E-Learning
Portal

A centralized learning hub for a fast-growing design team.

As Athlon Studio expanded rapidly, a clear gap emerged — designers joining the team had no single place to learn the studio's processes, design standards, or tools. Knowledge lived in scattered Slack messages, individual conversations, and institutional memory.

In two weeks, the goal was to design an internal e-learning platform that centralized UX design resources, streamlined onboarding, and gave every employee a place to learn at their own pace — regardless of when they joined the team.

Growth without infrastructure creates friction.

Three problems defined the scope from day one.

Surveys and card sorting shaped the structure.

Internal Survey

An internal survey revealed that while 50% of employees relied on formal onboarding, 95.5% actually learned about new tools through peer conversations. That contrast made the case for a formal learning platform impossible to ignore.

Design Operations Card-Sorting

One-on-one interviews led to a card-sorting exercise where employees sorted lessons and suggested categories. Feedback like "mini courses with different modules" and "I need to know how to do this specific task" guided the information architecture directly.

Ideation

Three directions emerged from ideation — a single-page scroll for uninterrupted learning, three structured tabs for different skill levels, and a dedicated section for director insights to foster leadership connection with the team.

Concepts

Three low-fidelity wireframes were developed, each addressing how to present lessons, manage a large content library, and keep information digestible. The concepts ranged from a side-nav single-page layout to a top-nav category system to an on-page tab selector.

User-centric design that makes learning feel accessible.

Through an iterative process guided by user feedback and client preferences, the final design merges efficient navigation, engaging content presentation, and user-centric functionality. Three variations were explored before arriving at the final direction — a hybrid of Concepts 1 and 2 tailored to Athlon's specific learning needs.

Designed, handed off, and ready to build in two weeks.

The project was completed on a tight two-week timeline and delivered with a comprehensive handoff package including detailed interaction notes, component libraries, and colour and typography documentation. The full user flow is captured below.

Infrastructure for a team that was growing faster than its processes.

The platform addressed a real operational gap — not just a design problem. By giving every employee a single place to access design resources, the tool reduced dependency on individual knowledge transfer and created a consistent onboarding foundation regardless of team size or pace of growth.

Working within a two-week sprint with a small team reinforced how much a focused MVP scope can accomplish. Rather than designing every possible feature, the process of prioritizing against real user needs produced a tighter, more purposeful result.

The handoff process was also a key learning — translating research-informed design decisions into documentation that developers could act on required as much clarity of thinking as the design itself. Clear communication at handoff is as important as the design work that precedes it.