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NextArena

UI/UX Design

NextArena

We partnered with NextArena on the UI/UX design of its esports tournament platform, shaping how players discover competitions, compare formats, understand rewards, track rankings, and move through a high-energy competitive experience. NextArena supports online tournament experiences including League of Legends competitions, multiple tournament formats, prize information, player profiles, leaderboards, and verified match results. Our role focused on turning that complexity into a clearer, more intuitive product experience.

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Client

NextArena

Industry

Gaming · Esports

Timeline

2026

Year

2026
NextArena

Project Overview

Designing around the moment a player decides to compete

NextArena currently supports Rapid, Classic, and Ladder formats, along with player profiles, leaderboards, tournament discovery, and verified match results.

Our design work focused on making those decisions easier by creating clearer hierarchy, stronger tournament states, and more direct paths from discovery to participation.

The Challenge

The product needed to communicate a dense competitive system without making players feel like they had to learn the platform before they could use it.

  • 01

    Make tournament formats, timing, rewards, and eligibility easy to understand at a glance.

  • 02

    Balance a bold esports visual language with clear usability and readable information.

  • 03

    Create consistent patterns for tournament cards, profiles, rankings, registration states, and competitive progression.

Our Solution

A structured esports interface built around fast recognition, clear hierarchy, and competitive momentum.

  • 01

    Tournament cards prioritize the information players need before deciding to join.

  • 02

    Clear visual states help distinguish formats, prize information, registration status, and competition timing.

  • 03

    Reusable interface patterns create consistency across tournaments, leaderboards, player profiles, and account-level experiences.

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A closer look

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Our Process

From complex tournament logic to a clearer product experience

01

Discovery

Mapped the major player journeys, tournament formats, decision points, and information requirements.

02

UX Structure

Organized tournaments, profiles, rankings, rewards, and participation into clearer product flows.

03

Interface Design

Created a visual system that could support dense competitive information without losing energy or personality.

04

Prototyping

Refined key states and interactions in Figma before handoff to the development team.

Key Features

What we built

Tournament Discovery
01

Tournament Discovery

A clearer browsing experience designed to help players compare competitions before committing.

Competitive Information Hierarchy
02

Competitive Information Hierarchy

Format, timing, entry details, prize information, and player status are organized around what matters most at each step.

Player Profiles & Leaderboards
03

Player Profiles & Leaderboards

Reusable patterns help create consistency between individual player identity, rankings, and tournament progression.

Multi-Format Experience
04

Multi-Format Experience

The interface accounts for different tournament structures including Rapid, Classic, and Ladder competition.

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