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Non-Commerce Recirculation Sprint

NBC News Digital Team partnered with TODAY's editorial team for a 4-week design sprint to create products that increase the number of unique commerce visitors to TODAY.com. The team would like to improve conversion rates on articles or sponsored products. A total of 3 new digital products were created to help the editorial team meet their goal. Due to the pandemic, this project and my internship were completed fully-remotely.

ROLE

UX  Designer
Interaction Designer

TEAM

Julie White | Sr. Product Designer

Julie Gordonson UX Researcher

Jasper Curry Product Manager

DURATION

4-Week Design Sprint

Issue
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Research

For this project, we conducted a multi-method research effort to better understand what defines an engaging experience for TODAY visitors. As a result, we used contextual inquiry by speaking with editorial team members, competitive analysis, and using existing user data. Our goal was to gain insights on how visitors are using the site, their motivations, and how competitors are addressing this design challenge.

Below are insights from our research that helped shape this project:

Scenarios

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Based on our research insights, we pinpointed 3 opportunities for engaging with readers:
Deal of the day (Odes), Trending Articles, and Jill's Steals and Deals Discounts.

Ideation

To begin the design process, we used the crazy 8 methods to sketch concepts for each scenario. Popular concepts were designs with a rail setup, interaction, and larger images or slideshows. After agreeing on a design direction, I was tasked with developing a design system using TODAY's branding, initial wireframes, and interactive prototypes for user testing.

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INITIAL DESIGNS

Scenarios
Ideation
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User Testing