Riot Games MVP Internal Tooling Design System
Design oversight on 0-1 enterprise portal for game tooling at Riot Games, working closely with cross-functional teams to define, iterate, and simplify complex workflows. The goal was to help Riot scale from single to multi-game operations, improving cost efficiency and system knowledge for users across Riot's game portfolio.
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Dashboard
Entry Point To All Features
This was a 0-1 MVP, taking feature code and creating UI and workflows to simplify building and maintenance. Users needed feature clarity, guidance, and easy access to support and documentation.
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Feature Organization
Features Organized For Clarity, Scanability & Consistency
The organization we done with intent, focusing on important information being front and center. Edit/management features and help links are consistently located slightly out of the main view across features.
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Power User Functionality
Guided Workflow & Power User Customization In One Interface
The workflow for new or standard users included guardrails to minimize unnecessary errors. However we didn’t want remove customization for power users, so that process was included in a manual editing section, clearly separated from the regular UI, and identifying the lack of guardrails.
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User Flows
How Does Interdependent Logic Work Within Features?
Laying out the identifies functionality, when errors or validation occur, help show the users the proper messaging at the right time.
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Data Updates & Approvals
Workflow Safety Guardrails With Clear Data
Use the right messaging in errors to help the user understand changes being proposed, BEFORE something goes wrong. Complete contextual information in approvals to Admins helps them make the appropriate decision.
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Design Progression
With Time And Manpower, A Functional Early Pass Gets Polished
When the project started, we just needed to get functional designs in place. Polish wasn't a priority until a year later when we partnered with another team on a design system, allowing us to refine our designs.
