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Turning numbers into narratives for smarter brand decisions.
(CASE STUDY)
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Project
Overview

Empowering brands to unlock audience insights through intuitive digital experiences.

I developed a digital tool that empowers brands to interpret quantitative research with ease, turning complex data sets into meaningful insights. By focusing on usability and clarity, this platform helps brands uncover their most valuable audiences and refine their positioning with confidence.
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Client
VSA Partners
Year
2024
Type
Web experience
Services
Webflow build
CMS architecture
Prototyping
Interaction design
(KEY RESULTS)
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Built trust and enhanced decision-making by elevating critical information.
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Built trust and enhanced decision-making by elevating critical information.
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Reduced friction through streamlined wayfinding and search.
(KEY RESULTS)
Enhanced the perceived value of our work to clients through a dynamic and engaging digital deliverable.
Increased the team’s capacity to execute multiple research workstreams simultaneously thanks to a scalable CMS template structure built in Webflow.
Template structure reduced the overall production design time and costs associated with presentation assets.
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Discovery

Collaboration with our strategy team pointed us in the right direction.

I collaborated closely with the strategy team to identify user needs and key objectives for the project. Through workshops and discovery sessions, we defined the essential requirements, ensuring the solution would effectively address their goals and streamline access to actionable insights.
(KEY USER NEEDS)
Define audience segments and their mindsets that drive their decision-making.
Identify the brand promises that are worth prioritizing.
Understand their brand’s strength relative to its competition and the industry.
A balance between comprehensive data and clear, easily digestible takeaways.

Business goals helped us narrow in on the execution.

By aligning the project’s business goals with internal stakeholders, we focused on delivering a solution that met both user needs and organizational priorities. This alignment ensured the platform not only served its functional purpose but also drove meaningful business outcomes for VSA.
(KEY BUSINESS GOALS)
Get users to product detail pages more efficiently.
Tap into a younger, urban consumer target.
Create trust to eliminate consumer hesitation.
Elevate newer product ranges and categories.
Create cross-selling opportunities.
(KEY BUSINESS GOALS)
Increase efficiency: Streamline the process of analyzing and presenting quantitative research findings.
Enhance scalability: Create a solution that supports multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Drive engagement: Deliver insights in a format that is both accessible and compelling for stakeholders.
Reduce costs: Minimize the time and resources required for production design and presentation creation.
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Information
Architecture

Designing a seamless framework for actionable insights.

We developed a thoughtful information architecture to transform complex research data into a structured and intuitive experience. This framework ensures users can easily access, interpret, and act on insights, supporting decision-making with clarity and efficiency.
Reducing cognitive load, allowing them to focus more on exploring products and making purchasing decisions rather than figuring out how to get around.
Allows for curated promotion of new or the most timely relevant sub-categories
(KEY STEPS)
Audit Existing Content: Reviewed all report materials to identify key insights and opportunities for refinement.
Define Content Blocks: Simplified complex data into clear, modular sections for better usability.
Map the User Journey: Organized content into an intuitive flow aligned with user needs.
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A peak behind the curtain shows a high level view of our workflow in Figma.

Reducing cognitive load, allowing them to focus more on exploring products and making purchasing decisions rather than figuring out how to get around.
Allows for curated promotion of new or the most timely relevant sub-categories
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CMS Data
Mapping

Mapping data for a scalable and efficient CMS framework.

To support a dynamic and flexible content management system, we meticulously mapped data into reusable components. This approach ensured consistency across presentations, streamlined updates, and empowered the team to manage multiple workstreams efficiently without sacrificing quality or accuracy.
Reducing cognitive load, allowing them to focus more on exploring products and making purchasing decisions rather than figuring out how to get around.
Allows for curated promotion of new or the most timely relevant sub-categories
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Interaction
Design

Designing engaging interactions to bring data to life.

To keep users engaged while navigating extensive data, we implemented dynamic, scroll-based interactions powered by Webflow and GSAP. These interactions created a seamless and immersive experience, guiding users through complex insights while maintaining their focus and ensuring the content remained both engaging and digestible.
Reducing cognitive load, allowing them to focus more on exploring products and making purchasing decisions rather than figuring out how to get around.
Allows for curated promotion of new or the most timely relevant sub-categories
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Menu with a custom cursor interaction.
Animated headline text transitions.
Parallax page section transitions.
Progressive load-ins for graph bars.
Scrolljacking interaction for the "Target Now" profile highlights.
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Results

A successful proof of concept.

What started out as early concept exploration transformed into a product with the ability to deliver impactful results by enhancing client-facing deliverables, streamlining internal workflows, and optimizing internal production efficiency.
Reducing cognitive load, allowing them to focus more on exploring products and making purchasing decisions rather than figuring out how to get around.
Allows for curated promotion of new or the most timely relevant sub-categories
(KEY OUTCOMES)
Delivered a dynamic and engaging digital solution that enhanced the perceived value of research deliverables for clients.
Enabled the team to manage multiple research workstreams simultaneously through a scalable Webflow CMS template structure.
Streamlined production processes, reducing both the time and costs associated with creating presentation assets.
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