Overview
Arthur Analytics is an international art market intelligence platform designed to help collectors, galleries, museums, and researchers navigate the global art market with confidence. The platform unifies auction history, artist performance, gallery intelligence, exhibitions, and market insights into a single connected experience, replacing fragmented research workflows with one intelligent product.
The Challenge
Professional art research required users to jump between multiple platforms to gather auction results, gallery information, exhibition schedules, and artist performance. Existing solutions lacked personalization, were difficult to use on mobile, and kept valuable market insights behind expensive reports.
The Goal
The objective was to create a unified research platform that could:
- Bring auction history, artist intelligence, and market data into one experience.
- Surface relevant information proactively through personalized recommendations and alerts.
- Present complex market analytics in a way that remained approachable.
- Deliver the same powerful experience across both desktop and mobile devices.
My Role
As the Product Designer, I led the end-to-end design process across web and mobile.
Responsibilities
- User Research
- Competitive Analysis
- Information Architecture
- User Flows
- Wireframing
- Visual Design
- Design System
- Interactive Prototyping
- Developer Handoff
Research
Before designing, I immersed myself in the art market to understand how collectors, gallery professionals, and researchers discover information, evaluate artists, and make decisions. The research included:
- Domain research
- Competitive audits
- User personas
- Stakeholder interviews
- Mental model mapping
These insights revealed that the biggest problem wasn't missing data — it was that valuable information existed in too many disconnected places.
Design Principles
Four principles guided every design decision throughout the project.
Design Process
The product evolved through four key phases: Research → Structure → Design → Developer Handoff. From low-fidelity wireframes to high-fidelity interfaces, every screen was built around creating faster access to meaningful art market intelligence.
Key Features
- Unified Research Dashboard
- Artist Intelligence
- Live Auction Tracking
- Gallery Intelligence
- Personalized Notifications
- Market Analytics
- Price History
- Mobile Research Experience
These features transformed fragmented research into one connected workflow.
Selected Screens
Design Challenges
The project presented several important trade-offs:
- Balancing data density with readability.
- Combining discovery and deep research without overwhelming users.
- Preserving the emotional experience of viewing artwork while supporting analytical workflows.
- Translating desktop-level functionality into a truly mobile-first experience.
Outcome
Although Arthur is a concept project, the design was intentionally created to:
- Reduce research time by consolidating fragmented workflows.
- Increase engagement through personalized discovery.
- Support collectors in real-world contexts through a fully featured mobile experience.
- Build trust through a consistent visual language and interaction system.
Reflection
Arthur reinforced several lessons that continue to shape my design process:
- Data density isn't the enemy — poor hierarchy is.
- Mobile parity requires redesigning experiences, not simply shrinking layouts.
- Visual consistency builds trust.
- Great design balances analytical depth with clarity and usability.