Supersonic CDN
High-performance edge computing dashboard for the modern web.
Role
Senior UI/UX Designer
Timeline
2019
Platform
Web App · Dashboard
Team
Namecheap New Products
The Problem
CDN configuration was notoriously complex, often requiring CLI access or navigating dense, technical tables that intimidated anyone who wasn't a DevOps engineer. That gatekept a powerful product behind a steep learning curve.
The Solution
We abstracted the complexity into a visual 'mission control' dashboard. Users could toggle WAF rules, provision SSL, and monitor global latency with consumer-grade simplicity. Power without the terminal.
Key Tokens
0
CLI required
Global
latency monitoring
1-click
SSL & WAF
Making the technical legible
The core challenge was translation: turning edge-network concepts (caching, firewall rules, certificate states) into a visual language a non-specialist could read at a glance. Clear status, sensible defaults, and progressive disclosure did the heavy lifting.
A dashboard you can trust
Infrastructure tools live or die on confidence. I designed monitoring and configuration views that surfaced the right signal (latency, traffic, protection status) without burying users in noise, so they always knew their site was fast and safe.
Consumer simplicity, pro depth
The interface stays approachable on the surface while keeping advanced controls (dedicated SSL, WAF proposals, plan tiers) one click away. Simple by default, powerful on demand.
What I did
- Designed the dashboard IA and core 'mission control' overview
- Created flows for WAF rules, SSL provisioning, and monitoring
- Designed the landing page and plan/entry-point experience
- Balanced consumer-grade simplicity with pro-grade configurability