Autonomí Aviation Technology
Designing a web experience for the world's first certified autonomous landing system.
Role: Lead Web Product Designer
Company: GarminScope: Aviation
Designing for a World First
The Autonomi family is a group of safety-enhancing technologies for aircraft. Autoland, the flagship technology within the Autonomi family, is the world's first certified system capable of autonomously controlling and landing an aircraft during an emergency, without human intervention. My task was to design an informational landing page that housed the entire family of technologies in a clear, accessible, and credible format for a technically sophisticated aviation audience.
The Problem
Lead UI/UX Designer. I was the lead designer on the web informational page for Autonomi, working directly with the stakeholder during wireframe and mockup creation. Once approved, I partnered with a front-end developer to export assets, specs, and provide ongoing feedback during the build. This was a custom web development build -- not a templated page.
My Role
Lead UI/UX Designer. I was the lead designer on the web informational page for Autonomi, working directly with the stakeholder during wireframe and mockup creation. Once approved, I partnered with a front-end developer to export assets, specs, and provide ongoing feedback during the build. This was a custom web development build, not a templated page.
Research and Approach
Before designing, I analyzed analytics data from past aviation-specific projects on garmin.com to understand how this audience interacted with content. The data revealed a clear preference for tab-based navigation, users wanted to move between technology topics quickly without scrolling through a long single-page layout. That insight drove the core IA decision: a tabbed interface housing each Autonomi technology with consistent structure across tabs.
The goal was not to disrupt existing flows that were working, but to introduce new patterns progressively, a familiar approach for a safety-conscious audience that values consistency and predictability.
The Design
The final design uses a tab-based layout to organize the Autonomi technology family. Each tab follows a consistent structure, technology overview, key features, and supporting visuals, so users build a mental model quickly as they move between tabs. The page is fully responsive and ADA compliant, designed to work across desktop and mobile without compromising the complexity of the content.
Autonomí Aviation Technology
Designing a web experience for the world's first certified autonomous landing system.
Role: Lead Web Product Designer / Company: Garmin / Scope: Aviation
Designing for a World First
The Autonomi family is a group of safety-enhancing technologies for aircraft. Autoland, the flagship technology within the Autonomi family, is the world's first certified system capable of autonomously controlling and landing an aircraft during an emergency, without human intervention. My task was to design an informational landing page that housed the entire family of technologies in a clear, accessible, and credible format for a technically sophisticated aviation audience.
The Problem
Lead UI/UX Designer. I was the lead designer on the web informational page for Autonomi, working directly with the stakeholder during wireframe and mockup creation. Once approved, I partnered with a front-end developer to export assets, specs, and provide ongoing feedback during the build. This was a custom web development build -- not a templated page.
My Role
Lead UI/UX Designer. I was the lead designer on the web informational page for Autonomi, working directly with the stakeholder during wireframe and mockup creation. Once approved, I partnered with a front-end developer to export assets, specs, and provide ongoing feedback during the build. This was a custom web development build, not a templated page.
Research and Approach
Before designing, I analyzed analytics data from past aviation-specific projects on garmin.com to understand how this audience interacted with content. The data revealed a clear preference for tab-based navigation, users wanted to move between technology topics quickly without scrolling through a long single-page layout. That insight drove the core IA decision: a tabbed interface housing each Autonomi technology with consistent structure across tabs.
The goal was not to disrupt existing flows that were working, but to introduce new patterns progressively, a familiar approach for a safety-conscious audience that values consistency and predictability.
The Design
The final design uses a tab-based layout to organize the Autonomi technology family. Each tab follows a consistent structure, technology overview, key features, and supporting visuals, so users build a mental model quickly as they move between tabs. The page is fully responsive and ADA compliant, designed to work across desktop and mobile without compromising the complexity of the content.
The Autonomi family is a group of safety-enhancing technologies for aircraft. Autoland, the flagship technology within the Autonomi family, is the world's first certified system capable of autonomously controlling and landing an aircraft during an emergency, without human intervention. My task was to design an informational landing page that housed the entire family of technologies in a clear, accessible, and credible format for a technically sophisticated aviation audience.
Designing for a World First
The Problem
Lead UI/UX Designer. I was the lead designer on the web informational page for Autonomi, working directly with the stakeholder during wireframe and mockup creation. Once approved, I partnered with a front-end developer to export assets, specs, and provide ongoing feedback during the build. This was a custom web development build -- not a templated page.
My Role
Lead UI/UX Designer. I was the lead designer on the web informational page for Autonomi, working directly with the stakeholder during wireframe and mockup creation. Once approved, I partnered with a front-end developer to export assets, specs, and provide ongoing feedback during the build. This was a custom web development build, not a templated page.
Research and Approach
Before designing, I analyzed analytics data from past aviation-specific projects on garmin.com to understand how this audience interacted with content. The data revealed a clear preference for tab-based navigation, users wanted to move between technology topics quickly without scrolling through a long single-page layout. That insight drove the core IA decision: a tabbed interface housing each Autonomi technology with consistent structure across tabs.
The goal was not to disrupt existing flows that were working, but to introduce new patterns progressively, a familiar approach for a safety-conscious audience that values consistency and predictability.
The Design
The final design uses a tab-based layout to organize the Autonomi technology family. Each tab follows a consistent structure, technology overview, key features, and supporting visuals, so users build a mental model quickly as they move between tabs. The page is fully responsive and ADA compliant, designed to work across desktop and mobile without compromising the complexity of the content.
In Production
The page is live at garmin.com/en-US/autonomi/ and continues to serve as the primary digital destination for Garmin's Autonomi technology family.
The Outcome
Autoland has since received numerous aviation industry awards including the Robert J. Collier Trophy. The Autonomi web page serves as the digital face of that award-winning technology, designed to communicate a world first with the clarity, credibility, and craft it deserves.
In Production
The page is live at garmin.com/en-US/autonomi/ and continues to serve as the primary digital destination for Garmin's Autonomi technology family.
The Design
The final design uses a tab-based layout to organize the Autonomi technology family. Each tab follows a consistent structure, technology overview, key features, and supporting visuals, so users build a mental model quickly as they move between tabs. The page is fully responsive and ADA compliant, designed to work across desktop and mobile without compromising the complexity of the content.
The Design
The final design uses a tab-based layout to organize the Autonomi technology family. Each tab follows a consistent structure, technology overview, key features, and supporting visuals, so users build a mental model quickly as they move between tabs. The page is fully responsive and ADA compliant, designed to work across desktop and mobile without compromising the complexity of the content.
The Design
The final design uses a tab-based layout to organize the Autonomi technology family. Each tab follows a consistent structure, technology overview, key features, and supporting visuals, so users build a mental model quickly as they move between tabs. The page is fully responsive and ADA compliant, designed to work across desktop and mobile without compromising the complexity of the content.
In Production
The page is live at garmin.com/en-US/autonomi/ and continues to serve as the primary digital destination for Garmin's Autonomi technology family.
The Outcome
Autoland has since received numerous aviation industry awards including the Robert J. Collier Trophy. The Autonomi web page serves as the digital face of that award-winning technology, designed to communicate a world first with the clarity, credibility, and craft it deserves.