Role:

UI/UX Designer & Visual Design Lead

Project Scope:

UX Journey & Architecture

Data Visualisation

AI-Driven Visuals

Cross-Channel Execution

Role:

UI/UX Designer & Visual Design Lead

Project Scope:

UX Journey & Architecture

Data Visualisation

AI-Driven Visuals

Cross-Channel Execution

LiSTNR Playback: Personalised Year-in-Review

LiSTNR Playback: Personalised Year-in-Review

Evolving from static email summaries and single-screen dashboards, Playback was reimagined as a multi-screen narrative journey. By transforming raw listening data into a personalised story, the experience guided users through their unique audio year, building emotional momentum towards their "Playback Personality" reveal. As the UI/UX Lead, I drove the end-to-end design execution, bridging complex data visualisation with digital storytelling to ship an external, cloud-hosted experience aligned with a high-profile national marketing campaign.

Evolving from static email summaries and single-screen dashboards, Playback was reimagined as a multi-screen narrative journey. By transforming raw listening data into a personalised story, the experience guided users through their unique audio year, building emotional momentum towards their "Playback Personality" reveal. As the UI/UX Lead, I drove the end-to-end design execution, bridging complex data visualisation with digital storytelling to ship an external, cloud-hosted experience aligned with a high-profile national marketing campaign.

Evolving from static email summaries and single-screen dashboards, Playback was reimagined as a multi-screen narrative journey. By transforming raw listening data into a personalised story, the experience guided users through their unique audio year, building emotional momentum towards their "Playback Personality" reveal. As the UI/UX Lead, I drove the end-to-end design execution, bridging complex data visualisation with digital storytelling to ship an external, cloud-hosted experience aligned with a high-profile national marketing campaign.

UX Architecture & Data Visualisation

Translating raw user data - listening minutes, top stream rankings, and time-of-day habits - into a compelling story required a frictionless narrative architecture.

  • Narrative Flow: Engineered a responsive end-to-end user journey moving seamlessly from in-app launch points to an external multi-screen cloud experience.

  • Functional Data Logic: Designed bite-sized, high-impact data modules that rendered complex personal metrics clearly, driving nostalgia and memory recall (cited by 51% of users as their favourite aspect).

  • Multi-Format Adaptation: Adapted visual assets across all launch channels, including in-app rails, push notifications, targeted email templates, and marketing campaigns.

Execution, AI Integration & Data States

To deliver a high-energy, custom aesthetic on a tight campaign schedule, I engineered a dynamic visual system powered by generative AI workflows.

  • Dynamic Data-Driven Imagery: Built contextual visual states (Time of Day and Seasonal variants) that dynamically adapted based on individual user listening data, ensuring a custom experience for every user.

  • Generative Visual System: Utilised generative AI to craft modern hero artwork for each "Playback Personality" archetype, raising visual quality while maintaining rapid turnaround times.

  • Campaign Alignment: Integrated national campaign assets into the digital UI, producing a polished experience that 21% of users explicitly rated as more modern and engaging than competing platforms (Spotify and Apple equivalents).

Validation & Impact

Post-launch data confirmed that the story-led UX architecture out-performed utility dashboards, driving substantial gains in user satisfaction and brand perception.

  • User Satisfaction: 94% rated the experience "Excellent" or "Good" (+6% YoY).

  • Perceived Quality: 57% noted stronger personalisation, while 21% specifically highlighted the elevated visual aesthetic as a key improvement.

The Playback project delivered strong results, and that simply wouldn’t have happened without Lee's commitment, effort, and incredible design skills. She didn’t just design screens - she brought ideas to life and created something new that had never been done before. Lee inspires through her creativity, her considered approach, and her courage to innovate.

Karen Hernandez

Digital Experience Manager

Key Takeaways

  • Cross-Functional Momentum: Demonstrates how clear visual frameworks and rapid prototyping facilitate seamless alignment across Product, Engineering, and Marketing during fast-paced campaign launches.

  • Data-to-Delight Translation: Proves the ability to synthesise complex backend analytics into engaging, user-centric interfaces that drive measurable brand sentiment.

Let's talk

Currently open to UI/UX contract and permanent opportunities.

Based in Brisbane, QLD • Open to remote & hybrid roles.

© Lee Hutchison, 2026

Let’s Talk

Currently open to UI/UX contract and permanent opportunities.

Based in Brisbane, QLD • Open to remote & hybrid roles.

© Lee Hutchison, 2026

Let's talk

Currently open to UI/UX contract and permanent opportunities.

© Lee Hutchison, 2026