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Brave File Manager
A multi-provider file manager prototype built around desktop-style UX
An internal product prototype for a cloud file manager that brings multiple storage providers into one interface with a layout designed to translate cleanly into a future desktop application.
Tag
Product Prototype · File Management
Duration
Concept phase
Role
Prototyping · Product design · Frontend direction
The surviving concept material is limited, so the case now uses dedicated cover art instead of a generic Ulties placeholder.
Stage
Prototype
Focus
Multi-provider UX
Future path
Desktop-ready
◇ The problem
Where they were stuck.
Most storage tools leaned on generic full-width web layouts that were not ideal for denser file-management workflows or a future desktop-grade interaction model. Brave File Manager explored a more compact, more solid visual language for multi-provider storage management.
◇ Our approach
How we shipped it.
- 01
Designed the prototype around a dashboard-style application shell rather than a landing-page-first web layout, so the product language could transfer into a desktop app later.
- 02
Used a softer but still solid interface system to communicate security, reliability, and control, which were treated as core product values rather than decorative brand themes.
- 03
Focused the work on UX structure and interaction density, including compact navigation, service integrations, and file-management modules that could scale beyond a simple concept demo.
- 04
Treated the branding as intentionally provisional so the design system and product interaction model could be validated before a deeper identity pass.
◇ Stack
What it's made of.
Dashboard UXCloud storage conceptDesktop-style layoutDesign prototypeNavigation systemStyleguide thinking
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