FactSet Research Systems, Inc. // New York, New York
Interactive Charting
AREAS OF FOCUS
Information Architecture
Process Mapping
Wireframing
DESCRIPTION
Interactive Charting went through a redesign and as an interaction designer I was responsible for part of this project.Interactive Charting is one of FactSet's main charting applications within a 400+ application workstation provided on a subscription basis to financial professionals.
This application has capabilities of charting different groups of data that assists users in analyzing information across a range of companies as part of a larger report.
STEP ONE:
Information Architecture
I was responsible for part of the redesign which included restructuring right-click menu options within the application.
This included what features belong to which object on a certain level of a chart, which features are shared across other objects and levels, and which features are common, unspecific menu options. Organizing this information and these features into their proper buckets helped design a more efficient right-click menu.
STEP TWO:
Process Mapping
Another part of the redesign that I was responsible for was rethinking the functionality and workflow of annotations on a chart. Annotations are labels that provide more information or detailed information for certain data points on a chart, which provides the user with the ability to more deeply analyze the data being provided by the chart.
I created process workflows for the current functionality and proposed some new workflows to be included in the overall application redesign.
STEP THREE:
Wireframes
Being given some background information on other aspects of the redesign, I proposed some wireframes for the application interface.
These wireframes were for design exploration, brainstorming, collaboration, and concept building. They were not used for the final redesign.
