UX design

Truth Initiative

A website redesign for a national anti-smoking nonprofit.

 
 

Truth Initiative | Nonprofit Website Redesign

 
 
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The Client

Truth Initiative is a national nonprofit dedicated to fight tobacco, vaping, and opioids.

The Brief

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Audience

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Solution

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Client: 
Truth Initiative

Business Model: 
Nonprofit

Team:
  •  Strategy & UX – Jess Chow
  •  Visual Design – Mike Smith
•  Creative Direction – Steve Yaffe
  •  Copy – Doug Murphy
  •  Front-end Dev – Sean Burke, Ryan Brooks
  •  Back-end (Drupal) Dev – Chase Barrett
  •  Production – Kristen Todd
  •  Account – Joanna Field

UX Deliverables:
  •  Stakeholder Interviews
  •  Taxonomy Workshop
  •  Card Sorting
• Sitemap
  •  User Flows
  •  Tree Testing
  •  Wireframes
  •  Usability Testing
  •  Functional Specification


The Design Process

THE RESEARCH

Current State

Strategic reco from pitch. User flows.

Taxonomy workshop - see how internal folks organize content…

Card sorting studies

Taxonomy Workshop & Card Sorting

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SYSTEM DEFINITION

Taxonomy Recommendations

Recommended Taxonomy

Sitemap

Sitemap

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IA Tree Test

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Experience Pillars

Template Identification

 
EXPERIENCE DESIGN

Wireframe - Homepage

Interactive Wireframe Prototype

Working extremely closely with the visual designer, copywriter and developers on my team, I created a responsive interactive wireframe prototype that included: the current homepage with the soft pre-launch teaser, our recommended homepage post-launch, a new About Roomba page, an iRobot Innovations page, and revamped product detail pages.

View Wireframes

Functional Specification

To hand off to the development team, I put together functional specifications that clearly defined the intended functionality of each element on every template.

View Functional Annotations

 
USABILITY TESTING
 

After visual designs were created, we conducted usability testing with prospective customers, competitive vacuum owners, and current customers. Pages that were tested include the recommended homepage, the About Roomba page and the product detail page.

 

Test Plan

Before testing, I put together a test plan to outline logistics, equipment/tools, the tasks and any pre/post-study questions.

Usability Testing

Usability testing was conducted with a total of 14 participants (7 on desktop designs, 7 on mobile designs). Participants’ screen, facial expressions, finger gestures (on mobile) and their responses were recorded as I walked them through each task.

Usability Testing - Desktop

Usability Testing - Desktop

Usability Testing - Mobile

Usability Testing - Mobile

Usability Testing Findings & Recommendations - Key Takeaways

Findings & Recommendations

After conducting usability tests, we analyzed participant responses and testing results, and put together a findings & recommendations document. We found that:

  • Users struggled with certain product terminology

  • Users preferred to scan and see product categories quickly

  • Users reacted positively to certain words regarding product functionality and pricing

  • Users struggled to find certain page elements

  • Users reacted positively to the product videos

Once these issues were uncovered, the team incorporated recommendations to solve for them, resulting in final designs and implementation of a product that has gone through iterations of feedback from both the business and actual end users.

View Usability Test Findings & Recommendations