EXPERTISE

Product Design

Are your users not adopting your product as you had hoped? We design experiences centered on their real needs—from Discovery to Delivery—to create intuitive, consistent, and sustainable products.

The finding

A product that fails to resonate with its users is an investment that doesn’t deliver on its promises. All too often, design comes into play too late in the product cycle, without sufficient grounding in user research, leading to costly iterations and experiences that miss the mark.

That’s exactly where our Product Design Practice comes in.

Our support

We are involved from the initial definition of the product strategy through to the design of the user flows that will be implemented. We also work with the Design System teams and train them on best practices for accessibility.

What we solve

Are your user journeys complex, unintuitive, or leading to too many drop-offs?

We conduct the necessary research to identify pain points and redesign experiences that address them.

Does your product lack visual consistency, and is your team wasting time recreating the same components?

We build modular, well-documented, and maintainable design systems that speed up your delivery.

Do you need to ensure your product is accessible and compliant with regulatory requirements?

We incorporate accessibility principles from the earliest stages of design to deliver a product that is accessible, inclusive, and sustainable.

Our professions

UX Researcher

UX Writer

Product Designer

UX Strategist

UX-UI Designer

Designer

Service Designer

Lead Designer

Designer Ops

Our expertise

Product Design

Audit

Design System

Accessibility

UX Research

E-mailing

Rapid Prototyping

Examples of assignments

Supply Chain course

As part of the development of several business applications, three of our Consultants were involved in the Design and Product Ownership part of the project, designing and deploying the tools for customers. They also supported the company in the acculturation of Product and Design methodologies.

Redesign of management platforms

One of our Consultants supported the business lines in the energy sector, through the redesign and continuous improvement of several business portals. In particular, he worked with the Analyst and IT teams, and in collaboration with the internal Design System teams to contribute to ergonomic evolutions.

Creating a Design System

The Design System worked on by our consultants operates across the Group and is used for all BtoC, BtoE and BtoB projects. Everything they produced is used by both the Designers on the Product teams and the Developers. The main challenge was to centralize information and produce elements that are easily applicable and usable in each project context.

BtoC banking customer experiences

Several of our consultants work in the banking sector, on improving BtoC pathways. They work directly with operational business and digital teams (Developers, Product and Design System teams). Digital accessibility, UX Writing and recommendations to the group's strategic players are the regular activities of our Consultants.

UX Research Strategist

Two of our UX Research Experts are working with a leader in corporate finance. They work in synergy with internal teams to optimize user data research and establish Repository management processes. Their approach aims to improve project efficiency by integrating innovative solutions via processes calibrated to the players involved.

How we work

We begin every project with an in-depth analysis of usage patterns, user expectations, and your strategic priorities in order to build solutions that are perfectly aligned with your business objectives.
Every experience is custom-designed, taking into account your users, your operational constraints, and your growth ambitions—without relying on a generic approach or a rigid methodology.

From defining the UX/UI strategy through to execution and continuous optimization, we act as a committed partner at every stage of the project.

Do you have a Product Design project?

APPROACH 1

Staffing

A consultant who works closely with your product teams to provide targeted expertise and support your goals.

APPROACH 2

Consulting

Support from one or more experts on a strategic or operational issue.

APPROACH 3

Customized workshop / training

A customized workshop lasting from half a day to three days to solve a design challenge, generate ideas, or raise awareness among your teams on a specific topic.

Our Practice Leaders

David

Paris

Romain

Toulouse

David

Paris

Romain

Toulouse

"Coming to 5 Degrés means joining teams that are constantly evolving, where everyone has the opportunity to express themselves and initiate projects. "

David, Practice Leader Product Design

"I was attracted by the values of 5 Degrés and the idea of making a contribution. "

Lise, Product Designer Consultant

Designing products that are that are intuitive, consistent, and desirable

When we talk about digital products, we're talking about user experience. From strategic definition to visual prototypes, design is central: it's a performance lever.

It allows business objectives to be aligned with user needs, ensuring clarity and accessibility. A well-designed product facilitates adoption, builds trust, and stands the test of time.

A human-centered

The principles of design are based on understanding human behavior. Our teams study existing designs, formalize proposals that are tested, and iterate solutions with stakeholders.

Understanding behaviors

Methodical approach to design

Close collaboration

Continuous monitoring

Objective: to design consistent, intuitive experiences that are accessible to all. Each iteration allows us to validate an idea, simplify an interaction, or make a service clearer. Because a good product is never static: it constantly evolves in line with usage and needs.

Building consistent and sustainable

We design interfaces that combine aesthetics, efficiency, and robustness, in compliance with ergonomics and accessibility standards. We build design systems that are built to last: modular, consistent, easy to maintain, and rigorously documented.

This approach ensures visual consistency across the product ecosystem, while facilitating development and limiting technical debt. A structured design means a clearer, more reliable, and more responsible product.

Accessibility and accountability as standards

Design is only valuable if it is inclusive. By collaborating with product teams, we integrate the principles of accessibility and digital sobriety into our work right from the design stage.

We advocate responsible design that respects users, resources, and time. Because a sustainable product is above all a well-thought-out, useful, and controlled product.

Ensure consistency consistency to the product ecosystem

Our designers work closely with all stakeholders involved in the product (product managers, developers, data specialists, business units, etc.), making design a common language that serves a shared vision.

This cross-functional approach promotes fluid communication, rapid decision-making, and overall product quality. The result: simpler, more human, and more effective digital experiences.