UX Case Study

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Process

Role

From concept to delivery, including UX Research, UX Design, UI Design, Usability Testing

Project timeline

8 weeks – June & July 2024

Tools used

Illustrator, Photoshop, Miro, Figma

Discover

Background

The Calm & Co is a facial massage studio based in Mumbai, operational for the past few months, primarily marketing through Instagram ads.

Challenges

01

Frequent calls & messages for service clarification.

02

Repeatedly providing the same information to multiple clients.

03

Manual booking process via phone.

04

Anticipated increase in these overheads with more studios.

05

Managing multiple calendars for repeat clients wanting specific therapists.

Proposed Solution

  • Developing a website to automate bookings, and manage therapist schedules, reducing manual overheads and improving client experience.
  • Feature a section where new clients can learn more about the business, and treatments.

Problem Discovery

To ensure a seamless & informative experience for both first time & repeat visitors.

I also conducted user interviews to learn more about the psychology & motivation of users to get non-invasive facial treatments done. I organised this data into themes, and learned the following –

Highlight benefits on the website – Relaxing, improved skin health etc.

Educational content – Explaining benefits, and providing self care/skin care tips

Provide offers & packages that make self care/relaxation more accessible.

Soothing & calming imagery/colors/fonts.

1. Stress relief & relaxation 

2. Pampering self / confidence boost

3. Appearance improvement/Youthful glow

4. Social Influence & Trends

5. Personal time & space / Date idea with a friend

6. Part of holistic health approach

I translated these insights into design direction using the following –

Conversion rate

Retention rate

Trust score

KPI's

Main goals for website

To create a seamless & mobile friendly experience for new as well as old users with a personalised experience.

These needs translated into design in the following ways –

Business Type - B2C

Research

I conducted research to find out what are the user needs for both first time and repeat visitors from a spa booking system:

First time visitors

  • Lack of Information
  • Unfamiliar with booking system
  • Trust & credibility

Repeat visitors

  • Efficient booking system
  • Personalized experience
  • Easy access to account information & history

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Easily accessible information

02

User friendly booking system

03

Consistent brand, with testimonials

04

Quick & easy way to rebook same service

05

Personalized packages & offers

06

Appointment history & upcoming appointments

Define

Develop

Wireframes
Iterations
1. Earlier I had started with a desktop version of the wireframes, but soon I realised that mobile-first would be a better approach for this project.

From

To

Home page mobile version

2. After getting feedback from test participants, I also added a functionality to rebook an appointment easily from past visits.

Ability to rebook appointments
Past visits

Design system

As this is a start up, I created an atomic design system. I took the brand colours and typography as a starting point, and built the design system as follows:

I then fleshed out High fidelity designs from the wireframes with some improvements over the wireframes.

High fidelity designs

Typography

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Colours

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Buttons

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Icons

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Cards

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Layout

Prototype

Feel free to use the interactive prototype here.

Deliver

Further scope

If I had more time, 

I would focus on more educational content, and maybe try a different (maybe interactive) way of educating the audience about the sessions.

I would also introduce gift cards, as many clients come in pairs of 2. They would like their loved ones to feel cared for.

I would do more WCAG checks, and better adhere to standards.

Impact

When shown the new website, research participants had a 60% increased trust score on the brand image and communication overall.

75% of the test participants were able to complete bookings using the online system.

80% of participants who completed the booking said they would use the system again for future bookings.