Back Interface

Design for the Back Office.

Stop applying consumer UI patterns to complex enterprise problems. A library of proven patterns, deeply researched essays, and interactive tools for B2B and administrative interfaces.

Consumer vs. Enterprise UI

The Consumer Trap

Dribbble and Twitter are flooded with SaaS dashboards that look beautiful but fail under real data. They use massive padding, truncated text, and paginate after 5 rows.

This works for a consumer app where engagement is measured in seconds. It fails for an admin using the tool for 6 hours a day to reconcile thousands of transactions.

The Administrative Reality

Admin UI requires high information density, rapid keyboard navigation, bulk actions, and deep hierarchical state management.

We focus on pragmatic patterns: data grids that scale to 10,000 rows, master-detail views that preserve context, and forms designed for heads-down data entry.

Recent Essays

01 / Philosophy

The Case for High Information Density

Modern UI trends favour white space, but enterprise users need data. We analyze the exact metrics of density, comparing Bloomberg terminals to typical SaaS, and establish rules for when to compress vs. when to expand.

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02 / Typography

Typography for Tabular Data

Why you should always use tabular numerals for financial data, the exact right way to align columns (hint: right-align currency), and choosing typefaces that survive 10pt rendering on low-res enterprise monitors.

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Interactive Design Tools

Don't guess at column widths or pagination states. We built a suite of calculators and simulators to help you generate precise, mathematical specifications for your UI components.

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