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Leap Design System & Portal

Redesigning the Leap user portal and building a scalable design system to create a clear, consistent experience aligned with both user needs and business objectives.

  • UI Design
  • UX Design
  • Design system

About the project

LeapEasy focuses on reducing cost and complexity in the rental process, helping both tenants and property owners make faster, more transparent decisions. The redesign of the product dashboard, along with the creation of a scalable design system, aligned business goals with user needs and resulted in a more predictable and efficient user experience.

Role :

Design Lead & Design System Manager

Duration :

~4 months

Country :

USA

Scope :

UX strategy, Design System , research, UI....

Industry :

Real Estate

Primary Tools :

Figma Figma
Miro Miro
Hotjar Hotjar

Challenges

  • Outdated & Unintuitive Portal Experience
  • No Unified Design System or UI Guidelines

Adam Meshekow

Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer at Leap

Working with Mostafa was an excellent experience. He took full ownership of our goals and delivered a scalable design system that significantly improved product quality, workflow efficiency, and consistency. His clear communication and strategic thinking made collaboration seamless. I highly recommend him as a reliable and impactful design partner.
5.0/5.0

Solution

  • Re-architected IA to reduce depth and support real workflow priorities
  • Simplified navigation & content structure for quicker decision-making
  • Redesigned data-heavy layouts to improve scannability and task focus
  • Built a unified Design System (tokens, grids, components, docs) for scale
  • Established a consistent visual language to improve recognition and trust

Before

User experience suffered from poor visual hierarchy, making key info hard to notice overloaded UI, unclear priorities, scattered metrics, and too many decisions at once. Result? High cognitive load and slower task completion.

After

We rebuilt the experience with a smarter visual hierarchy, a re-architected navigation flow, and a task-focused dashboard. A cleaner modular layout now enables faster recognition, smoother decision-making, and a scalable .

Goals

  • Rebuild the portal experience to be intuitive, user-friendly, and aligned with real user workflows.
  • Improve Information Architecture and page structure to reduce task time and cognitive load.
  • Deliver a consistent, modern, and trustworthy user experience across all portal screens.

Results & Outcomes

Clear and intuitive workflow

significantly reduced the time required for users to complete key tasks.

A unified and modern UI experience

created consistency across all screens, reducing confusion and improving overall product adoption.

Reusable components and structured guidelines

created consistency across all screens, reducing confusion and improving overall product adoption.

Improved Information Architecture

helped users find what they need faster, lowering cognitive load and increasing confidence while navigating the portal.

A scalable Design System

provided a single source of truth for the product team, enabling faster design and development of new features

Measurable Impact

Optimized workflows that accelerate productivity and reduce friction:

34% faster task completion

28% fewer interaction steps

68% improved UI consistency

29% quicker handoff from design to development

Based on user testing and operational metrics

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