is to learn to design in the context. Designing for automobile is not only considering about the screen, but also about the context the users are in. If they are driving, is it safe for them to use this feature? My cross-screen info flow design didn’t make the final cut because after discussion with PM, I realized that the complexity was so high that it could confuse users.
On the organization level, I realized software R&D should be synchronized with hardware team because system features could be infeasible because of hardware limitation. Knowing hardware limitation early on and testing regularly in its physical form are very critical.
The next generation in-car OS for a new sedan, P7, that is intelligent, inclusive, and safe. Process is not shown due to NDA. Reach out to learn more about this project.
Prototyping
Usability Testing
Launch Review
Motion Design
Documentation Guidelines
Shuai Deng - Senior HMI Designer
Yingjie Deng - Visual Designer
Hardware ergonomics limitation
May - Aug 2019
Launched in Jul 2020
On-screen interfaces, usability testing, and design documentation guidelines
At Xpeng, my work is in three parts. One is HMI (Human-Machine Interface) design of System UI of the new Xmart OS, under close collaboration with PMs, visual designers, and engineers. I designed the dock bar, status bar, and proposed an innovative smart suggestion feature. Designs were shipped in Jul 2020.
As an intern, I also assisted other designers to conduct launch reviews, where I spotted and logged issues, and communicated with engineers and designers to find solutions.
Additionally, I also created a documentation guideline, which was used by the design team ever since. The guideline helped designers to standardize the format to make various UI statuses easier to understand.
Intelligent, inclusive & safe
Experience caters to passengers
After launch, the car was positively reviewed by Chinese medias especially because of its smart features. It got the highest smart car rating from IVISTA. The new Xmart OS won the iF design awards 2022. P7 was the best-selling EV in Chinese market for 3 consecutive quarters in 2021.
On the personally level, the major takeaway is to learn to design in the context. Designing for automobile is not only considering about the screen, but also about the context the users are in. If they are driving, is it safe for them to use this feature? My cross-screen info flow design didn’t make the final cut because after discussion with PM, I realized that the complexity was so high that it could confuse users.
On the organization level, I realized software R&D should be synchronized with hardware team because system features could be infeasible because of hardware limitation. Knowing hardware limitation early on and testing regularly in its physical form are very critical.
The next generation in-car OS for a new sedan, P7, that is intelligent, inclusive, and safe. Process is not shown due to NDA. Reach out to learn more about this project.
Prototyping
Usability Testing
Launch Review
Motion Design
Documentation Guidelines
Shuai Deng - Senior HMI Designer
Yingjie Deng - Visual Designer
Hardware ergonomics limitation
May - Aug 2019
Launched in Jul 2020
On-screen interfaces, usability testing, and design documentation guidelines
At Xpeng, my work is in three parts. One is HMI (Human-Machine Interface) design of System UI of the new Xmart OS, under close collaboration with PMs, visual designers, and engineers. I designed the dock bar, status bar, and proposed an innovative smart suggestion feature. Designs were shipped in Jul 2020.
As an intern, I also assisted other designers to conduct launch reviews, where I spotted and logged issues, and communicated with engineers and designers to find solutions.
Additionally, I also created a documentation guideline, which was used by the design team ever since. The guideline helped designers to standardize the format to make various UI statuses easier to understand.
Intelligent, inclusive & safe
Experience caters to passengers
After launch, the car was positively reviewed by Chinese medias especially because of its smart features. It got the highest smart car rating from IVISTA. The new Xmart OS won the iF design awards 2022. P7 was the best-selling EV in Chinese market for 3 consecutive quarters in 2021.
On the personally level, the major takeaway is to learn to design in the context. Designing for automobile is not only considering about the screen, but also about the context the users are in. If they are driving, is it safe for them to use this feature? My cross-screen info flow design didn’t make the final cut because after discussion with PM, I realized that the complexity was so high that it could confuse users.
On the organization level, I realized software R&D should be synchronized with hardware team because system features could be infeasible because of hardware limitation. Knowing hardware limitation early on and testing regularly in its physical form are very critical.