The Challenge
Create a UI for a restaurant energy management system that allows untrained personnel to effectively manage lighting, temperature, and refrigeration both locally and remotely.
Energy Management Application Mobile Application
Smart Dashboard
We designed the UI to guide visual processing rather than deter it. We are constantly researching how users interpret visual and textual data and what they need to make effective decisions ― and use this knowledge to guide us when designing the dashboard screen. The unique environment in which the application was going to be used made it clear that the user must be able to extract and process critical data reliably and swiftly with just a glance.
Hierarchical Data Presentation
Leveraging cognitive architecture and human memory constraints, we designed a layout that minimizes short-term memory load. We designed each screen to provide all the information a user may need at any given moment to understand the system status and make effective decisions based on it. An intuitive hierarchy among all UI elements is optimized for rapid scanning.