Cecelia Dongarra
Client
PlayoffBlitz
Role
UX/UI & Product
Design
Year
2025
Project info

Redesigned PlayoffBlitz across its public marketing site and logged-in product, creating a clearer responsive system for new visitors and returning league members. I designed the UX/UI, dashboard patterns, feature pages, and developer-ready specifications used during implementation.

PlayoffBlitz website mockup
PlayoffBlitz website mockup
PlayoffBlitz website mockup
PlayoffBlitz website mockup
PlayoffBlitz website mockup

Overview

PlayoffBlitz serves two very different audiences: new visitors deciding whether to join and returning players managing dense fantasy football data. The redesign needed to make both experiences clearer without fragmenting the product.

My Role

I redesigned the logged-out marketing site and logged-in product, including the dashboard, Set Lineup, Data Center, Standings, Live Scoring, and Smack Talk. I also created reusable layout patterns and documented developer handoff through Azure DevOps.

2

Experiences redesigned
Marketing + logged-in product

6+

Logged-in feature areas

1

Modular dashboard system

Responsive

Desktop + mobile patterns

The challenge

One product, two audiences.

New visitors needed to quickly understand what PlayoffBlitz is and why they should join, while returning players needed fast access to data-heavy league tools. The challenge was creating one cohesive experience that could support both without sacrificing clarity.

The goal

Create a consistent website system that improves first-impression clarity while making the logged-in product easier to scan, navigate, and use repeatedly.

Before & after

From a carousel-first homepage to a clearer, scannable experience.

I replaced the carousel-led homepage with clearer hierarchy, stronger navigation, and more direct paths to understanding the product and joining a league.

After — redesigned homepage Before — original homepage Before After
Marketing site

Clearer value, clearer next step.

Pricing, rules, and product messaging were reorganized so new visitors could understand what PlayoffBlitz offers, compare options, and know what to do next.

PlayoffBlitz homepage
Dashboard system

A modular dashboard that scales.

Reusable widgets bring lineup status, playoff context, player projections, and league comparisons into one scannable home view. The modular structure also makes it easier to add or rearrange content as the product evolves.

Dashboard & widget variations
Feature pages

Designed for repeat tasks and dense data.

Set Lineup, Data Center, Standings, Live Scoring, and Smack Talk use consistent table, filter, and navigation patterns so frequent tasks stay familiar across the product.

Feature —
Data Center
Set Lineup
Standings & Live Scoring
Smack Talk
Headshot
Premium Marketing
Data Center
Set Lineup
Standings / Live Scoring
Smack Talk
Headshot
Premium marketing
Design-to-dev

Designed for implementation, not just for show.

I translated approved designs into developer-ready specifications and tracked implementation details through Azure DevOps PBIs, documenting responsive behavior, component states, and edge cases as the product moved into development.

PlayoffBlitz — final view
Outcome

A cohesive redesign across marketing and product.