Elin.

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Akademiska Kvarten

Website

Co-living – living with friends

A new student apartment building, Akademiska Kvarten, needed a website where students could learn more and see photos of the accommodation and register interest to stay there. Visit website πŸ‘‰ https://djurobronfastighet.se/akademiska-kvarten

the problem

A way to show the co-living building and to reach out to students. Also an easy way for students to sign up to get a room.

goals

  • A website that "sells" the building – with a lot of photos and information πŸ‘‹
  • Communicate trust and safety πŸ’ž
  • Share information about the rooms and the common areas 🏠

my role

UX-research, UX-designer, designer and project manager.

  • User research
  • Personas
  • Pen & paper
  • Prototyping
  • Project management
  • Low-fidelity mockups
  • High-fidelity mockups

user research

I looked at competitors and got help from students I knew. The students tried out the prototype and came back with feedback which was important for the design process to move forward.

Persona
Persona

solution

πŸ‘‹ Made the building feel like a home using photos

🏠 Information about co-living and the benefits of that

πŸ“œ Unique pages for every roomΒ 

🏞 Lots of photos!

πŸ“ An easy way to sign up for interest

mockup

Pen & paper
Pen & paper
Low-fidelity mockups
Low-fidelity mockups
Middle-fidelity mockups
Middle-fidelity mockups

high-fidelity mockups

After some new rounds of user testing and feedback, the website was ready to go live!

learnings

  • What students are looking for and how they think in the process of finding a room
  • Designing a selling site
  • Having a clear plan and focusing on deadlines
πŸ‘‰ Say hello atelin.ejdersand@gmail.com
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