Fieldnote
Research your whole team can use.
Overall UXE Score
9.10
17 jurors · +0.8 vs season average
- Recognition
- Editors’ Choice
- Recognized
- 3 Nov 2025
- Season
- Quarter 4, 2025
- Studio
- Atelier Brun, Lyon
- Categories
- Product Experience · SaaS · UX Research & Strategy
- Platforms
- Web
01/Overview
A research repository that turns hours of interviews into evidence anyone can find, quote and trust — with the participant’s voice left intact.
Fieldnote is where a product team’s research lives after the report is sent. Interviews are transcribed, highlighted and tagged; insights link back to the exact moment a participant said something, so no quote is ever taken out of context.
The board view treats insights like evidence on a wall: each card shows how many participants support it, which studies it came from, and what the team decided because of it.
Fieldnote was designed with researchers and for everyone else — product managers, engineers and executives can search findings in plain language without learning a taxonomy.
- Client
- In-house product
- Audience
- Product teams of 20–500 people with at least one researcher
- Industry
- Productivity
- Platforms
- Web
- Status
- Live since June 2025
- Markets
- Worldwide
- Languages
- 4 — English, French, German, Spanish
02/Honors
Recognized by the editors. Awarded by the jury.
Recognition
Editors’ Choice
The editors’ highest recognition, for work that changes how its category should be designed.
Conferred by the editors on 3 Nov 2025 · minimum UXE 8.5
Distinctions
- Distinction · Information Architecture
Information Architecture scored 9.4 — the bar is 9.0.
Awards · Quarter 4, 2025
Season results- Product ExperienceGrand Prix
01 / 12 · SaaS
- UX Research & StrategyWinner
10 / 12
Results announced 15 Jan 2026 by the category juries.
03/Jury verdict
In the jury’s words.
“Fieldnote makes research legible to people who never ran a study, without flattening it. Showing how many participants stand behind every quote is a small idea with enormous integrity.”
Mei Tanaka
UX Research Lead, Hoshi Labs · Japan
On behalf of 17 jurors
04/Score breakdown
How the jury scored it.
- Overall UXE Score+0.8 vs Q4 2025 average
- 9.10
- Strongest criterionInformation Architecture
- 9.4
- Jury agreementaverage spread ±0.41
- Moderate
- Jurorsof Q4 2025’s panel
- 17
- 9.2+0.7
Usability
Can people complete what they came to do — efficiently, confidently and without error?
- 9.4+1.0
Information Architecture
Is content organized, labeled and navigable in the way people actually think?
Jury noteThe strongest information architecture of the season: search by meaning, browse by evidence.
- 9.0+0.8
UI & Consistency
Is the visual language coherent and purposeful across every screen and state?
- 8.9+0.8
Interaction & Feedback
Does every action respond clearly, promptly and meaningfully?
- 8.8+0.6
Performance
Does it feel fast — perceived and measured — on real devices and networks?
Jury noteFast on a mid-range phone; video-heavy boards load progressively without shifting.
- 9.1+0.8
Accessibility
Can everyone use it, including people relying on assistive technology?
- 9.3+0.8
Learnability
How quickly does a first-time user become a confident one?
Jury noteNon-researchers were productive within their first session in every test.
Scores are the mean of 17 jurors. Ticks mark the Q4 2025 average across 4 recognized projects.
05/The jury
17 ballotsEvery vote, on the record.
Each juror scored Fieldnote independently, from 1 to 10 on every criterion. Nothing is weighted by seniority and no score is discarded — the published result is simply their mean.
One juror Jury mean
| Juror | Usab | IA | UI | Inter | Perf | A11y | Learn | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana CostaInclusive Design Researcher, Maré Digital · PT | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.77 |
| Freya HolmPrincipal Researcher, Salt Research · DK | 10.0 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.47 |
| Olivia GrantVP of Design, Harbor & Pine · US | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.33 |
| Kwabena AsanteService Design Lead, Adinkra Digital · GH | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.30 |
| Tomasz WójcikMotion Design Lead, Kadr Studio · PL | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.26 |
| Yusuf DemirProduct Design Manager, Kuzey Labs · TR | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.26 |
| Mei TanakaVerdictUX Research Lead, Hoshi Labs · JP | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.17 |
| Amara NwosuDesign Director, Kestrel & Vale · GB | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.14 |
| Sofía MarínAccessibility Lead, Clarosol · ES | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.13 |
| Camille RouxCreative Director, Atelier Nuit · FR | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.10 |
| Mateo ÁlvarezInteraction Designer, Lumbre · MX | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.00 |
| Hana NovákováStaff Product Designer, Brno Works · CZ | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.97 |
| Jonas LindDesign Engineer, Fjordline Systems · SE | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.89 |
| Priya RamanHead of Product Design, Tessera Cloud · IN | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.83 |
| Lea FischerDesign Systems Lead, Kanton Group · CH | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.81 |
| Lukas BrennerPrincipal Product Designer, Feldwerk · DE | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.81 |
| Min-jun ChoDesign Lead, Seoul Form · KR | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.46 |
| Jury mean | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.10 |
| Spread (σ) | ±0.47 | ±0.45 | ±0.41 | ±0.34 | ±0.41 | ±0.34 | ±0.45 | ±0.29 |
marks each juror’s area of expertise. Deeper tint, higher score.
01
Submitted
6 Oct
Entry received, free of charge
02
Jury scoring
14 Oct – 31 Oct
17 independent ballots
03
Recognized
3 Nov 2025
Editors’ Choice
04
Awards
15 Jan 2026
Grand Prix · Product Experience
06/Screens
1 screenThe product, screen by screen.
07/Case study
From problem to proof.
The challenge
Research at most companies dies in slide decks. Teams re-ran studies they already had, and when findings were quoted, the context — who said it, how often, in what situation — was lost.
The approach
Atelier Brun built the repository around evidence strength rather than folders. Every insight carries its provenance, and search works on meaning, so non-researchers can find what they need.
Research
Stakeholder interviews
38 researchers and 41 non-researchers at 12 companies
Card sorting
Open and closed sorts to design the tag model, n=210
Longitudinal pilot
4 teams for 5 months before launch
Key insights
- 01
Non-researchers don’t browse — they search with a question in mind.
- 02
A quote without its count (“10 of 14 said…”) is an anecdote, not evidence.
- 03
Researchers will tag diligently only if tagging is faster than not tagging.
Outcomes
3.4×
Research reuse
insights cited in product specs, pilot teams
−62%
Duplicate studies
year-on-year across 4 pilot teams
71%
Searches by non-researchers
share of all queries after 3 months
Outcomes are reported by the submitting team and reviewed by the jury.
08/Accessibility & performance
Built for everyone, on any device.
Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA
Audited by Atalan (external audit), May 2025
9.1
Jury
- Every board is navigable as a list with full keyboard support
- Transcripts synced to video with captions in 4 languages
- Tag colours paired with icons and labels
- Respects reduced motion and forced-colours modes
Known gaps
- Highlight-reel editor timeline is mouse-first; keyboard trimming is in beta
Performance
4 of 4 within budget
Moto G Power on 4G, lab median of 10 runs
8.8
Jury
| Metric | Measured | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Largest Contentful Paint | 1.2 s (within budget) | ≤ 2.5 s |
| Interaction to Next Paint | 84 ms (within budget) | ≤ 200 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.01 (within budget) | ≤ 0.1 |
| Initial JavaScript | 142 KB (within budget) | ≤ 200 KB |
Within budget Over budget
09/Design system
Margin, the system behind Fieldnote.
- System
- Margin
- Components
- 82
- Design tokens
- 240
Color
- #1F4E4A
Teal
- #D9A441
Mustard
- #B5654A
Clay
- #6F7FB0
Slate
- #F6F3EE
Paper
Typography
IBM Plex Sans
Interface
Google Fonts
Fraunces
Participant quotes
Google Fonts
UX patterns
- Search
- Tagging
- Evidence cards
- Video transcripts
- Collaboration
10/Credits
The people who made it.
Studio
Atelier Brun
Lyon, France
A research-led studio; half the team are researchers, and it shows in everything they ship.
- Founded
- 2012
- Team
- 11–50
- Recognized
- 1
Team
- Élise BrunFounder & Research Director
- Thomas GarnierLead Product Designer
- Inès MorelDesign Systems
- Julien FaureEngineering Lead
- Clara PetitContent Designer
- Client
- In-house product
- Industry
- —
Built with
- React
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Whisper transcription
- Figma
- Storybook
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