Three interface studies built around a practical job to be done.
Open Hours
An appointment-request concept that separates choosing a visit from supplying the details. A focused prototype for reviewing the first enquiry.
Field Notes
A searchable working archive for site observations, material decisions and the details a project team needs to find again.
Handover
A three-stage project board that makes the next owner, open question and completed decision visible at a glance.
The best feature might be one less step.
Small Signal makes focused software for the work that falls between spreadsheets, inboxes and larger systems. We start by understanding the task and the people doing it.
From the messy workflow to a useful first version
Build around the smallest coherent job.
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Understand the task
Map the current steps, users and information involved.
02
Test the direction
Use a small prototype to review the proposed workflow.
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Build and hand over
Deliver the agreed scope with a plan for operation and maintenance.
Ideas into working shapes
A visual study of interfaces, notes and software planning.
From the people using it
Feedback from customers and project collaborators.
What stood out: useful software shaped around one well-defined task.
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Which task takes more effort than it should?
Focused software and workflow enquiries.
Software brief
Describe the users, task, current process and the result you want to make easier.
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