evulpo

Overview

Evulpo is an e-learning platform serving teachers, parents, and students aged 9 to 19 curriculum-based content across core subjects including mathematics, languages, biology, and history. Founded in 2020 and launched in 2022, the platform has expanded from Switzerland to six additional countries: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and the UK, with Swiss content available in German and French.

Role

When I joined evulpo in January 2023, the platform had solid foundations but required strategic UX improvements to serve its diverse user base. My role was to reshape the platform across all key user segments while supporting evulpo's vision of delivering a personalized, engaging learning experience.

My work

During my 2.5 years at evulpo, I collaborated with cross-functional teams to reimagine and enhance the platform across all devices.

Key improvements included:

• A new learning journey with gamification for students (see case study: learning path)
• New AI-powered exercise types
• An intelligent chatbot, where students can improve their language skills, search for lessons and complete quizzes
• Streamlining purchasing and progress tracking for parents
• Building teacher tools for lesson assignment and performance monitoring
• Improving authentication flows, navigation and system-wide interface consistency

Beyond Product Design

Alongside product design work, I helped the graphic design team to create a new branding, established and maintained our design system within Figma to support team collaboration, mentored a junior UX designer and a freelancer, and conducted research with parents, teachers, and students to ensure our solutions addressed real user needs.

Working across so many different areas meant I often had to step outside my comfort zone as a designer. I found myself mediating between conflicting requirements, sometimes getting it wrong before finding the right approach. Through trial and error, I developed skills in translating between teams and identifying solutions that could work for users, developers, and the business simultaneously. It was messy at times, but I discovered that the best work happens in those gray areas where disciplines overlap.