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Control Seven
A mobile device management platform for monitoring, controlling, and securing company devices.
In short
- Device management tools bury administrators in dense data, security settings, and layers of menus.
- I designed a platform that keeps the overview apart from the detail and groups controls by task.
- Critical actions such as locking a device or pushing an update ask for confirmation, so mistakes are harder to make.
4core management areas
31%faster device lookup
94%admin task success rate
5weeks of design work
Overview
Device management that feels under control.
Control Seven helps organizations manage their company mobile devices. Administrators see device status, manage configurations, enforce security policies, and monitor usage from one place.
The goal was an interface that keeps the operational depth of a device management tool and stays clear enough to use every day.
The problem
Powerful tools that are hard to steer.
Dense by nature
Device management holds dense data, security settings, and several administrative layers. It gets hard to navigate quickly.
Modules that have to cooperate
Device monitoring, policy configuration, user management, and reporting had to work together without friction.
Live data
Real-time device information had to stay readable, with a clear hierarchy.
Actions with consequences
Locking a device, pushing an update, or changing a configuration has to feel intentional and safe, to reduce the risk of user error.
The system also had to stay open to new features and enterprise growth.
Process
From administrative workflows to a design system.
Map the workflows
I mapped the administrative workflows and identified the most frequent actions: monitoring device health, applying security policies, and managing user access.
Separate the levels
The information architecture keeps high-level dashboards apart from detailed configuration views.
Wireframe
Wireframes group related controls and present device data in structured layouts, to reduce cognitive load.
Build the system
A modular design system for dashboards, tables, status indicators, and control panels, with clear states for every device.
Architecture
Overview first, detail on request.
An administrator starts with the whole fleet and narrows down: from the dashboard to a list, from the list to one device, and from the device to an action. Each level shows only what that decision needs.
- DashboardThe fleet at a glance
- Device listSearch, filter, group
- DeviceEight tabs of detail
- ActionLock, update, configure
- ConfirmationBefore it happens
Four areas, one structure
Devices
Status, model, and last contact for every enrolled device.
Profiles and policies
Security profiles with management mode, geolocation, Play Store, and kiosk settings.
Users
Access for administrators and their organizations.
Reporting
How versions, profiles, and device activity are distributed across the fleet.
Navigation
Deep structure, one click at a time.
Companies organise their devices in nested groups: offices, teams, and the devices inside them. The sidebar turns into a tree for this. It goes from the collapsed bar to the main menu, then into device management, where groups open level by level and every group has its own menu for new folders, editing, and deleting.
Creating a group happens in place, in a short modal over the device list, so the administrator never loses track of where the new folder will sit.
Design system
One blue, and status you can read at a glance.
White surfaces on a light grey canvas, one strong blue for actions and data, and a small status marker on every row: enrolled, restricted, enabled, disabled. Tables and charts share the same spacing and type, so a new screen looks familiar right away.
Core palette
- Primary#0074FC
- Primary light#98C8FC
- Canvas#ECECF0
- Surface#FFFFFF
Typography
FigtreeOne typeface for headings, tables, and labels
- Regular
- Medium
- Bold
List of Devices
Company Devices · Field Teams · Technicians
A clean geometric sans that stays readable in dense tables, small labels, and long device lists.
Interface
One device among many
The device list is built for scanning: serial number, name, IMEI, profile, model, state, and last contact in one row, with a group tree on the left. The map shows where the fleet is.
Key features
- A group tree for organizations and device groups
- Filter, column settings, and bulk actions above the table
- Map and satellite view of device locations
Everything about one device
A device page starts with identity and status, then splits the rest into tabs: information, applications, logs, usage, events, remote controls, and files. Memory and storage are shown as bars.
Key features
- Status and management mode in the header
- Eight tabs in a fixed order
- RAM and storage as progress bars
Policies as readable rows
Security profiles are listed with their mode and the settings that matter most: geolocation, Play Store mode, and kiosk. Each setting is a labelled state, so the difference between two profiles shows up while scanning a column.
Key features
- Three management modes: company owned, personally owned, fully managed
- Settings shown as state markers
- Create and filter from the same bar
Remote control, with care
An administrator can open a live view of a device, start a session, send a notification, or power it off. The controls sit in a modal on top of the list, so it is always clear which device is being touched.
Key features
- A live screen of the device
- A session timer
- View, session, notification, and power off in one row
Critical actions
Actions that ask before they act.
Locking a device, pushing an update, or changing a configuration affects someone's working phone. Security-related actions ask for confirmation and say exactly what will happen, so administrators stay confident when they make system-level changes.
Deleting a folder is the clearest example: the Delete button stays grey until the administrator confirms, and only then turns blue.
Outcome
Complex administration, made clear.
The result is a structured management platform where complex administrative work is clear and efficient to carry out.
The design system gives the product a base for enterprise growth and new modules.
What I delivered
- Workflow mapping
- Information architecture
- Wireframes
- Interface design
- Design system
Screens
- Dashboard
- Device list and map
- Device detail
- Profiles
- Remote control