When the feature was live, I wanted to test it with real users. I asked a few people from our Discord community to record themselves using the new inventory for the first time, while speaking out loud about their experience.

I gathered their videos and written notes, then organized all insights onto a Miro board. Each point became a sticky note, and I clustered them into themes.

Here’s what we learned:

❌ Inventory gets in the way → users wanted it to minimize when not in use. We added an auto-minimize based on hand angle.
❌ Clunky opening → people asked for gesture or button opening instead of needing both hands. (Fixed in later iteration.)
❌ Low discoverability → some new users struggled to find the button to open the inventory. (Fixed in later iteration.)

✅ Real-size brush previews → users loved seeing large previews of brushes, especially those they considered buying.
✅ Organized tools → people appreciated the neatness compared to the old messy approach, and liked being able to favorite their tools.
✅ Intuitive navigation → the menu was easy to use and understand.