BACKGROUND
Turning static NFC tags into a more usable product system.
NFC Linkerage was built to help users manage NFC tags and the digital actions attached to them. While NFC is powerful, the setup process often feels too technical: users have to think about URLs, redirects, tag writing, and updates instead of simply managing what each tag should do.
The product needed to support two key behaviors at once: quick tag creation for practical use and long-term management for people handling multiple tags across different contexts. Users needed a way to create, organize, update, and monitor tags without losing track of what each one was connected to.
DESIGN PILLARS
Problems to solve.
The main challenge was to make NFC tag management feel less technical and more operational: structured enough to manage many tags, but simple enough for everyday users to understand at a glance.
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Simple Tag Setup
Made creating and assigning a tag feel guided, not overly technical.
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Editable Destinations
Allowed users to update what a tag points to without rethinking the whole setup.
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Tag Collection Clarity
Made it easier to organize tags by status, type, use case, or location.
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Clear Status Visibility
Helped users quickly see which tags were active, draft, disabled, or needed attention.
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Reliable Testing Flow
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Flexible Use Cases
Supported personal, business, and operational tag workflows from one system.
TESTING & CHANGES
What needed refinement.
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USER FLOW
Context-based creation
Fixed: Clarified setup steps so users better understood what each field controlled.
DASHBOARD
Clearer inventory actions
Fixed: Surfaced edit, test, and status actions more clearly in the main list view.
STATUS
Better state visibility
Fixed: Strengthened badges and hierarchy for active, draft, and disabled tags.
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Safer publishing flow
Fixed: Added stronger feedback so users could verify destination behavior before saving.
MY ROLE
Designing a product system for tag creation, linking, and management.
MOBILE APP
USER RESEARCH
PROFILE
PRODUCT FLOWS
DASHBOARD
UI SYSTEM
USABILITY TESTING
Designed a simple workflow for creating a tag, assigning a destination, and managing updates later
Organized tag inventory into a scannable dashboard with searchable, filterable states
Created reusable interface patterns for forms, detail views, action controls, and settings
Focused on making technical NFC concepts understandable for non-technical users
RESEARCH
Understanding the friction.
PLATFORM
NFC Tools by Wakdev
NXP TagWriter
iOS Shortcuts NFC
QR / link managers
Retrospect
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ORGANIZATION
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EDITABILITY
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SETTINGS
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