Quayside tower
Quayside Tower is run by a charitable organisation, Octavius Learning and Development Partnership. They are a team led by women and specialise in Community project management, learning development, apprenticeships and more.
My role
In this project, I worked closely with them to create a platform in which members will be able to book part of the office space to complete work.
UX designer - Matthew Quarless
Tools used - Figma, Photoshop
Main focus
Creating a seamless user experience - I recognised that people who who will be utilising this website will coming here for a very specific prepose. As Quayside Tower will be one of a few websites that OLDP posses, I do not want to create a website that can do everything that other website in the organisation can do.
Booking system - The main focus of this website is to allow users to book a collaborative space to work in or to have somewhere away from home to work.
Linking to small business - As Quayside lounge is run by a charitable organisation, we wanted to allow small businesses to promote themselves on out website.
Competitor analysis
When researching into competitors, I researched into the core functionalities of their websites and understand the main market for the people who will be using this physical space.
Core objectives
Connect with partners
Volunteer
Book a place at the hub
Empathy map
After conducting a competitor analysis, I used those findings to be able to formulate my empathy map. I used the information I gathered such as, what competitors offer and what their target customers are to define my empathy map.
User persona
Wireframes
After identifying this project's key objectives, I could translate my ideas into lo-fi wireframes. After testing the app's layout, I came up with these designs.
Testing
Users were tested on how easily they were able to navigate through the websites different features.
"Simplistic and straight to the point with a great user experience"
"A clear improvement on the old website"
Reflection
Challenges
Being able to create a professional and simplistic website that follows the clients needs and wants all in a few simple but effective web pages.
Next steps
As this business "OLDP" is a small charitable business the requirements for the website were very low and simplistic. I hope to soon be able to be part of the launch of the website and continue adding features and assist in the growth of the website.
