Impact

4k+

new users

12.3% +

clicks on the content

26.3% +

clicks to the header


Overview

Early Bird Books is a content website brand owned by Open Road Integrated Media. The Early Bird Books website provides daily content about books. Early Bird Books started as a newsletter featuring deals on popular books and evolved into a branded content site. The homepage was originally designed to act as a funnel to get users to sign up to the newsletter. However as the business evolved there was a need to make the landing page more attractive to users.




Skills / Area Of Focus

UI Design

Roles & Responsibilities

Product Design

Users & Audience

Voracious readers

60 years old and up

company

ORIM

Timeline

2 weeks

Impact

4k+

new users

12.3% +

clicks on the content

26.3% +

clicks to the header


Impact

4k+

new users

12.3% +

clicks on the content

26.3% +

clicks to the header


Accessibilty

Considerations

Accessibilty

Considerations

Accessibilty

Considerations

Accessibilty

Considerations

Color contrast was checked according to the WC2 accessibility guidelines

Text over images was avoided

Text sizes are accessible to users with low vision

Color contrast was checked according to the WC2 accessibility guidelines

Text over images was avoided

Text sizes are accessible to users with low vision

Color contrast was checked according to the WC2 accessibility guidelines

Text over images was avoided

Text sizes are accessible to users with low vision

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Outcomes & Learnings

Outcomes & Learnings

Outcomes & Learnings

Outcomes & Learnings

I learned 
time and budget constraints 
work with off-site engineer
Work with metrics on MS Clarity
document and create design systems.
In the future I would
invest in user research
expand the design system.

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Problem

Problem

Problem

73% of users abandon the Early Bird Books homepage, leading to missed opportunities for customer acquisition and brand engagement. This suggests the homepage may not be effectively capturing user attention or guiding them towards desired actions.

Homepage Redesign

Homepage

Redesign

Homepage

Redesign

Before

There was sign up funnel that prevented users from getting to the content

An explanation of how the newsletter works

And a few book promotions

After

Popular content was brought over to the homepage

User can sign in or subscribe to newsletters 

Popular content from other branded sites where also included in homepage


  • Before

    There was sign up funnel that prevented users from getting to the content

    An explanation of how the newsletter works

    And a few book promotions

  • After

    Popular content was brought over to the homepage

    User can sign in or subscribe to newsletters 

    Popular content from other branded sites where also included in homepage


Before

After

There was sign up funnel that prevented users from getting to the content An explanation of how the newsletter works And a few book promotions

Before

After

There was sign up funnel that prevented users from getting to the content An explanation of how the newsletter works And a few book promotions

Iterations

Iterations

Iterations

Iteration 1

Iteration 2

Iteration 3

Popular content was added
Sidebar has content from other sites
Section for Book Club Picks
A book promotion

Tags stand out to be clickable
Different background color was changed on Book club picks for contrast
Icons on sidebar where changed to match each content site branding.

Larger Early Bird Books logo on a white background.
Other site content was a done as a tab menu
Bock club pick background was changed to white to make it stand out.

Iteration 1

Iteration 2

Iteration 3

Popular content was added
Sidebar has content from other sites
Section for Book Club Picks
A book promotion

Tags stand out to be clickable
Different background color was changed on Book club picks for contrast
Icons on sidebar where changed to match each content site branding.

Larger Early Bird Books logo on a white background.
Other site content was a done as a tab menu
Bock club pick background was changed to white to make it stand out.

  • 1st Iteration

    New popular materials were included

    Sidebar features content from various websites

    Book Club Recommendations section

    A promotion for books

  • 2nd Iteration

    Tags stand out to be clickable

    The different background color was changed on Book club picks for contrast

    The different

    The Icons on sidebar where changed to match each content site branding.

  • 3rd Iteration

    Larger Early Bird Books logo on a white background.

    Other site content was done as a tab menu

    The Bock club pick background was changed to white to make it stand out.

Business Problem

Overview

Early Bird Books is a content website brand owned by Open Road Integrated Media. The Early Bird Books website provides daily content about books. Early Bird Books started as a newsletter featuring deals on popular books and evolved into a branded content site. The homepage was originally designed to act as a funnel to get users to sign up to the newsletter. However as the business evolved there was a need to make the landing page more attractive to users.




Early Bird Books is a content website brand owned by Open Road Integrated Media. The Early Bird Books website provides daily content about books. Early Bird Books started as a newsletter featuring deals on popular books and evolved into a branded content site. The homepage was originally designed to act as a funnel to get users to sign up to the newsletter. However as the business evolved there was a need to make the landing page more attractive to users.




Skills / Area Of Focus

UI Design

Roles & Responsibilities

Product Design

Users & Audience

Voracious readers

60 years old and up

company

ORIM

Timeline

2 weeks

Early Bird Books

Early Bird Books

Early Bird Books

Early Bird Books is dedicated to delivering stories about the books and authors that inspire us.


Early Bird Books is dedicated to delivering stories about the books and authors that inspire us.

Early Bird Books is dedicated to delivering stories about the books and authors that inspire us.

Early Bird Books is dedicated to delivering stories about the books and authors that inspire us.