Role: Brand Development, User Research and End-to-End UX/UI Design
Timeline: 2016-2018
The Problem
Organizations managing large content libraries across multiple repositories had no single view of their data. Finding, interpreting, and acting on content required switching between tools and manually reconciling information. Kosmos aimed to unify structured and unstructured data in one intelligent platform.
My Process
Facilitated a collaborative discovery session with founders to map the product’s core methodology—translating abstract concepts into a visual concept model that aligned the team.
Conducted user interviews across four distinct user types, developing detailed personas capturing each role’s goals, frustrations, and technical comfort level.
Created an information architecture that could accommodate high content volume without overwhelming users—prioritizing progressive disclosure and role-based views.
Mapped user flows for each persona’s primary tasks, exposing gaps in the proposed feature set before a single wireframe was drawn.
Built an interactive Axure prototype demonstrating the full product experience (available on request).
Developed the full Kosmos brand identity—logo, color system, and visual language—ensuring the product looked as sophisticated as its capabilities.
Concept Diagram
To kick off the discovery process I facilitated a meeting with the stakeholders to gain iTo kick off the discovery process, I facilitated a collaborative session with stakeholders to gain a deeper understanding of the application’s methodology and core objectives. Based on those insights, I developed a concept model diagram to visualize key relationships and inform the overall design approach.
Personas
Through user interviews and by gathering key business goals, I conducted research that led to the development of detailed user personas for each type of individual who would interact with the application.
Information Architecture
Based on the personas, I facilitated meetings to better understand how users would interact with the application. Using these insights, I then created an Information Architecture (IA) diagram to map out the structure and flow of the application.
User Flows
Based on the use cases, I mapped out the user flows to illustrate how each task would be completed within the application.
Prototype
I created a prototype of the application as well using Axure. Demo available to view upon request.
Brand Development
Logo
I also worked on the brand identity for Kosmos creating several logo options for the brand.
Outcome
The end-to-end design process produced a validated product foundation—from brand identity to interactive prototype—that Kosmos used to pursue funding and early customers. The persona-driven architecture ensured the product could grow across user types without redesign.