Initial sketches
Paper & pencil exploration — before wireframes
Rough on purpose. These are thinking-out-loud thumbnails: get the flow and hierarchy right, worry about pixels later.
01Onboarding
logo + low-data ●
bridge illustration
goal ▾
Get started
keep it to 1 screen — don't scare them off
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02Skills quiz
picture per question
✔ helpfix✔ build
numberscomputer
NO résumé. tap, don't type
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04Career pathway
✔ verified~3 mo$0-120
⚠ not a guarantee
◻ training step 1 · free
◻ training step 2 · $40
Add to my plan
time / cost / eligibility up front = trust
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05Dashboard
◔ training in progress
✔ skill✔ skill
saved jobapply
ONE progress bar = the whole idea
Concept & IA doodles
The core flow
Onboard→
Skills→
Recommend→
Pathway→
Dashboard
= discover → learn → demonstrate → connect
Rules I keep repeating
- Mobile first, works on cheap phones
- Low-data + downloadable
- Plain words, big taps
- Only verified training & jobs
- Never promise a job
- Ask for the least data possible
Nav idea
PlanExploreSavedMe
→ bottom nav only appears AFTER onboarding