The New Vantage - A Complete Design Overhaul
by Vantage Team
Vantage just went through its biggest visual change since launch. We rebuilt the interface from the ground up, and every page you use now shares one consistent design system. Here is what changed and why.
Why we did it
The old interface grew fast. As we shipped tailoring, ATS scoring, the job feed, networking, and interview prep, each area picked up its own buttons, cards, and spacing. It worked, but it did not feel like one product.
We wanted Vantage to feel calm and deliberate. Job searching is stressful enough. The tools you use for it should feel steady, not busy.
A new design system
Everything now runs on a single set of design rules.
- A warm gold accent replaces the old flat highlights, used sparingly to point at the one thing that matters on each screen.
- A new type system pairs Outfit for headings with Manrope for body text, so titles feel confident and long text stays easy to read.
- Shared elevation and depth give cards a clear sense of layers, without heavy shadows or gradients.
- Buttons, badges, labels, and cards are unified across the whole app, so the same element looks and behaves the same everywhere.
A redesigned landing page
The landing page was rebuilt to tell the story more clearly. It leads with the problem most students know too well: you apply to a hundred jobs and hear back from one. From there it walks through how Vantage changes that, section by section, with real quote cards and a before-and-after view of a tailored resume.
A cleaner dashboard
The dashboard got the most attention. It is where you spend your time, so it needed to feel fast and predictable.
- Every dropdown is now the same custom control, so selecting a job or a filter works the same on every page.
- Primary actions use the gold button, so the main step on each screen is obvious.
- Data tables use subtle row striping that stays readable while you scan.
- Empty states now guide you to the next step instead of showing a blank space.
- Every data-heavy page shows skeleton loaders while it works, so you always know something is happening.
Tailoring you can actually read
Resume tailoring now shows its results as a clear, per-bullet view. You can see exactly what changed in each line of your resume, grouped by role, instead of getting a wall of text. It is easier to trust the output when you can see the reasoning behind every edit.
Plainer language everywhere
Alongside the visual work, we went through every button, message, and helper line and rewrote the technical wording in plain language. Where the app used to say things like "parse" or "fetch," it now says "read" and "find." When we mention an ATS, we explain what it is. The goal is simple: you should never have to decode the interface to use it.
What is next
This overhaul sets the foundation. With one consistent system in place, we can ship new features faster and keep the whole product feeling like a single, well-made tool. More is coming soon.
If you have not logged in since the change, take a look. We think it feels like a different product.