SENSORWORX
Building a 100% U.S.-based lighting company’s first ever app.
SENSORWORX is a new brand of lighting controls that redefines the occupancy sensor category. At the core of this claim is the incorporation of key innovations in three areas: Technology, Convenience, and Manufacturing Quality.
The Opportunity
SENSORWORX’s products are proudly designed, produced and sold in Connecticut. They have decades of demonstrated innovation in commercial lighting products, but their control systems were always complicated–at times they resembled circuit breakers more than any tools most people would recognize.
So they reached out to KRUTSCH and asked for help bringing their mobile app vision to life.
The Goal
SENSORWORX wanted this app to reflect their shining reputation of high quality products. So we prioritized intuitive UI features and streamlined design elements that help users easily navigate every screen.
We’re also well-versed in designing for connected devices and IoT apps. So we kept evolving chip and wireless tech in mind as we worked on both design and development efforts.
The Design Focus
Easy to use and impactful design were our two priorities. This app needed to work and impress.
For the design, we focused on intuitive workflows and easy to read UI elements to create a user experience that allowed the end user to easily navigate the lighting sensor installation process.
The Development Focus
Our devs worked closely with client teams to simultaneously build the front and back ends to meet project timing goals.
Getting To Work
Our process started with several workshop sessions to give us a full understanding of client needs and wants, product details, and how scalable this new app should be to ensure longevity.
We focused on the needs of end users. Building managers, tenants and workers who need an easier time of installing and using lighting systems.
Once we had our more specific goals laid out, we moved into workflows for the full range of use cases.
Workflows led to wireframes and the visual design phases, including creating a visual language that incorporated and built on SENSORWORX’s existing branding.
After low-fi wireframes, we kept iterating and moved into hi-fidelity screens in Adobe XD. We collaborated at every step with SENSORWORX, and their constant feedback was key to the end result working as well as possible.
The final SENSORWORX app delivered. Tap gestures, simple UI components and intuitive features combine to make it incredibly easier for users to setup, customize and maintain their lighting.
