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Dell Capstone Project

Dell Capstone Project

About the project

During Fall 2025, I’ve been working with Dell Technologies’ ISG EDG team on my UX Design Capstone project. The work centers on creating a modular vector illustration system that improves clarity, consistency, and usability across networking-related internal interfaces. While the specific deliverables and internal materials cannot be shared publicly due to NDA, this page summarizes the project background, my design process, and the phases documented through my weekly updates. Password protected project case study will be available after my final presentation.

During Fall 2025, I’ve been working with Dell Technologies’ ISG EDG team on my UX Design Capstone project. The work centers on creating a modular vector illustration system that improves clarity, consistency, and usability across networking-related internal interfaces. While the specific deliverables and internal materials cannot be shared publicly due to NDA, this page summarizes the project background, my design process, and the phases documented through my weekly updates. Password protected project case study will be available after my final presentation.

During Fall 2025, I’ve been working with Dell Technologies’ ISG EDG team on my UX Design Capstone project. The work centers on creating a modular vector illustration system that improves clarity, consistency, and usability across networking-related internal interfaces. While the specific deliverables and internal materials cannot be shared publicly due to NDA, this page summarizes the project background, my design process, and the phases documented through my weekly updates. Password protected project case study will be available after my final presentation.

Date:

Dec 5, 2025

Duration

12 weeks (Ongoing)

Duration

12 weeks (Ongoing)

Project Type

Capstone Project

Tools Used

Adobe Illustrator

Figma

Shapr3D

Trello

Responsibilities

Stakeholder Interviews

Vector Illustration Design

Design System


UX Research


Collaborations

UX Designers

UX Researchers

Project Background

Complex networking systems often present information in rows and tables instead of spatial layouts, making it difficult for designers and software users to see relationships at a glance, such as which drive is down, what it connects to, or how a failure affects the rest of the system. This lack of visual structure can slow down understanding, create inconsistencies across tools, and make already complex environments harder to navigate or troubleshoot. My project focuses on addressing this gap by exploring ways to represent these systems with more clarity, flexibility, and visual cohesion.

Scope

My capstone centers on designing a modular illustration system that helps internal teams visualize components and relationships more clearly. The goal is to create assets that can scale across different internal tools while remaining consistent and easy to use.

How Might We…

How might we create a modular illustration system that helps teams understand complex networking relationships more quickly and consistently, while remaining flexible for different internal tools and use cases?

Design Process

Below is the high-level overview of my 12-week process, based on the phases documented in my weekly updates.

🎉Highlights

Throughout the project I’ve collaborated closely with Dell designers, met cross-functional partners, and deepened my understanding of complex systems design.

💙Acknowledgements

Thank you to my capstone project supervisor, Kristen Graham for taking me on and sponsoring my project at Dell. The Dell ISG EDG team, and all the designers and researchers who supported this project. And thank you to Dr. John Neumann, Capstone Director at UT Austin, for their guidance throughout the semester.

I will present the final system to Dell stakeholders at the end of the term and at my Capstone showcase at UT Austin.

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