Argus
2024
My Roles:
UI Lead
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Prototyping Lead
Categories:
UX UI / Product Design
Tools:
Figma
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Adobe Suite
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Rhino
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Keyshot
A system designed to enhance communication and safety on construction sites.
01
Why?
"1 fatal construction accident occurs every 10 min"
The construction industry faces increased safety risks and project delays due to inefficient hazard reporting, miscommunication, and language barriers on construction sites.
02
How?
Over 20 weeks, we conducted secondary research, user interviews, created personas and user journey maps, developed intuitive designs, iterated on them, and performed usability testing to ensure Argus is people-first. Ultimately, we delivered an innovative solution.
03
What?
We designed a comprehensive system that includes an AR smart visor along with a mobile and tablet interface to provide a safer construction environment, break language barriers, and increase efficiency.
Smart Visor
Working seamlessly in real-time helping inform the user of potential hazards, and enhance communication and task management.
1
Tactile Controls
Allow users control regardless of large hands or thick gloves.
2
Bone Conduction
Enables communication without the user losing awareness of their surroundings.
3
Camera / LiDAR Sensor
Allows workers to receive real-time instructions, safety alerts, and translations directly in their line of sight without distraction.
4
Projected AR
Heads-up display, for hazard warning, contextual information, communication alerts, and tasks.
Mobile App
Site Map
Integrating 3D maps to identify hazardous zones and worker locations. Fostering better situational awareness and improved collaboration.
Hazard Report
Team
Training
Tablet
Helping managers oversee site operations and enforce safety protocols with a comprehensive interface for task management, hazard reporting, and direct worker communication.
Research
Off the bat, there were a few things we had to examine
How does on-site construction work?
What kind of struggles do target users have?
How could we help to solve their challenges?
Secondary Research in Numbers
1/5
of all work-related deaths happen in the construction industry in the US every year.
67%
of employers said that miscommunications due to language barriers were leading to inefficiency.
60,000
fatal accidents occur each year on the construction site world wide.
Primary Research in Numbers
7
Construction sites
55
Construction workers
10+
Industrial experts
In research, we discovered the following fundamental problems ->
Communication gaps and language barriers led to frequent misunderstandings.
Safety hazards remain a major concern despite training and new equipment.
A lack of effective training systems leads to costly mistakes and inefficiencies.
From research Insight to Implementation
Define
Ideate
Design
Prototype
Test
Deliver
Visual
Consistent. With a Design System.
Based on insights gained from user research, we consolidated core user needs that drove the development of our comprehensive design system.
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Brand Core
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Semantics
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Reflection
Great design balances aesthetics with real user needs.
Be flexible in the design process. Focusing on the actual needs and priorities of users, ensuring the design is both technically sound and user-centric. Adapting to the changing requirements and feedback from users, creating a product that truly addresses their pain points