2024 | NLI
Designed with Einat Eidelman, the NLI (National Library of Israel) catalogue search interface got a revamp to make searching easier. We tackled the pain points of users having to sift through tons of info, functions like 'expand' and 'get item' not being easy to find, and the challenge of understanding item accessibility status.
Our main goals were to add more features for researchers and share more item details, like file count, accessibility status, and full-text availability. We wanted to make it effortless for users to scan results, minimize mental effort, and maintain a consistent design look using NLI's new design system.
This was a long and complex process, here I'll show you two main issues we had to tackle.
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My role
Product designer
Services
UI & UX Design
Design system
The Team
Dana Aroetti
Timeline
8 months
Our Mission
Pain points
Redesigning results
In the redesign process, we conducted visual and experience research to find the best design options. We studied the layouts of Google, Airbnb, Yelp, and booking.com, among others, to see how they organize their data-heavy results. After refining different design variations based on feedback, we divided the search results into logical sections and used various visual tones to highlight metadata and actions.
Making it simple
We also tried to simplify the interface and manage the increasing number of functions. However, not all the changes we proposed were approved after testing, like putting format types inside a dropdown.
UX Goals
The Process
Canvas, April 2022
Result
In the end, the redesigned interface successfully integrated more information and functions while keeping things easy for users to process. Our use of a grid, typography, and color hierarchy aimed to make it a breeze for researchers to find what they need, quickly.
If you're curious about more aspects and challenges of this project don't hesitate to drop me a line.
