Case examples: Statistics Finland Front page
Goals:
To make the front page more appealing and visual, to make the front page and the rest of the site responsive
Team:
UX/UI Designer, Graphical Designer, Communications specialists, Developer, Information Specialist
Steps:
1) Starting point, the published front page in 2014
2) Workshop sketch of wanted elements
3) Lo-fi mockup of the front page for testing
4) Hi-fi prototype for user studies
5) Published new front page www.stat.fi/index_en.html
My role as UX Designer:
* Facilitating the team what kind of requirements there are for the front page
* Sketching the ideas (paper&pen, Balsamiq-mockups)
* Prototyping (html+css prototypes)
* User studies and feedback (previous customer feedback, usability testing combined with perception and interviews), several iterations with wireframes, prototypes and final user interface
Key challenges:
* How to make a better user experience on the front page while the content and the structure of the site did not change and were not mobile friendly
* How to simplify and declutter the page
* Large amounts of information and plenty of wishes for front page
Case Examples: Statistics Finland Concepts and Definitions
Goals:
To make the concepts and definitions easier to use and find, adding search and filter functionalities
Team:
UX/UI Designer, Developers, Meta Data Specialists
Steps:
1) Previous version on concepts and definitions
2) Lo-fi prototypes of the new functionalities
3) Testing
4) Developed version of the concepts and definitions www.stat.fi/meta/kas/index_en.html
My role as UX Designer:
* Facilitating the team what kind of requirements there are for the front page
* Sketching the ideas (paper&pen, Balsamiq-mockups)
* Prototyping (html+css prototypes)
* User studies and feedback (previous customer feedback, usability testing combined with perception and interviews), several iterations
Key challenges:
* Building user interface enhancements on existing data and system
* Various versions of the concepts
Case example: Search page of Statistics Finland
Goals:
To enhance the search page and make it easier for users to understand which result to choose
Team:
UX/UI Designer, Developers, Information Services Specialists
Steps:
1) Previous version of the search
2) Lo-fi prototypes of the new functionalities
3) Testing
4) Developed version of the search result page http://www.stat.fi/hae_en?word=consumer+price+index&sort=inv_aika
My role as UX Designer:
* Facilitating the team what kind of requirements there are for the front page
* Sketching the ideas (paper&pen, Balsamiq-mockups)
* User studies and feedback (usability testing combined with perception and interviews)
Key challenges:
* Building user interface enhancements on existing data and system
* Improve findability
Case Examples: Helsinki Triathlon website
Goals:
To make the website more modern and user friendly and to make sure it's up to date, add functionalities for users to better find the information
Team:
UX/UI Designer/Front-end developer, Backend Developer, Product Owner
Steps:
1) Planning and Hi-Fi mockups with Photoshop
2) Development of the website www.heltri.fi
My role as UX Designer/Front-end developer:
* Layout planning with Photoshop
* User feedback, specialist evaluation, html+css development
Key challenges:
* Responsive, mobile friendly, new features such as calendar and social media wall, easier to update
