The project Suits is an app for improving access to lawsuit claims that the user may be eligible for. I worked with a design team under the leadership of Nhi Pham to create functional prototypes of various user flows within the app.

Tools used: Adobe Illustrator, Figma

Team members: Nhi Pham (Design lead), Doreen Otaru

My role: Designer (designed and prototyped claim page (main landing page), profile page, claim cards)

Timeline: 1 semester (roughly 12 weeks)

Some background…

Suits is a local startup project by Shreyas Satewar I worked on through UT Convergent Forge for the Spring 2024 semester. Suits allows for users to view lawsuit settlements and get directed to where they can claim compensation.

What were our goals?

• For the Design team, the scope entailed a complete redesign of existing pages on the Suits app. The client wanted an app that was professional and intuitive to use.

What was our timeline for these goals?

• This redesign was to be completed in the span of roughly 4 months, prioritizing the claim page.

How can I make an effective design system for use across an app?

Identifying the direction of the redesign

Because the founder expressed an interest in building a professional app, I knew that user trust would be a major factor behind design decisions. Upon inspecting the initial design for the app, our team found that the disjointed integration of banner ads led to a decrease in user trust.

So, when I was tasked with redesigning the Claim page, I researched various ways of integrating ads into an app.

After examining several examples, I decided on integrating ads and claim opportunities alike into a card system, a la Pinterest. Pinterest’s ability to conform ads and content to the same bounds allows for a seamless user experience that makes advertisements feel trustworthy rather than disconnected. So, I began to design a card system.