How do I plan the design process for complex products

This simple guide will help you do it right

In contrast to designing simple products in Bootcamp or in the first design position, UX design is more challenging when designing a complex product.

In my opinion, after 2–3 years as a product designer, you should move on to design a complex product, which is more challenging and helps you gain more skills and grow as a designer.

I have worked on many complex products, sometimes adding new features and in other cases designing them from scratch.

I want to share some of my insights here about how to do it well. To explain it, I will use a process I use when designing a product from scratch since it involves more phases and is a bit more complex.

What are complex products?

If you are not sure what I mean when I say complex products, let me explain. Complex products are products where the design complexity is high and complicated.

In many cases, complex products refer to B2B products, but I believe that B2C products can also be challenging. For example, Amazon, eBay, and your browser are complex products.

I believe that the complexity of a product is not determined by its domain but by the…