BIY: Service Business
Module 2: Making It Real
2.3 Designing for Your User

2.3 Designing for Your User

Your app needs to make sense to a busy user.

What This Lesson Covers

  • Who your users actually are and how they'll use your app
  • Making the client-facing form dead simple
  • Making your admin dashboard scannable at a glance
  • Mobile considerations — will you or your clients use this on a phone?
  • Basic design principles that make anything look more professional

How to Start

Open Claude Desktop with the course folder selected and type:

start lesson 2.3

Design isn't about making things pretty. It's about making things obvious. If your client has to think about how to fill out your form, the form is wrong.

What You'll Walk Away With

  • An improved intake form that's easier for clients to complete
  • A dashboard layout that shows you what matters first
  • An app that looks like you paid someone to build it

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