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Advanced UX design challenges

These advanced exercises focus on failure and recovery across competing needs and meaningful consequences. Define the system, show the critical states, and be explicit about where you protect the user from mistakes.

Experienced product designers and senior candidates practicing systems thinking.

What you will practice

Product ThinkingInformation ArchitectureError Handling

Curated briefs

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Advanced
Healthcare

Immediate Crisis Support Connection

Design a calm mobile experience that connects a person in emotional crisis with trained human support and urgent local help.

Mobile4 hours plus
Service DesignAccessibility
Advanced
Marketplaces

Verified Neighborhood Microjobs

Design a local task marketplace for short paid jobs with clear scope, fair pay, identity checks, and safe completion.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyService Design
Advanced
Security

Home Security Control Center

Design a secure control experience for locks, cameras, alarms, and access events across a connected home.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyInformation Hierarchy
Advanced
Fintech

Freelancer Tax Estimate Workspace

Design a tax preparation dashboard that organizes income and expenses, explains estimates, and highlights records needing review.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Dashboard DesignData Visualization
Advanced
Social

Private Digital Time Capsule

Design a time capsule for messages and media that opens on a future date for carefully chosen recipients.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyInformation Architecture
Advanced
E-commerce

Grocery Shopper With Substitution Approval

Design a grocery delivery flow where a shopper follows a detailed list and receives timely decisions about unavailable items.

Mobile4 hours plus
Interaction DesignError Handling
Advanced
Marketplaces

Route a Household Help Request

Design a service marketplace intake that identifies the right kind of local professional before asking a customer to compare providers.

Mobile4 hours plus
Service DesignForms
Advanced
Food and dining

Restaurant Inventory Exception Dashboard

Design an operations dashboard that helps a restaurant manager respond to low stock, supplier changes, and menu impact before service.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Dashboard DesignInformation Architecture
Advanced
Public services

Verified Community Safety Alerts

Design a public safety app for receiving verified local notices and reporting non-emergency incidents without enabling surveillance or vigilantism.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyContent Design
Advanced
E-commerce

Scan and Go Grocery Checkout

Design an in-store checkout flow where shoppers scan items as they shop, resolve mistakes, and pay without a staffed register.

Mobile4 hours plus
Interaction DesignError Handling
Advanced
Transportation

Real Time Commuter Carpool

Design a same-day carpool experience that matches compatible routes and divides costs without encouraging unsafe driver interaction.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyService Design
Advanced
Logistics

Restaurant Surplus Donation Handoff

Design an operations flow that helps restaurants offer safe surplus food to verified community organizations before it expires.

Tablet4 hours plus
Service DesignInformation Architecture
Advanced
Marketplaces

Compare Quotes for a Home Repair

Design a contractor marketplace flow that turns a homeowner's repair request into comparable, trustworthy quotes and a clear booking.

Responsive web4 hours plus
Service DesignTrust and Safety
Advanced
Collaboration

Collaborative Presentation Storyboard

Design a team workspace for shaping a presentation narrative, assigning slides, and resolving feedback before a deadline.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Product ThinkingInformation Architecture
Advanced
Healthcare

Personal Health History and Checkups

Design a private health record timeline that helps a patient prepare for routine checkups and share selected history with a clinician.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyInformation Architecture
Advanced
Security

Verified Caller Identity Card

Design an incoming-call experience that shows identity information the caller has explicitly verified and shared, without covert imaging or detection.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyInformation Hierarchy
Advanced
SaaS

SaaS Operations Dashboard

Design an operations dashboard that helps a document-signing team find blocked customer requests and restore progress.

Desktop web2 to 4 hours
Dashboard DesignInformation Architecture
Advanced
Banking

Lost Bank Card Freeze and Replacement

Design an urgent card flow that distinguishes a temporary freeze from permanent replacement and explains the practical consequences of each choice.

Mobile2 to 4 hours
Trust and SafetyInteraction Design
Advanced
Travel

Self-Service Flight Disruption Rebooking

Design a recovery journey for a canceled flight that preserves the travel party, connections, seats, baggage, and care entitlements.

Mobile4 hours plus
Service DesignError Handling
Advanced
Transportation

EV Charging Session Failure Recovery

Design a charging recovery flow that diagnoses start, power, connector, account, and payment failures without stranding the driver.

Mobile2 to 4 hours
Error HandlingInteraction Design
Advanced
Project management

Scope an Event Planning Request

Design an intake and proposal workflow that turns an uncertain event idea into a clear plan, budget, and approval trail.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Product ThinkingInformation Architecture
Advanced
Logistics

Compare Freight Delivery Quotes

Design a quote comparison workspace for a small business shipping a pallet across several carrier services.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Data VisualizationInformation Architecture
Advanced
Healthcare

Find the Right Level of Medical Care

Design a healthcare directory that helps people distinguish urgent help from routine care and find a suitable local service.

Mobile4 hours plus
AccessibilityInformation Hierarchy
Advanced
Social

Share a Sensitive Story Safely

Design a moderated anonymous publishing space where people can discuss difficult experiences without exposing their identity or others' private information.

Mobile4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyContent Design
Advanced
Entertainment

Reserve Seats Before They Disappear

Design a ticket booking flow that keeps seat selection, changing inventory, fees, and time limits understandable.

Mobile4 hours plus
Interaction DesignAccessibility
Advanced
Fintech

Review a Cryptocurrency Trade Before Placing It

Design a trading ticket that explains price movement, fees, network conditions, and order consequences before confirmation.

Mobile4 hours plus
Data VisualizationTrust and Safety
Advanced
Healthcare

Manage Access Across Multiple Gyms

Design a membership hub that tracks gym access rules, bookings, and exercise progress without conflating attendance with health outcomes.

Mobile4 hours plus
Mobile DesignInformation Architecture
Advanced
Food and dining

Review a Recurring Grocery Order

Design a weekly grocery routine that lets a household confirm quantities, substitution rules, budget, and delivery timing.

Mobile4 hours plus
Mobile DesignService Design
Advanced
Project management

Hand Off a Blocked Team Task

Design a task management workflow that makes ownership, dependencies, handoffs, and blocked work visible to a business team.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Information ArchitectureProduct Thinking
Advanced
Marketing

Control Budget Across Marketing Campaigns

Design a campaign operations workspace for monitoring spend, approvals, and delivery across several advertising channels.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Dashboard DesignData Visualization
Advanced
HR software

Resolve an Employee Record Change

Design an HR operations workspace for reviewing employee changes, coordinating approvals, and protecting sensitive records.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Information ArchitectureTrust and Safety
Advanced
Security

Share a Confidential File With Expiring Access

Design a secure file-sharing flow with recipient verification, access limits, activity history, and revocation.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyInformation Architecture
Advanced
CRM

Triage an Omnichannel Support Inbox

Design a support workspace that merges customer conversations, prioritizes urgent cases, and preserves ownership across channels.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Dashboard DesignInformation Architecture
Advanced
Marketing

Launch a Segmented Email Campaign

Design an email campaign workflow that makes audience rules, consent, previews, approvals, and delivery status understandable.

Desktop web4 hours plus
FormsInformation Architecture
Advanced
Enterprise

Delegate a Sensitive Task to a Virtual Assistant

Design a remote-assistance workspace that defines scope, grants minimum access, and records completion without exposing an entire business account.

Desktop web4 hours plus
Trust and SafetyInformation Architecture
Advanced
Security

Respond to a Home Monitoring Alert

Design a home dashboard that prioritizes unusual sensor events, communicates device health, and supports safe remote action.

Tablet4 hours plus
Dashboard DesignTrust and Safety