Designers are asked to perform minor miracles by transforming large amounts of information into simplified communicative designs. Oh, yeah—and those designs have to be beautiful, too. Like a master distiller transforms a large pot of mash into a fine bourbon, UX distilling is a methodology that facilitates the translation from data to design in 5 simple steps. Join us for a DesignTalk with Daniel O’Sullivan, creator of the concept of UX distilling. After being featured by disruptive companies like IBM, UX distilling gained international notoriety and people all over the world have benefited from this methodology.

1. UX DISTILLING
TURNING DATA INTO DESIGN IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS
CREATED BY DANIEL
O’SULLIVAN
@designOSullivan

2. DANIEL O’SULLIVAN
UX DESIGNER

5. 6 STEPS TO DESIGNING BETTER DASHBOARDS

15. HOW DO WE OVERCOME THIS?

16. UX DISTILLING

17. “ALL DISTILLING STARTS WITH
HYGIENE AND QUALITY.”
— MASTER DISTILLER

18. “HOW YOU PREPARE THE GRAINS
AND YEAST, THAT’S THE SCIENCE.”
— MASTER DISTILLER

19. “AFTER THAT, HOW YOU BOTTLE IT,
MATURE IT, FILTER IT, THAT’S THE ART.”
— MASTER DISTILLER

21. IDENTIFY COMPONENTS
STEP 1

22. NAVIGATIONS
STEP 1
IDENTIFY COMPONENTS

23. STEP 1
FEATURES
IDENTIFY COMPONENTS

24. METRICS
STEP 1
IDENTIFY COMPONENTS

25. GATHER REQUIREMENTS
STEP 2

26. STEP 2
NAVIGATIONS
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

27. CONTRACTORS
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

28. PERMITS
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

29. PROFILE
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

30. JOBS
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

31. ADMIN
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

32. SCHEDULE
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

33. FEATURES
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

34. SEARCH
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

35. ACTIVITY FEED
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

36. SCHEDULE
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

37. USER PROFILE
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

38. ON HOLD
GATHER REQUIREMENTS
STEP 2

39. STEP 2
METRICS
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

40. JOBS COMPLETED
STEP 2
GATHER REQUIREMENTS

41. SALES PIPELINE
GATHER REQUIREMENTS
STEP 2

42. OUTLINE DESIGN
STEP 3

43. TOP NAVIGATION
OUTLINE DESIGN
STEP 3
PROFILESCHEDULEPROJECTS REPORTS

44. STEP 3
SIDE
NAVIGATION
PROFILE
SCHEDULE
PROJECTS
REPORTS
OUTLINE DESIGN

46. MOCKUP
STEP 4

47. TOOLS
KNOW THE

49. COLOR THEORY
USE PROPER

50. BAD
THE
GOOD
THE

51. ICONOGRAPHY
USE PROPER

52. MOCKUP
STEP 4

53. STEP 4
MOCKUP

54. STEP 4
MOCKUP

55. STEP 4
MOCKUP

56. REFINE
STEP 5

57. PROTOTYPING BUILDINGUX TESTING
REFINE
STEP 5

58. STEP 5
REFINE

59. “EVERYONE HAS A PLAN UNTIL THEY
GET PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH.”
— MIKE TYSON
STEP 5
REFINE

60. STEP 5
REFINE

61. STEP 5
REFINE

62. STEP 5
REFINE

63. STEP 5
REFINE

66. STEP 5
REFINE

67. 1. COMPONENTS
2. REQUIREMENTS
3. OUTLINE
4. MOCKUP
5. REFINE
UX DISTILLING
IDENTIFY WHICH INGREDIENTS ARE NEEDED
CAREFULLY CHOOSE THE FINEST INGREDIENTS
COMBINE THE INGREDIENTS AND DISTILL
BEAUTIFULLY BOTTLE THE BOURBON
SERVE & ENJOY, AND SERVE & ENJOY…

68. UX DISTILLING
TURNING DATA INTO DESIGN IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS
CREATED BY DANIEL
O’SULLIVAN
@designOSullivan