Design Overview

Design Philosophy

Project Nebula aims for a healthy mix between functionality and fun, playful design but always errs on the side of functionality. We acknowledge that design is not just about building pretty interfaces; design is a process that combines art and human psychology to create beautiful and useful experiences.

We aim for accessible, inclusive design. We mean to build tools for as many students as possible, so we have an eye for detail when implementing features.

Sometimes we may design user experiences that may need to change. We stray away from needless updates that don't bring value to our users, but we are always welcome to feedback so we know when we should change.

For us, design isn't merely about building interfaces. Design is a process, a whole pipleine encompassing everything from developing user stories to using data-driven approaches to optimize user experience.

Some Details

Project Nebula's design aesthetic is heavily adapted from Google's Material Design guidelines. If you are thinking about building something big (or even small), start there as that will frame how you design anything else for Project Nebula.

Project Nebula has a set of components (Nebula Components) for common UI/UX elements. Use them when possible.