REDESIGNING
A LOVED STANDARD
REDESIGNING
A LOVED STANDARD
JPEGmini was already an indispensable tool for photographers worldwide when they brought me on to redesign their desktop app, turning a heavy utility into an effortless, low-friction tool built for speed
DECONSTRUCTING
THE FRICTION
I started with a deep UX audit, mapping photographer habits against the legacy UI. The teardown exposed clear contradictions: visual clutter, inconsistent data displays, and missing affordances. Uncovering these gaps turned ambiguity into a blueprint for a cleaner, modern architecture
JPEGMINIME:
FLOATING DESKTOP COMPANION
Additionally, designed a lightweight, minimized mode that floats over the workspace, giving photographers instant, low-friction access to compression without disrupting their daily desktop workflow