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Describe a challenging visual design problem you solved where you had to balance brand guidelines, accessibility, and performance (e.g., load times, responsiveness). What trade-offs did you make, and what specific design decisions led to the final solution?
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Sample Answer

At a SaaS startup, our marketing team wanted a highly visual, animation-heavy pricing page that matched our bold brand while staying WCAG AA-compliant and fast on mobile (target: <2s load on 3G). My task was to redesign the page. I audited the existing layout (5.1s load, 18 accessibility violations in Lighthouse) and created a Figma system using a tighter 8pt spacing scale, brand-compliant but higher-contrast color tokens, and a reduced icon set. I replaced heavy hero videos with optimized SVG illustrations and CSS-based micro-animations, and partnered with engineering to implement responsive image srcsets and a shared design token library in React. We cut page weight by 42%, improved Lighthouse performance from 58 to 92, fixed all AA issues, and increased pricing page conversion by 11% over six weeks.

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Balanced bold branding with WCAG AA contrast and keyboard navigationReplaced video and heavy assets with SVGs and CSS animations for performanceImplemented design tokens and an 8pt spacing system in Figma and ReactMeasured impact: 42% lighter page, Lighthouse 58→92, +11% conversion
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