Lucy lus boutique

Lucy lus boutique

E-comm UI Redesign

E-comm UI Redesign

How might we…

How might we…

Redesign the website UI for Lucy Lu’s Boutique to provide an elevated user experience and enhance competitiveness, leveraging KPIs to respond effectively to the rising trend in online sales?

Redesign the website UI for Lucy Lu’s Boutique to provide an elevated user experience and enhance competitiveness, leveraging KPIs to respond effectively to the rising trend in online sales?

Impact

Leveraged KPIs to guide targeted UX improvements

Enhanced mobile experience through mobile 1st design approach

Improved layout with more intentional use of white space

Upgraded design to a professional standard utilizing modern UI design patterns

Impact

Leveraged KPIs to guide targeted UX improvements

Enhanced mobile experience through mobile 1st design approach

Improved layout with more intentional use of white space

Upgraded design to a professional standard utilizing modern UI design patterns

My role

My role

UI design resulting in an interactive prototype

Tools

Tools

Figma
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Duration

Duration

1 month

Growth story + high level needs

Growth story + high level needs

With a rising trend in online sales, the imperative arose for a website UI overhaul with a mobile first approach to provide users with an elevated experience and enhance competitiveness.

With a rising trend in online sales, the imperative arose for a website UI overhaul with a mobile first approach to provide users with an elevated experience and enhance competitiveness.

How might we…

Redesign the website UI for Lucy Lu’s Boutique to provide an elevated user experience and enhance competitiveness, leveraging KPIs to respond effectively to the rising trend in online sales?

Redesign the website UI for Lucy Lu’s Boutique to provide an elevated user experience and enhance competitiveness, leveraging KPIs to respond effectively to the rising trend in online sales?

Shopify KPI insights

  • 74.56% of online sessions are mobile

Mobile 1st design

  • Average order value = $95.68

Increase by offering personalized cross-selling options at checkout

  • Top landing page by session = home page

Prioritize homepage design to create strong first impression + strategically leverage CTAs to drive user engagement and conversions

Brand identity + existing design

Brand identity + existing design

Guided by insights into the business's growth trajectory and KPIs, I explored the existing website to identify and implement targeted improvements. Additionally, I examined the website and collaborated with the owner to define the brand identity, ensuring the UI design aligned seamlessly with the brand.

Guided by insights into the business's growth trajectory and KPIs, I explored the existing website to identify and implement targeted improvements. Additionally, I examined the website and collaborated with the owner to define the brand identity, ensuring the UI design aligned seamlessly with the brand.

Core colors

Core colors

60%

30%

10%

Target audience

Target audience

  • Women ages 25-55

  • Local to the Southeast United States

Voice

Voice

Casual, upbeat, encouraging. Like chatting with a best friend.

Key improvements

  • Decrease page density - improves readability, usability, + increases conversion rates by having less clutter and simplifying navigation

  • Strategically place CTAs on homepage - enhances user engagement, guides visitors towards desired actions, and increases conversion rates by ensuring high visibility and easy interaction

  • Product recommendations at checkout - increase average offer value, personalized shopping experience enhancing user satisfaction

  • Optimize design for mobile

Persona + user stories

Persona + user stories

With a clear understanding of the necessary improvements, I drafted a persona based on target audience insights gathered from KPIs and discussions with the owner, ensuring that design decisions were tailored to customer needs.

With a clear understanding of the necessary improvements, I drafted a persona based on target audience insights gathered from KPIs and discussions with the owner, ensuring that design decisions were tailored to customer needs.

Jane Smith

“With three kids, I am on the go. When I get a moment for me, I love setting aside time to have brunch with my best friends.”

Age: 32

Occupation: Middle school teacher

Location: South Carolina

Activities: Baking and watching favorite TV shows

📚 User stories

As a boutique shopper I need…

As a boutique shopper I need…

  1. To effortlessly browse and shop for new styles in a way that is streamlined and efficient.


  2. A quick and seamless checkout process that is swift and makes purchases hassle free.


  3. The ability to revisit my favorite items, ensuring a convenient shopping experience.


  4. A way to gain a detailed understanding of the products I intend to purchase, enabling informed and confident decision making.

  1. To effortlessly browse and shop for new styles in a way that is streamlined and efficient.


  2. A quick and seamless checkout process that is swift and makes purchases hassle free.


  3. The ability to revisit my favorite items, ensuring a convenient shopping experience.


  4. A way to gain a detailed understanding of the products I intend to purchase, enabling informed and confident decision making.

  1. To effortlessly browse and shop for new styles in a way that is streamlined and efficient.


  2. A quick and seamless checkout process that is swift and makes purchases hassle free.


  3. The ability to revisit my favorite items, ensuring a convenient shopping experience.


  4. A way to gain a detailed understanding of the products I intend to purchase, enabling informed and confident decision making.

Painpoints

  • Not enough time in the day

  • Not enough time in the day

  • Hard to find trendy, yet flattering clothes

  • Hard to find trendy, yet flattering clothes

  • Overwhelmed with tasks

  • Overwhelmed with tasks

Needs + goals

  • Maintain a happy, healthy family

  • Maintain a happy, healthy family

  • Feel confident about appearance

  • Feel confident about appearance

  • Manage time efficiently

  • Manage time efficiently

  • Make time for self care

  • Make time for self care

Device + Internet Usage

Mobile

Desktop

Technical proficiency

Social

⚠️ Challenge

  • Creating the persona was challenging due to a lack of data and research budget.

  • Creating the persona was challenging due to a lack of data and research budget.

💡Approach + process

  • Leveraged free resources such as Shopify + Instagram analytics. Relied on in-depth conversations with the owner and preexisting knowledge of the business to inform decisions.

  • Leveraged free resources such as Shopify + Instagram analytics. Relied on in-depth conversations with the owner and preexisting knowledge of the business to inform decisions.

South Eastern United States

59%

Other

41%

Shopify analytics - location

Instagram analytics - gender

Functionality to prioritize

Functionality to prioritize

Review persona + user stories + data

Identify functionality that addresses needs

Prioritize based on importance + impact

Ensure alignment with business goals + objectives

1

1

1

Checkout flow that includes option to save users information

Checkout flow that includes option to save users information

Key benefits:

For Jane
  • Expedites checkout

  • Expedites checkout

  • Eliminates redundancy

For the business
  • Reduces checkout friction increasing conversions

  • Reduces checkout friction increasing conversions

2

2

2

Recommended products based on cart + past purchases

Recommended products based on cart + past purchases

Key benefits:

For Jane
  • Saves time

  • Saves time

  • Personalized experience

  • Personalized experience

For the business
  • Fosters loyalty

  • Fosters loyalty

  • Valuable insights to refine marketing strategies

3

3

3

Create account and save favorite products

Create account and save favorite products

Key benefits:

For Jane
  • Streamlined shopping

  • Streamlined shopping

  • Personalized experience

  • Quickly recall products of interest

For the business
  • Fosters loyalty + customer satisfaction

  • Valuable insights to refine marketing strategies and offerings

4

4

4

Product descriptions and Customer reviews

Product descriptions and Customer reviews

Key benefits:

For Jane
  • Informed purchase decisions

  • Increased trust

For the business
  • Enhance discoverability

  • Enhance discoverability

  • Social proof

  • Social proof

  • Builds trust

  • Builds trust

User needs

+

Business needs

+

Visual design

Wireframes

Wireframes

Exploring ideas

Exploring ideas

Wireframe iterations

⚠️ Challenge

  • Iterating on wireframes with limited research + testing options

💡Approach + process

  • Developed initial wireframes based on available data and understanding of user needs

  • Stepped back to critically evaluate designs to see them from different user perspectives

  • Consulted UX design mentor for design feedback

01 Checkout flow that includes option to save users information
01 Checkout flow that includes option to save users information

V01 Checkout screen

V01 Checkout screen

V02

V02

V03 - Final

V03 - Final

✅ Final Design
  • Consolidating sign-in and sign-up options streamlines user action into a single decision

  • Clear phrasing

  • Implemented action to allow the system to retain user information without requiring account creation

02 Recommended products
02 Recommended products

Checkout screen

Checkout screen

V01 Insider Account screen

V01 Insider Account screen

V02 - Final Account screen

V02 - Final Account screen

✅ Final Design
  • Recommendations at checkout

  • Recommended products on account screen

03 Save favorite products
03 Save favorite products

Product screen + recommended products

Product screen + recommended
products

Insider account screen

Insider account screen

Insider account screen

✅ Final Design
  • Save products from product screen + recommended products

  • Favorites saved in account

04 Product reviews + descriptions
04 Product reviews + descriptions

Product screen

Product screen

✅ Final Design
  • Implemented product details dropdown

  • Dropdown makes design simple + minimizes cognitive load

  • Review summary + detailed reviews on product screens

Grid system

⚠️ Challenge

  • Maintain a consistent and cohesive layout across devices

💡Approach + process

  • Assessed industry standards, popular frameworks, + their advantages

  • Evaluated project design requirements

  • Opted for a 12-column grid system due to its scalability, flexibility, and cohesive design capabilities, as well as its compatibility with widely-used frameworks like Bootstrap

24px margin

16px gutter

4 columns

XS Breakpoint

24px gutter

32px margin

6 columns

Small Breakpoint

32px gutter

78px margin

12 columns

Medium to large breakpoint

High fidelity mock-ups + interactive prototype

High fidelity mock-ups + interactive prototype

Using the grid system for alignment, I enhanced the mid-fidelity wireframes and developed a clickable prototype in Figma.

🎓 What I learned

Prioritizing Impact + Proven Solutions Over Novelty

In the dynamic design world, it's easy to get caught up in trends and cutting-edge ideas. While these concepts boost creativity and industry leadership, the primary goal remains delivering proven solutions that positively impact the business and its customers.

Organization + Prep are Life Savers

Do the prep work and don’t skimp on it. Setting up a well-organized project structure in Figma, developing a comprehensive design system, and establishing naming conventions are essential for an efficient and collaborative workflow.

Balancing Ideas with Whats Really Practical

While it's natural to have a wealth of ideas for improving a product or service, not every suggestion may be the best fit for the business. 

Collaboration is the Key to Iteration

In addition to the business collaboration, working closely with my UI design mentor proved to be a game-changer. Their fresh eyes, industry expertise, and thoughtful critiques pushed me to challenge my assumptions, explore new perspectives, and refine the design in ways I had not considered on my own.

Make my day, say hey!

Make my day, say hey!

Make my day, say hey!

Raeann Beckham

My role

UI designer resulting in an interactive prototype

Tools

Figma
Marvel
Optimal Workshop
Perplexity

Duration

7 months