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NxtShare a File Sharing Platform

Experience a new way of file sharing

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NxtShare a File Sharing Platform

Experience a new way of file sharing

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NxtShare a File Sharing Platform

Experience a new way of file sharing

Shipped

NxtShare a File Sharing Platform

Experience a new way of file sharing

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Overview

Overview

Overview

Eliminating size boundaries, making file sharing effortless

Eliminating size boundaries, making file sharing effortless

Eliminating size boundaries, making file sharing effortless

Eliminating size boundaries, making file sharing effortless

File sharing has become an essential part of our daily lives, whether it's for sharing official documents, study materials, photos, videos, or more, especially after the internet boom in India. However, most file-sharing platforms come with limitations like high costs, slow transfer speeds, and restricted file sizes in their free plans, making it difficult for users to share large files seamlessly.

File sharing has become an essential part of our daily lives, whether it's for sharing official documents, study materials, photos, videos, or more, especially after the internet boom in India. However, most file-sharing platforms come with limitations like high costs, slow transfer speeds, and restricted file sizes in their free plans, making it difficult for users to share large files seamlessly.

File sharing has become an essential part of our daily lives, whether it's for sharing official documents, study materials, photos, videos, or more, especially after the internet boom in India. However, most file-sharing platforms come with limitations like high costs, slow transfer speeds, and restricted file sizes in their free plans, making it difficult for users to share large files seamlessly.

In June 2024, I was given an exciting challenge to design a file-sharing platform that eliminates these limitations, allowing users to share files of big size without restrictions, making the experience fast, smooth, and hassle-free.

In June 2024, I was given an exciting challenge to design a file-sharing platform that eliminates these limitations, allowing users to share files of big size without restrictions, making the experience fast, smooth, and hassle-free.

In June 2024, I was given an exciting challenge to design a file-sharing platform that eliminates these limitations, allowing users to share files of big size without restrictions, making the experience fast, smooth, and hassle-free.

Role

Product Designer

Team

Solo

Platform

Desktop

Time

7 working days

highlights

highlights

highlights

Glimpses from the project

Glimpses from the project

Glimpses from the project

Glimpses from the project

Context

Context

Context

How it started

How it started

How it started

How it started

To scale our business and build market credibility, NxtGen, primarily a B2B service provider, launched SpeedCloud to automate cloud services. However, our limited market visibility pushed us to explore a B2C offering aligned with our core business. After research, we identified a huge opportunity in the file-sharing space, which not only complements our cloud services but also helps us expand our reach and brand presence.

To scale our business and build market credibility, NxtGen, primarily a B2B service provider, launched SpeedCloud to automate cloud services. However, our limited market visibility pushed us to explore a B2C offering aligned with our core business. After research, we identified a huge opportunity in the file-sharing space, which not only complements our cloud services but also helps us expand our reach and brand presence.

Project Goal

Project Goal

Project Goal

Design a file-sharing platform that allows users to share their important files securely, without any restrictions or limitations. The platform's core focus is to offer seamless and fast file transfers, ensuring users don’t face any size or speed limitations.

Design a file-sharing platform that allows users to share their important files securely, without any restrictions or limitations. The platform's core focus is to offer seamless and fast file transfers, ensuring users don’t face any size or speed limitations.

Design a file-sharing platform that allows users to share their important files securely, without any restrictions or limitations. The platform's core focus is to offer seamless and fast file transfers, ensuring users don’t face any size or speed limitations.

From a business perspective, we aimed to leverage the platform as a marketing channel by strategically placing advertisements for our cloud services, turning it into a dual-purpose platform, delivering value to users while driving business growth.

From a business perspective, we aimed to leverage the platform as a marketing channel by strategically placing advertisements for our cloud services, turning it into a dual-purpose platform, delivering value to users while driving business growth.

From a business perspective, we aimed to leverage the platform as a marketing channel by strategically placing advertisements for our cloud services, turning it into a dual-purpose platform, delivering value to users while driving business growth.

challenge

challenge

challenge

How might we

How might we

How might we

How might we

Ensure top-level security and privacy for file transfers to build strong user trust and credibility?

Ensure top-level security and privacy for file transfers to build strong user trust and credibility?

Ensure top-level security and privacy for file transfers to build strong user trust and credibility?

Design a frictionless and intuitive file-sharing experience that encourages repeat usage and higher retention?

Design a frictionless and intuitive file-sharing experience that encourages repeat usage and higher retention?

Design a frictionless and intuitive file-sharing experience that encourages repeat usage and higher retention?

Subtly promote our cloud services through non-intrusive advertisements without affecting the user experience?

Subtly promote our cloud services through non-intrusive advertisements without affecting the user experience?

Subtly promote our cloud services through non-intrusive advertisements without affecting the user experience?

Ensure top-level security and privacy for file transfers to build strong user trust and credibility?

Ensure top-level security and privacy for file transfers to build strong user trust and credibility?

Ensure top-level security and privacy for file transfers to build strong user trust and credibility?

Explanation

Explanation

Explanation

Describing the platform

Describing the platform

Describing the platform

Describing the platform

Designed a clean and minimal home screen inspired by Google's simplicity, focusing primarily on the file upload functionality to keep the user journey straightforward. The remaining screen space is strategically utilized for advertisements, creating a potential revenue stream for the company. Additionally, an 'About' section is placed at the top left corner, allowing users to explore detailed information about the platform.

Designed a clean and minimal home screen inspired by Google's simplicity, focusing primarily on the file upload functionality to keep the user journey straightforward. The remaining screen space is strategically utilized for advertisements, creating a potential revenue stream for the company. Additionally, an 'About' section is placed at the top left corner, allowing users to explore detailed information about the platform.

Designed a clean and minimal home screen inspired by Google's simplicity, focusing primarily on the file upload functionality to keep the user journey straightforward. The remaining screen space is strategically utilized for advertisements, creating a potential revenue stream for the company. Additionally, an 'About' section is placed at the top left corner, allowing users to explore detailed information about the platform.

Enhanced the drag-and-drop file uploading experience by introducing interactive animations that elevate user engagement. The animation visually represents the journey of the file, from the moment it's dragged onto the screen to how the platform consumes it and then displays it to the user. Every step of the process was carefully animated to feel natural, ensuring no stage is skipped, making the entire upload experience seamless and enjoyable.

Enhanced the drag-and-drop file uploading experience by introducing interactive animations that elevate user engagement. The animation visually represents the journey of the file, from the moment it's dragged onto the screen to how the platform consumes it and then displays it to the user. Every step of the process was carefully animated to feel natural, ensuring no stage is skipped, making the entire upload experience seamless and enjoyable.

Enhanced the drag-and-drop file uploading experience by introducing interactive animations that elevate user engagement. The animation visually represents the journey of the file, from the moment it's dragged onto the screen to how the platform consumes it and then displays it to the user. Every step of the process was carefully animated to feel natural, ensuring no stage is skipped, making the entire upload experience seamless and enjoyable.

Provided two clear options for manual uploads based on user needs, allowing them to upload either files or entire folders. To ensure a consistent and familiar user experience, I adopted a dock-style UI across the platform, inspired by Windows and macOS. This approach was chosen because it's widely recognized and easily memorable for users, especially those who frequently use the platform, making navigation and interaction effortless.

Provided two clear options for manual uploads based on user needs, allowing them to upload either files or entire folders. To ensure a consistent and familiar user experience, I adopted a dock-style UI across the platform, inspired by Windows and macOS. This approach was chosen because it's widely recognized and easily memorable for users, especially those who frequently use the platform, making navigation and interaction effortless.

Provided two clear options for manual uploads based on user needs, allowing them to upload either files or entire folders. To ensure a consistent and familiar user experience, I adopted a dock-style UI across the platform, inspired by Windows and macOS. This approach was chosen because it's widely recognized and easily memorable for users, especially those who frequently use the platform, making navigation and interaction effortless.

Designed a premium file uploading experience by placing the uploaded files prominently in the center of the screen, ensuring that the focus remains on the files rather than the ads after the upload is complete. Users also have the option to add more files if needed. To enhance user control, I provided a clear view of their remaining storage capacity, allowing them to manage their uploads better.

Designed a premium file uploading experience by placing the uploaded files prominently in the center of the screen, ensuring that the focus remains on the files rather than the ads after the upload is complete. Users also have the option to add more files if needed. To enhance user control, I provided a clear view of their remaining storage capacity, allowing them to manage their uploads better.

Designed a premium file uploading experience by placing the uploaded files prominently in the center of the screen, ensuring that the focus remains on the files rather than the ads after the upload is complete. Users also have the option to add more files if needed. To enhance user control, I provided a clear view of their remaining storage capacity, allowing them to manage their uploads better.

For file sharing, I introduced two flexible options, users can either copy the shareable link for quick access or, for enhanced security, share files directly with specific individuals by entering their email addresses. To make the sharing experience feel more intentional and less mechanical, I replaced the traditional click-to-share with a slide-to-share option, giving users a more satisfying and interactive experience when sharing their files.

For file sharing, I introduced two flexible options, users can either copy the shareable link for quick access or, for enhanced security, share files directly with specific individuals by entering their email addresses. To make the sharing experience feel more intentional and less mechanical, I replaced the traditional click-to-share with a slide-to-share option, giving users a more satisfying and interactive experience when sharing their files.

For file sharing, I introduced two flexible options, users can either copy the shareable link for quick access or, for enhanced security, share files directly with specific individuals by entering their email addresses. To make the sharing experience feel more intentional and less mechanical, I replaced the traditional click-to-share with a slide-to-share option, giving users a more satisfying and interactive experience when sharing their files.

To prevent spam or misuse of emails during file sharing, I made email verification via OTP mandatory, ensuring only genuine users could share files. This added an extra layer of security to the platform, protecting both the sender and the recipient.

To prevent spam or misuse of emails during file sharing, I made email verification via OTP mandatory, ensuring only genuine users could share files. This added an extra layer of security to the platform, protecting both the sender and the recipient.

To prevent spam or misuse of emails during file sharing, I made email verification via OTP mandatory, ensuring only genuine users could share files. This added an extra layer of security to the platform, protecting both the sender and the recipient.

Post-verification, I designed a clear and transparent progress tracker, allowing users to monitor the file transfer in real-time. Alongside the progress, users could also review the files they were sharing. In case they realized any files were incorrect, they had the flexibility to cancel the transfer instantly and start fresh by uploading the correct files, ensuring a smooth and controlled file-sharing experience.

Post-verification, I designed a clear and transparent progress tracker, allowing users to monitor the file transfer in real-time. Alongside the progress, users could also review the files they were sharing. In case they realized any files were incorrect, they had the flexibility to cancel the transfer instantly and start fresh by uploading the correct files, ensuring a smooth and controlled file-sharing experience.

Post-verification, I designed a clear and transparent progress tracker, allowing users to monitor the file transfer in real-time. Alongside the progress, users could also review the files they were sharing. In case they realized any files were incorrect, they had the flexibility to cancel the transfer instantly and start fresh by uploading the correct files, ensuring a smooth and controlled file-sharing experience.

Once the upload is complete, users can effortlessly share their files by simply sliding the toggle to either copy the link or share via email with the recipients they added earlier. This quick toggle action reduces steps and enhances the overall sharing experience.

Once the upload is complete, users can effortlessly share their files by simply sliding the toggle to either copy the link or share via email with the recipients they added earlier. This quick toggle action reduces steps and enhances the overall sharing experience.

Once the upload is complete, users can effortlessly share their files by simply sliding the toggle to either copy the link or share via email with the recipients they added earlier. This quick toggle action reduces steps and enhances the overall sharing experience.

To keep users informed, I also added an option to view shared files, allowing them to check what files have been sent. Additionally, I included a copy link option, enabling users to access the link again if needed without re-uploading or searching, ensuring a seamless and controlled file-sharing process.

To keep users informed, I also added an option to view shared files, allowing them to check what files have been sent. Additionally, I included a copy link option, enabling users to access the link again if needed without re-uploading or searching, ensuring a seamless and controlled file-sharing process.

To keep users informed, I also added an option to view shared files, allowing them to check what files have been sent. Additionally, I included a copy link option, enabling users to access the link again if needed without re-uploading or searching, ensuring a seamless and controlled file-sharing process.

For the file download experience, I kept it as simple and intuitive as the sharing process. Users can start the download by simply sliding the toggle, ensuring consistency in interaction patterns for easy adaptability. This seamless action minimizes confusion and makes the platform feel intuitive for first-time users.

For the file download experience, I kept it as simple and intuitive as the sharing process. Users can start the download by simply sliding the toggle, ensuring consistency in interaction patterns for easy adaptability. This seamless action minimizes confusion and makes the platform feel intuitive for first-time users.

For the file download experience, I kept it as simple and intuitive as the sharing process. Users can start the download by simply sliding the toggle, ensuring consistency in interaction patterns for easy adaptability. This seamless action minimizes confusion and makes the platform feel intuitive for first-time users.

To convert secondary users (downloaders) into primary users (uploaders), I strategically placed a "Send a file?" option right after when the download has started. This subtle nudge encourages them to explore the platform’s core functionality, enhancing the chances of repeated usage and eventually converting them into active users.

To convert secondary users (downloaders) into primary users (uploaders), I strategically placed a "Send a file?" option right after when the download has started. This subtle nudge encourages them to explore the platform’s core functionality, enhancing the chances of repeated usage and eventually converting them into active users.

To convert secondary users (downloaders) into primary users (uploaders), I strategically placed a "Send a file?" option right after when the download has started. This subtle nudge encourages them to explore the platform’s core functionality, enhancing the chances of repeated usage and eventually converting them into active users.

I introduced the file preview option at every critical touchpoint to ensure users can verify their files before proceeding. While sharing files, users can preview them to confirm they’ve selected the correct files, reducing the chances of mistakes. Similarly, before downloading files, users get another chance to preview, ensuring they’re downloading the intended content.

I introduced the file preview option at every critical touchpoint to ensure users can verify their files before proceeding. While sharing files, users can preview them to confirm they’ve selected the correct files, reducing the chances of mistakes. Similarly, before downloading files, users get another chance to preview, ensuring they’re downloading the intended content.

I introduced the file preview option at every critical touchpoint to ensure users can verify their files before proceeding. While sharing files, users can preview them to confirm they’ve selected the correct files, reducing the chances of mistakes. Similarly, before downloading files, users get another chance to preview, ensuring they’re downloading the intended content.

To further enhance the user experience, I added essential actions like download, delete, and copy within the preview screen, allowing users to take quick actions without navigating back. This approach maximizes user control and provides flexibility in managing their files, making the overall experience smoother and more efficient.

To further enhance the user experience, I added essential actions like download, delete, and copy within the preview screen, allowing users to take quick actions without navigating back. This approach maximizes user control and provides flexibility in managing their files, making the overall experience smoother and more efficient.

To further enhance the user experience, I added essential actions like download, delete, and copy within the preview screen, allowing users to take quick actions without navigating back. This approach maximizes user control and provides flexibility in managing their files, making the overall experience smoother and more efficient.

Given that the platform allows file transfers up to 1TB, there’s a possibility of misuse, such as sharing illegal, harmful, or unauthorized content. To prevent misuse and ensure the platform’s integrity, I implemented a report feature that allows recipients or any user to report a transfer if they find it being used for malicious or unethical purposes.

Given that the platform allows file transfers up to 1TB, there’s a possibility of misuse, such as sharing illegal, harmful, or unauthorized content. To prevent misuse and ensure the platform’s integrity, I implemented a report feature that allows recipients or any user to report a transfer if they find it being used for malicious or unethical purposes.

Given that the platform allows file transfers up to 1TB, there’s a possibility of misuse, such as sharing illegal, harmful, or unauthorized content. To prevent misuse and ensure the platform’s integrity, I implemented a report feature that allows recipients or any user to report a transfer if they find it being used for malicious or unethical purposes.

Once a transfer is reported, the internal team of the platform can review the report, investigate the content, and take necessary action against the user responsible. This feature helps in maintaining the platform’s credibility, protecting user safety, and ensuring it is not exploited for illegal purposes.

Once a transfer is reported, the internal team of the platform can review the report, investigate the content, and take necessary action against the user responsible. This feature helps in maintaining the platform’s credibility, protecting user safety, and ensuring it is not exploited for illegal purposes.

Once a transfer is reported, the internal team of the platform can review the report, investigate the content, and take necessary action against the user responsible. This feature helps in maintaining the platform’s credibility, protecting user safety, and ensuring it is not exploited for illegal purposes.

Since this is a new platform, it's crucial for users to understand its offerings and how to use it effectively. To ensure this, I added an About section that provides a comprehensive overview of the platform, including its key features, capabilities, and benefits.

Since this is a new platform, it's crucial for users to understand its offerings and how to use it effectively. To ensure this, I added an About section that provides a comprehensive overview of the platform, including its key features, capabilities, and benefits.

Since this is a new platform, it's crucial for users to understand its offerings and how to use it effectively. To ensure this, I added an About section that provides a comprehensive overview of the platform, including its key features, capabilities, and benefits.

Additionally, I included a FAQs section to address common user queries, such as how to upload files, share them securely, manage storage, and more. This helps in eliminating confusion, enhancing user confidence, and ensuring a seamless user experience right from their first interaction with the platform.

Additionally, I included a FAQs section to address common user queries, such as how to upload files, share them securely, manage storage, and more. This helps in eliminating confusion, enhancing user confidence, and ensuring a seamless user experience right from their first interaction with the platform.

Additionally, I included a FAQs section to address common user queries, such as how to upload files, share them securely, manage storage, and more. This helps in eliminating confusion, enhancing user confidence, and ensuring a seamless user experience right from their first interaction with the platform.

Output

Output

Output

Final solution proposed

Final solution proposed

Final solution proposed

Final solution proposed

Future scope

Future scope

Future scope

Future planning for this portal

Future planning for this portal

Future planning for this portal

Future planning for this portal

Introduce an online drive feature, allowing users to store, manage, and share files anytime without re-uploading. This will enhance user retention and drive recurring usage.

Introduce an online drive feature, allowing users to store, manage, and share files anytime without re-uploading. This will enhance user retention and drive recurring usage.

Introduce an online drive feature, allowing users to store, manage, and share files anytime without re-uploading. This will enhance user retention and drive recurring usage.

Adding password-protected sharing will ensure higher privacy, allowing users to create a unique password for file access, ideal for businesses and professionals handling sensitive data.

Adding password-protected sharing will ensure higher privacy, allowing users to create a unique password for file access, ideal for businesses and professionals handling sensitive data.

Adding password-protected sharing will ensure higher privacy, allowing users to create a unique password for file access, ideal for businesses and professionals handling sensitive data.

Implementing a paid subscription model can generate revenue by offering premium features like higher storage limits, faster transfers, branded file sharing, and collaborative tools, catering to heavy users and businesses.

Implementing a paid subscription model can generate revenue by offering premium features like higher storage limits, faster transfers, branded file sharing, and collaborative tools, catering to heavy users and businesses.

Implementing a paid subscription model can generate revenue by offering premium features like higher storage limits, faster transfers, branded file sharing, and collaborative tools, catering to heavy users and businesses.

Takeaways

Takeaways

Takeaways

Key learnings got from the project

Key learnings got from the project

Key learnings got from the project

Key learnings got from the project

Simplifying User Experience Through Animation

Simplifying User Experience Through Animation

Simplifying User Experience Through Animation

Using interactive and natural file upload animations significantly simplified the user's understanding of the platform's process, making it more intuitive and engaging.

Using interactive and natural file upload animations significantly simplified the user's understanding of the platform's process, making it more intuitive and engaging.

Using interactive and natural file upload animations significantly simplified the user's understanding of the platform's process, making it more intuitive and engaging.

Shifting User Behavior from Click to Slide

Shifting User Behavior from Click to Slide

Shifting User Behavior from Click to Slide

Implementing slide-to-share and slide-to-download interactions introduced a new behavior for users, making file sharing feel more deliberate and engaging rather than a simple click.

Implementing slide-to-share and slide-to-download interactions introduced a new behavior for users, making file sharing feel more deliberate and engaging rather than a simple click.

Implementing slide-to-share and slide-to-download interactions introduced a new behavior for users, making file sharing feel more deliberate and engaging rather than a simple click.

Balancing User Experience with Security

Balancing User Experience with Security

Balancing User Experience with Security

Ensuring security through mandatory email verification, report transfers, and controlled file sharing helped maintain platform integrity while providing a seamless user experience.

Ensuring security through mandatory email verification, report transfers, and controlled file sharing helped maintain platform integrity while providing a seamless user experience.

Ensuring security through mandatory email verification, report transfers, and controlled file sharing helped maintain platform integrity while providing a seamless user experience.

Converting Secondary Users into Primary Users

Converting Secondary Users into Primary Users

Converting Secondary Users into Primary Users

Strategically placing the "Send a file?" option after a user downloads a file encourag secondary users (file receivers) to become primary users (file senders), driving platform growth.

Strategically placing the "Send a file?" option after a user downloads a file encourag secondary users (file receivers) to become primary users (file senders), driving platform growth.

Strategically placing the "Send a file?" option after a user downloads a file encourag secondary users (file receivers) to become primary users (file senders), driving platform growth.

Enhancing Platform Trust

Enhancing Platform Trust

Enhancing Platform Trust

Adding a reporting feature to prevent misuse of large file transfers helped build user trust, ensuring responsible usage while safeguarding the platform's credibility.

Adding a reporting feature to prevent misuse of large file transfers helped build user trust, ensuring responsible usage while safeguarding the platform's credibility.

Adding a reporting feature to prevent misuse of large file transfers helped build user trust, ensuring responsible usage while safeguarding the platform's credibility.

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