
About ME
Arif Samad has over 15+ years’ hands-on experience building delightful mobile & desktop user experience. I practice user centered design principles, collaborating cross-functionally with product & engineering teams ensuring a great product is built that meets user needs and business goals. I am passionate about creating user experience for consumer & enterprise level digital applications and have hands-on experience with Axure RP, Sketch, Invision, Adobe CC & other tools.
" Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works - Steve Jobs "
DESIGN Process
Built on top of the Design Thinking principles which introduces a new way of thinking about the problems and questions we face in our world. It steps outside of the traditional boxes with visual thinking, creativity and innovation in order to find new solutions to the same old issues.
Portfolio
User-Centered / Design Thinking Collaboration Sessions
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Product Design @ BCBS CareFirst FEPOC
CHALLENGE
Design future state intuitive experiences for member facing and customer service agents facing digital tools.
MY ROLE
Involved in end-to-end design lifecycle, delivering simple, intuitive experiences on time.
WORK SAMPLES
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Atomic Design System
CHALLENGE
Atomic Design involves breaking down a web or mobile application into its basic components so that they can be reused throughout the site.
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Property Review Tool
CHALLENGE
Create an intuitive digital tool for property appraisers which enables them to document the condition of a property.
MY ROLE
- User & market research
- Define users pain points
- Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize features
- Create wireframes and define interactions
- Usability study
- Re-iterate on design / interaction
- Work with engineers in building design patterns
- Measure product success
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Creation | Test | Build | Measure
WIREFRAMES
View Wireframes
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ROI Calculator
CHALLENGE
Build a digital platform which provides lenders / third party to estimate the return on investment (ROI) by implementing a program powered by Fannie Mae.
MY ROLE
- User research
- Define users pain points
- Create wireframes and define interactions
- Usability study
- Re-iterate on design / interaction
- Work with engineers in building design patterns
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Creation | Test | Build
WIREFRAMES
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My AT&T Mobile App
CHALLENGE
Create a dynamic personalized world class mobile experience by including all of the top task performed by the user in MyAT&T mobile app.Consider new features that will align with business goals and appeal to current and new users.
SOLUTION
- Redesign the existing mobile app that will enhance the sales & service experience and increase user engagement.
- Provide personalized experience based on the shopping history pattern.
MY ROLE
- Empathy interview
- Define users pain points
- Create wireframes & prototype
- Usability study
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Prototype | Test
PROTOTYPING
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Apple iPhone 8 Personalized Upgrade Flow
CHALLENGE
Create a dynamic personalized experience by building a single page upgrade device buy flow based on their shopping history.
SOLUTION
- Redesign the existing buy flow that will enhance the sales experience, increase conversions and increase user engagement.
- Provide personalized experience based on the shopping history pattern.
MY ROLE
- Empathy interview
- Define users pain points
- Create wireframes & prototype
- Usability study
- Present to leadership
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Prototype | Test
PROTOTYPING
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Online Check-in Experience
CHALLENGE
How to create a seamless omni channel experience for the user across digital and in store experience?
SOLUTION
- Design an experience allowing users to check-in to a nearby store using the digital platform before going to the store.
MY ROLE
- Empathy interview
- Define users pain points
- Build feature concept
- Present to leadership
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Concept | Test
BUSINESS CASE
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Native App Prototype
OBJECTIVE
Co-founder @ Vacalbum. It is an application for capturing your favorite moments and helps re-live the moment.
MY ROLE
I conducted the end-to-end process. I came up with the concept from scratch, did usability testing, persona creation, created the business model, created wireframes, built the prototype, and lead a team building the application.
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Prototype | Test | Build
PROTOTYPING
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RWD Concept
CHALLENGE
Re-design the enterprise ecommerce platform to provide a consistent personalized world class experience across all screen sizes and devices. Consider new features that will align with business goals and appeal to current and new users.
MY ROLE
- Define users pain points
- Create wireframes & prototype
- Usability study
- Re-iterate on design
- Work with engineers on implementing new experience
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Prototype | Test | Build
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Low Fidelity Wireframes
CHALLENGE
Design a dashboard interface providing business administrators an overview of the accounts they handle with the ability to deep dive from the dashboard page.
MY ROLE
- Empathy interview
- Define users pain points
- Create wireframes with interaction annotations
- Usability study
- Re-iterate on design
- Work with engineers on implementing new experience
DESIGN PROCESS
Empathize | Definition | Ideation | Creation | Test | Build
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Contact
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