Veil Autofill
We imagined an autofill service that would prioritize privacy and security without sacrificing ease of use. The Veil Autofill application allows people to fill in all their passwords, addresses, IDs, and other types of information whenever they want.
Why?
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We believe that giving users the ability to fill out forms with the correct information for the right form means making fundamental changes to how users interact with saved data.
With privacy and security in mind, autofill typically stores all its data through a cloud system. This makes it susceptible to data leaks and potential hacks.
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In addition, users who want to access autofill options using public or third party devices don’t have access to autofill features unless signing with their personal devices.
What?
Moving away from a cloud storage model to a local storage one allows Veil Autofill to ensure secure autofill data without the risk of being leaked.
How?
The usability and structure of where users could access their preferences can be a simple yet challenging conundrum.
The most difficult part about designing our application was addressing all the potential confusions that could occur when a user wants to change a profile or area of their saved data.
To maintain ease of use with users and ensure they know how and where they want to go, we used a simple but effective menu bar on the left. Within the menu bar, the different categories clearly describe where something might be making from an intuitive experience.
Design Solution
Our main focus during the design process was to ensure a seamless user experience for editing settings and data, but achieving this proved challenging. In our lo-fi prototype, we created a Veil pop-up, profiles screen, and settings menu, but our team had different ideas on how the app should function. Many users struggled to distinguish between the user and multiple profiles. We resolved this in the final prototype by adding a profile icon at the top right and using terms like "master" to clarify hierarchy.
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The interface for accessing Veil Autofill was more straightforward, but still required minor tweaks. We improved the lo-fi prototype by enabling users to edit Veil settings directly from the pop-up and adding a homepage to avoid overwhelming users with excessive information. The final design features a digestible homepage that highlights essential features and information.
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