Clarks Global | Ecommerce
Clarks Global | Ecommerce
UX, UI, Visual Design, Design System & Motion Design
The Clarks Global eCommerce project was an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming the user experience across Clarks’ digital storefronts worldwide. With a strong focus on accessibility, the project ensured that all users, regardless of their abilities, could engage with Clarks’ digital platform seamlessly. This focus on accessibility, coupled with robust UX and UI strategies, helped to create an inclusive, user-centered online experience, which ultimately led to Clarks winning the MACH Impact Award for Best Retail Project and Best Overall Change.
🚩 The Problem
The primary challenge for the Clarks project was to revitalize their digital experience on a global scale, delivering a cohesive and engaging eCommerce platform while adhering to high standards of accessibility. The project demanded a detailed approach to accessibility compliance, ensuring that users with diverse needs could navigate and interact with the platform effortlessly. Additionally, the site needed to support varying international customer expectations while maintaining brand consistency and supporting Clarks’ expanding product range.
Summary
🎯 The Objective
The goal was to create a globally unified platform that would provide Clarks’ customers with a seamless, high-quality shopping experience, whether they were browsing on mobile, tablet, or desktop. Key objectives included making the platform accessible, improving overall usability, and establishing a scalable system that could support future growth and adaptability. Accessibility was crucial for Clarks to ensure inclusivity, and the UI design was crafted with WCAG compliance in mind to support visually and motor-impaired users with features such as keyboard navigability, optimised contrast ratios, and intuitive interactions.
👤 Involvement
As the lead designer, I oversaw the design strategy, with an emphasis on creating a highly accessible and responsive interface. My role included defining UX flows and visual hierarchies that simplified navigation, enhancing accessibility by incorporating WCAG-compliant colours, typography, and interactive elements. I also led the team in developing a dynamic design system that not only streamlined Clarks’ digital presence across regions but also facilitated easy updates and expansion.
Working alongside Like Digital, I conducted thorough user testing sessions to validate the platform’s accessibility and usability for diverse user groups. Additionally, I collaborated with developers to ensure that the accessibility features were implemented correctly, creating a platform that was not only visually appealing but also met high standards of inclusivity and adaptability.
Conclusion
🚀 Results
The redesigned Clarks eCommerce platform was widely praised for its improved user experience and accessibility, demonstrating measurable enhancements in user engagement and retention across various regions. The project’s success in inclusivity and innovative user-centered design earned it the prestigious MACH Impact Award for Best Retail Project and Best Overall Change. These accolades underscore the platform’s impact on the retail industry and set a new standard for accessible, scalable digital retail solutions.
🏁 Conclusion
The Clarks Global eCommerce project represents a significant advancement in accessible design within the retail industry, demonstrating that digital innovation can go hand-in-hand with inclusivity. By creating a robust, user-friendly, and adaptable platform, the project not only met Clarks’ immediate goals but also set a foundation for ongoing digital success, ensuring a high-quality, accessible experience for every customer.
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SIRO Hotel | App
UX, User flows, User mapping, IA, UI, Design System & Motion Design
SIRO is a luxury hotel brand aiming to provide a seamless, elevated experience for its guests. The hotel sought to create an app that would allow guests to access a range of services, including room service, concierge recommendations, and hotel amenities, all through a simple, intuitive interface. The app needed to reflect the brand’s high-end image while being highly functional and easy to use.
🚩 The Problem
The main challenge was creating an app that combined luxury with usability. While SIRO’s brand identity needed to come through in every aspect of the design, the app had to be user-friendly for all guests, including those who might not be familiar with technology. It also needed to integrate smoothly with hotel systems to provide a seamless experience, from check-in to in-room service requests.
Summary
🎯 The Objective
The goal was to design an elegant, intuitive mobile app that aligned with SIRO’s brand while enhancing the guest experience. The app needed to be both functional and luxurious, allowing guests to interact with hotel services with ease while reinforcing the brand’s high-end positioning. I aimed to create a product that simplified the hotel experience for guests while maintaining SIRO’s exclusive feel.
👤 Involvement
As the Lead Product Designer, I was responsible for overseeing the entire design process, from user research through to the final visual design. My primary focus was ensuring that the app not only reflected SIRO’s high-end brand but also provided an intuitive and seamless user experience. I worked closely with stakeholders, including hotel management and marketing teams, to ensure the app met the brand’s objectives and operational needs.
I led the user research phase, conducting interviews and usability tests with potential guests to better understand their needs and pain points. This research was crucial in shaping the app’s features, ensuring they were not only functional but also aligned with the guests’ expectations. Based on the feedback gathered, I refined the user interface and user flows, iterating on the design to create a more intuitive and efficient experience.
In addition to working closely with stakeholders, I also collaborated with the development team to ensure the design was technically feasible and aligned with the hotel’s internal systems. This partnership was essential in delivering a product that was both visually appealing and highly functional, enabling the smooth integration of various hotel services such as room service and concierge requests.
Conclusion
🚀 Results
The app was successfully launched, receiving positive feedback from both users and stakeholders. Guests found the app easy to use, with high levels of engagement, and appreciated its sleek, minimalistic design that reflected SIRO’s luxurious brand. It streamlined guest interactions with the hotel, making services like room service and concierge requests more accessible and efficient. The app helped reinforce the brand’s commitment to offering a modern, exclusive experience for its guests.
🏁 Conclusion
Working on the SIRO hotel app was an incredibly rewarding experience. It reinforced the importance of aligning design with brand identity while keeping user needs at the forefront. Through stakeholder collaboration, user testing, and a focus on high-end aesthetics, I was able to create an app that was not only functional but also reinforced the luxury experience that SIRO promises to its guests. This project deepened my skills in creating intuitive, brand-aligned products and demonstrated the value of user-centered design in a high-end hospitality setting.
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United Nations, COP28 | App
UX, UI, Design System & Motion Design
The COP28 app was developed to support the largest climate conference ever held in Dubai, providing an accessible, centralized, and engaging digital experience. Designed to appeal to a diverse audience, the app emphasized AAA compliance to ensure usability for all, from delegates to general attendees. The app achieved over 57,000 downloads, demonstrating high user adoption and engagement, and laid a robust foundation for future COP events by creating a scalable design system.
🚩 The Problem
The COP28 conference brought together world leaders, climate activists, and experts to address global climate issues. The digital platform needed to accommodate the diverse needs of thousands of attendees, centralizing event information while supporting robust engagement and efficient event management. Given COP28’s international reach, the app required an accessible, user-friendly structure that would deliver the organization’s key messages on climate action and ensure smooth, inclusive navigation.
Summary
🎯 The Objective
Our goal was to create a cohesive app that enhanced attendee participation, simplified event logistics, and could serve as a lasting framework for future COP events. An emphasis on accessibility was essential, as the app needed to support AAA standards, ensuring all participants could engage easily. By establishing a clear, adaptable design system, the app would provide a consistent, scalable foundation for years to come.
👤 Involvement
I led the design system, UI, and accessibility standards for the COP28 app, overseeing the entire UX design from user journey mapping to high-fidelity prototypes. A key component of this work involved structuring the app’s L1, L2, and L3 levels to clearly differentiate between landing pages, listing pages, and posts. This layered structure helped simplify the user journey, enabling attendees to navigate from general content to specific event details seamlessly. I conducted extensive user testing to validate this layout, refining each step to ensure a smooth, intuitive flow.
To ensure consistent accessibility, I integrated AAA-compliant color schemes, typography, and interactive components throughout the app. Additionally, I created detailed prototypes in Framer, featuring custom Lottie animations and interactions to illustrate complex functionality and guide the development team.
Conclusion
🚀 Results
The COP28 app was widely praised for its intuitive design, comprehensive accessibility features, and ability to serve a global audience. Key features such as an interactive event directory, real-time content feed, and dual access control allowed users to navigate and engage based on their specific access levels. With over 57,000 downloads and sustained user retention, the app demonstrated a high level of user satisfaction and engagement. The scalable design system established a strong foundation for future COP events, enabling quick iterations and ensuring cohesive, high-quality user experiences.
🏁 Conclusion
The COP28 app successfully addressed the event’s complex requirements, providing a versatile, user-centered platform that not only met the immediate needs of attendees but also set a standard for future conferences. The app’s scalable structure and accessibility-centered design offer a long-term, adaptable framework, helping COP achieve consistency and efficiency in digital engagement across future events.
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GE Vernova | Sustainability Website
UX, UI, Design System & Motion Design
GEV’s sustainability website aimed to effectively communicate their leadership in decarbonization and electrification to investors and stakeholders. The challenge was to transform complex report data into an engaging, easy-to-navigate website that retained the authority of their traditional PDF report.
🚩 The Problem
GEV’s annual report contains extensive data essential for investors but challenging to present online in a digestible way. They needed a platform that could balance quick access to key insights with the option to dive into the full report as desired.
Summary
🎯 The Objective
To create a hybrid report website that features a blend of visual storytelling, animations, and deeper report links. The goal was to highlight critical points in an engaging way while giving stakeholders quick access to detailed information if needed.
👤 Involvement
As the lead designer, I took charge from the initial scope through to launch. I organized a workshop with GEV’s stakeholders to align on objectives and gather insights, which helped shape the site’s content architecture and flow. This workshop provided the foundation for structuring the information architecture, focusing on clarity and accessibility for all users.
My role spanned wireframing, UI design, and developing all animations, including Lottie files and complex interactions, using Framer for prototyping. The design system I created detailed component documentation, ensuring that the design’s functionality and interactions were thoroughly mapped out for developers.
Conclusion
🚀 Results
The result is a sophisticated, animation-rich site that engages stakeholders while conveying GEV’s sustainability efforts. The hybrid report approach allows users to access core insights quickly, with the option to dig deeper as needed.
🏁 Conclusion
This project elevated GEV’s digital presence, transforming dense report data into a user-friendly experience. The design system, combined with the content architecture from our workshop, provides a solid foundation for future updates, ensuring consistent, impactful engagement.
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Chaletbau Matti | Website
UX, UI, Design System & Motion Design
Chaletbau Matti is a bespoke chalet builder located in the Swiss Alps, offering a high-end, handcrafted service tailored to individual client specifications. I was briefed by Saentys to bring this offering to life through a visually indulgent and beautifully designed website, emphasising exceptional UI and animation.
🚩 The Problem
To effectively convey the luxurious nature of Chaletbau Matti’s services, the website needed to capture the essence of bespoke craftsmanship and create an engaging user experience that highlighted the brand’s unique offerings.
Summary
🎯 The Objective
Our objective was to create a stunning website that not only showcased the bespoke chalets but also provided an intuitive user experience through refined wireframes, compelling UI, and engaging animations.
👤 Involvement
I led the UI and motion design for the project, starting with refining wireframes and mapping content. This included designing the site layout and specifying motion and animation details. I produced a comprehensive developer specification document to aid in the handover process and created a style guide and custom design system to ensure consistency and scalability across the site.
Conclusion
🚀 Results
The website has won a Web Excellence Award and received an honorable mention from AWWWARDS. The simple design system and style guide facilitated a seamless developer handover, making future content additions straightforward.
🏁 Conclusion
The Chaletbau Matti website successfully showcases the luxury and craftsmanship of bespoke chalet building, effectively engaging visitors while maintaining a strong focus on beautiful UI and animation.
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