

Role
UX and UI Designer
Timeline
January 2026-March 2026
Tools/Lanuguages
Figma
Problem
Process
Product
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Seatback ordering is a two-sided transaction that Delta is building for the first-class customers. Another team designed the passenger-facing experience, but the need was the flight attendant experience to be built out and work seamlessly with the seatback application.
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I ran a working session with two stakeholders who were former flight attendants, walking through the types of orders and service scenarios they had encountered in their careers. Going in, the assumption was that ordering would be straightforward: passenger orders, FA receives, FA delivers, but a lot of hidden complexity was uncovered.
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When a FA can see everything at a glance, they can start to think across orders, not just within one. If two passengers ordered something similar, an FA could batch those together and fulfill them in one trip. That was the kind of efficiency that solved specific Flight Attendants challenges by giving them the full picture at all times.
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I ran a working session with two stakeholders who were former flight attendants, walking through the types of orders and service scenarios they had encountered in their careers. Going in, the assumption was that ordering would be straightforward: passenger orders, FA receives, FA delivers, but a lot of hidden complexity was uncovered.
Part of this journey is discovering the FA experience from happy path to edge case:
What does the FA need to see before they commit to an order?
What happens when they can only fulfill part of it?
How do multiple FAs coordinate without stepping on each other?
To navigate the ambiguity of the problem and work with an external system that was still in design & development, I built a service blueprint that mapped both sides of the transaction, defined where the passenger experience ended and the FA experience began, and locked in the requirements for every screen that followed.
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When a FA can see everything at a glance, they can start to think across orders, not just within one. If two passengers ordered something similar, an FA could batch those together and fulfill them in one trip. That was the kind of efficiency that solved specific Flight Attendants challenges by giving them the full picture at all times.

❌ Lacks guidance on AI scope results in little transparency

❌ Limited context and visibility with search result in dropdown

❌ Color palette lacks distinctiveness to signal AI identity and evoke excitement while maintaining visual harmony

❌ Poor hierarchy fails visual hierarchy and information architecture best practices


The new design improves scannability and context with a dedicated results view, guided by progressive disclosure principles. Visual hierarchy and distinct AI branding create recognition and excitement, while transparent messaging builds trust and sets expectations for better engagement.
✅ Intentional spacing & filtering Balances readability with compactness, supports large datasets.





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