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Developer homepage — from "why" to "how"

The rebranded developer site sold the vision of Intelligent Agreement Management beautifully — but left developers asking how to actually build with it. I closed that gap.

ROLEDesigner
COMPANYDocusign
STATUSSHIPPED
IMPACT#1 next-step path on the homepage
developers.docusign.com
Docusign developer homepage — what do you want to build
4 pathsAPIs · Extension Apps · Maestro · Partner Solutions
starter kitpersonalized from a few questions
#1primary next step from the homepage

the problem

In coordination with Docusign's rebrand as the Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) platform, an outside agency redesigned the developer website. The new page did a good job conveying the benefits of IAM — but developers landed on it and couldn't find the how: how to implement, how to integrate, where to start.

the solution: design for the actual audiences

Developer sites don't have one audience. Connecting the dots across who actually visits, I designed a system of entry points on the homepage — organized by what a developer wants to build, each aimed at a distinct audience:

Homepage entry-point cards
the new homepage section — one entry point per build path

Each path leads to a getting-started guide that's generated, not static. A developer answers a few questions and receives a starter kit tailored to their language and the features they plan to use — kit contents, authentication, a first API request, sample code, and quicklinks — so the very next step is always concrete.

Developer landing page wireframe
wireframe — capabilities by industry, proof points, and the four-question starter-kit generator
Personalized developer starter kit page
the result — a personalized starter kit built from the developer's answers

a system, not one-off pages

Rather than hand-build every page, I defined a reusable template — annotated specs governing structure, capabilities-by-industry modules, case-study proof points, and the starter-kit call to action. The pattern scales to new products and audiences without a redesign, and accessibility, localization, and marketing all work from the same source of truth.

Annotated developer page template spec
the annotated page template behind every path — structure, modules, and CTAs

the result

As soon as we launched, the section became the primary next step users take when they land on the developer homepage — turning a brand showcase into a working front door for builders.

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