Redesigning an established online community is more delicate than building from scratch. Buzzjack had loyal users with deeply rooted browsing habits: chart forums, song contests (BJSC), real-time chats, and news blogs. Modernizing the interface without breaking existing flows, doing so across desktop and mobile versions with distinct behaviors, was the central knot of the project.
I designed specific components for the community's real-life use cases: a tab system for navigation between sections, chat with message bubbles, differentiated header and footer menus for mobile, and dark mode from the first deliverable. I handed over structured and documented code so the client could maintain it without external dependencies, as stipulated in the collaboration agreement.
