WeRadiate

WeRadiate

Building a soil health monitoring dashboard 0-1 to improve something

Building a soil health monitoring dashboard 0-1 to improve something

Re-designing the dashboard to help our users access information faster and act on insights.

SaaS

SaaS

SaaS

Web Dashboard

Web Dashboard

Web Dashboard

Core Features

Core Features

Core Features

MY ROLE

As the sole designer, I collaborated with the founders to define a new direction for the tool

TEAM

PM, Data Analyst, Engineers

DURATION

3 months

IMPACT

User Efficiency and Boost in WeRadiate's Clientele

Overview

My Role

Re-designing the dashboard to help our users access information faster and act on insights.

Team

1 Founders, Analyst, 2 Eng

1 Founders, Analyst, 2 Eng

Duration

3 months

3 months

40%

40%

Reduction in farmer workload

2x

2x

Increase in the Number
of Clients

+30%

+30%

Increase in the Farmer's Compost Quality

Jump to the Solution

Jump to the Solution

Jump to the Solution

CONTEXT

CONTEXT

WeRadiate sensors provide soil health metrics to composting facilities.

WeRadiate sensors provide soil health data to industrial composting facilities across North America. Their core product is a Dashboard.

The core product is a dashboard that gives a live view of their compost pile with dual temperature readings

WeRadiate sensors provide soil health data to industrial composting facilities across North America. Their core product is a Dashboard.

PROBLEMS WITH THE EXISTING DASHBOARD

PROBLEMS WITH THE EXISTING DASHBOARD

Outdated visual system

Lack of design system - No visual hierarchy, inconsistencies, understanding was poor

Critical data was buried

The information operators actually needed was hidden 3 layers deep

creating a problem that was costing them: reduced soil health and a measurable drop in operational efficiency.

IDENTIFYING THE BOTTELNECK

IDENTIFYING THE BOTTELNECK

We were showing data, but not helping operators act on it

We were showing data, but not helping operators act on it

There was no intervention support, no suggestions for improvement — just data.

User Task Flow

User Task Flow

Post Research with Client : Big Re-Use

Post Research with Client : Big Re-Use

THE APPROACH

THE APPROACH

Reframing the dashboard from a passive data collection platform into an insight-driven management tool

Reframing the dashboard from a passive data collection platform into an insight-driven management tool

To reduce the gap between knowing compost conditions and taking the right action at the right time

To reduce the gap between knowing compost conditions and taking the right action at the right time

THE OUTCOME

THE OUTCOME

Restructuring the IA - Splitting the Screen

Restructuring the IA - Splitting the Screen

Designing for the two ways our users naturally viewed data - quick glances and deep dives.

Designing for the two ways our users naturally viewed data - quick glances and deep dives.

LEFT


→ Immediate insights
→ Overview

→ Summary

LEFT


→ Immediate insights
→ Overview

→ Summary

RIGHT


→ Guidance
→ Actionable Tips

→ Contextual Detail

RIGHT


→ Guidance
→ Actionable Tips

→ Contextual Detail

Building a design system

Building a design system

Visual hierarchy, clear documentation and establishing a shared language

Adding context to data points

Adding context to data points

Helping users clearly understand what required urgent attention

Color coded temperature tags

Color coded temperature tags

Immediate visual cues about pile health


Warning users before issues escalated and confirming when their interventions were working

A defined card structure

A defined card structure

Narrowing down to 4 important factors


  1. Device ID

  2. Pile Number

  3. Dual Temperature Values

  4. Temperature Status

Narrowing down to 4 important factors


  1. Device ID

  2. Pile Number

  3. Dual Temperature Values

  4. Temperature Status

Clear Temperature Visualisation

Clear Temperature Visualisation

→ Highlighting the optimal temperature range for quick assessment




→ Introduced tones of blue for temperature lines to reduce color confusion



→ Added Daily, Weekly, and Monthly segment control for easier comparison

→ Highlighting the optimal temperature range for quick assessment




→ Introduced tones of blue for temperature lines to reduce color confusion



→ Added Daily, Weekly, and Monthly segment control for easier comparison

Alerts and contextual tips

Alerts and contextual tips

Guiding the users on when and how to intervene when temperatures are outside of benchmarks

PROCESS

PROCESS

Working directly with the founders was a highly collaborative and feedback oriented process. We went through multiple wireframes, renditions and flows to narrow down on what works best

Working directly with the founders was a highly collaborative and feedback oriented process. We went through multiple wireframes, renditions and flows to narrow down on what works best

10+ Alternatives

20+ Wireframes Collaboratively

(RESEARCH)

(RESEARCH)

1:1 User Interviews - On site Visits

Value Mapping

Usability Testing

1:1 User Interviews - On site Visits

Value Mapping

Usability Testing

(COLLABORATIONS)

(COLLABORATIONS)

Engineers

Soil Analysts

AI Tools (Claude)

Engineers

Soil Analysts

AI Tools (Claude)

Learnings and Takeaways

Learnings and Takeaways

Learnings and Takeaways

Embracing Ambiguity

Advocating for Design Decisions

The Power of Feedback

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Let's ✧ make

something ✺
wonderful

Let's ✧ make something ✺
wonderful

Let's ✧ make something✺wonderful

PORTFOLIO 2025

PORTFOLIO 2025

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Reach out to me

aashnakeswani@gmail.com

aashnakeswani@gmail.com

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