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Branding, UX research for a new kind of search engine
ALISS (A Local Information Service for Scotland) is a truly unique service, providing information on local services and support in housing, health and more.
The team at ALLIANCE Scotland needed a new brand and online presence for ALISS that prioritised accessibility and felt welcoming to their users.
We designed a brand for ALISS that more clearly showed their warmth and distinctiveness, with a simple, muted palette. To help address the diverse and challenging range of needs their users have, we conducted extensive UX research, including interviews and surveys with new and potential service users across Scotland. This shaped the development of a more functional, journey-focused site with stringent data standards. Users now get streamlined results, easy-to-use category filters, and shareable results pages.
Personas
Marie, 36
A potential service user, Marie requires immediate food and money help due to loss of income caused by a temporary injury. She has two children, travels by car and usually accesses the internet using her phone.
Matt, 68
A former minister, helps operate a food bank in his local area. Matt's time with those who use his service is limited but he often comes into contact with people who are struggling with other issues that his service cannot address.
Jane, 28
A charity worker, Jane wants to help promote the services her charity runs in libraries throughout Scotland. The charity can occasionally have trouble keeping users up to date when these services change their times and other info.
Bill, 46
A links worker, Bill's job is to act as an intermediary between NHS patients and unaffiliated local services. He keeps handwritten notes of services to recommend and usually leaves people referred to him with a list of phone numbers.
Branding
Search Results
Recommendations
"exolab came onboard 3 months before our launch and I was impressed with their ability to get up to speed on our vision and technical requirement. The thing that really stood out for me is their ability to understand the user, what their motivations are for using our service and where they’ll use it to really address their needs in the design. ALISS now has an accessible, clear and responsive website that achieves our vision and I would recommend exolab for any website design or development work."
Dougie, The ALLIANCE Scotland
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