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User Type Design Guidance

Image of the various Workday user type, separated by frontstage and backstage.

Workday’s vast product offering serves a number of user types each with unique experience needs. User type design guidance aims to synthesize and provide directional design guidance tailored to meet a user type’s goals.

Within each user type section, product designers will find existing patterns and research references that support them in delivering exceptional experiences at Workday. We’re launching user type design guidance beginning with:

Interested in learning more about the User type Framework and JTBD? Visit User Central.

Note: Product examples referenced do not necessarily represent Workday’s official pattern recommendations.

Audience

While the guidance provided here is tailored to Workday product designers, cross functional partners like product managers, developers, and technical writers may benefit as well.

Looking to Contribute? Reach Out.

Reach out to Tamara Janson if you have ideas or would like to contribute to User Type Guidance.

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