Berolina

Berolina Bakery & Pastries Website Redesign

At a Glance

Berolina is a bakery and pastry shop website that offers handcrafted bread and pastries, featuring two pickup options (by car and in-store) as well as delivery services.

Project Overview

Role

UX-UI Designer

Team

Group of 2

Duration

2 months-part time

Tools

Figma, Photoshop, Maze Miro, Zoom

Problem Statment:

Due to the business’s emphasis on selling its products online, the website does not effectively convey its mission or the services it provides. However, to increase sales and attract more users, the business has decided to enhance the presentation of its values, goals, and activities.

Goals:

  • Highlighting business values
  • Enhancing user experience by reducing confusion and facilitating easier navigation.
  • A minimalist website with attractive photos
  • Organizing the products on the website into clearly defined categories

The Process

Our team of two ran a Double Diamond Design based on the Design Thinking Methodology. It was not a linear patah, we bounced between stages as the project progressed.

Discover

Define

Develop

Deliver

Discover

Research Methodology:

Our research methodology is based on three key methods:

  • Heuristic evaluation helps us find usability problems quickly.
  • Competitive analyses show what others do well and how we can improve.
  • Interviews let us understand people’s thoughts and experiences.

Heuristic Evaluation:

Before doing user interviews, we performed a heuristic evaluation of the website​ to discover the main usability issues, and to get a better insight on what to focus on during the user research.

The website’s design and content are outdated and many issues were noticed.

Competitive Analysis:

We started by identifying bakeries and pastries websites with similar objectives to gain a clearer understanding of the essential features of our design. We conducted a thorough analysis of these platforms to grasp their overall structure and functionalities, providing valuable insights for our own design process.

 Top takeaways:

  • How to present business values
  • Identified categories of the navigation bar
  • Highlight best-sellers and special products
  • Same-day delivery option
  • How to present pickup options( by car and in-store ), as well as delivery services

Interview (Qualitative Data) and Affinity diagram:

We conducted interviews with 7 users and created an affinity diagram to analyze their feedback, helping us identify key insights and pain points that guided the redesign of the bakery website to improve user experience and meet customer needs.

Here are some quates mentioned by users in interviews:

  • The possibility of choosing the size and color of the cakes according to their needs.
  • an easy way to customize their cake.
  • Appropriately describe product information such as price, ingredients, and more.
  • High-quality images to enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
  • A convenient and easy way to choose delivery type and time.

Define

Journey Map:

How do users feel and think about the Berolina website?

To conclude the research findings, we also used a user journey map in this project to analyze the current state of the user journey.

Persona:

Who is the user of Berolina website?

The website will be redesigned based on the Persona’s needs and preferences.

Site Map:

How did we design the information architecture?

Based on the results of the competitive analysis and card sorting, we developed the site map. 

Develop

Ideation & Wire-framing:

What redesign decisions did we make?

Before starting the redesign process, we conducted usability testing on the current website with a group of users to identify pain points, gather insights on user behavior, and understand areas needing improvement. The most important takeaways from our research are pain points and solutions.

( Home Page )

(Cakes & Sweets Page)

(Product Page)

(Shopping Cart)

(Plant Size Information)

Deliver

UI Design Direction:

Mood Board:

The moodboard and color palette, inspired by wheat, coffee, and bread, brought the bakery’s essence to life online. Using warm, natural tones, we created an inviting, comforting, and appetizing website, mirroring the in-store experience.

UI Kit:

To design high-fidelity interfaces, we upgraded the Berolina UI Kit, refining its colors, fonts, and element dimensions. These updates ensure consistency across all screens, align with the website’s requirements, and meet user needs.

Usability & Iteration:

What did our users think?

You can see a few examples of the iterations that were done.

(Homepage Hero Banner)

(Category Listing)

(Product Card)

A/B Testing:

This A/B test was run among 8 participants. We evaluated the user satisfaction and functionality of two different designs

Design base on WCAG:

Considering the users with various visual disability, we tried to design accordingly. Below are the screenshots considering the “Color Blinds”.

Delivered Design Page:

Take a look at our final high-fidelity Designs, complete with colors and images!

Final Prototype:

Here you can view the Berolina final prototype on Figma.

Reflections

What Did I learn?

  • The essential role of research in boosting product effectiveness.
  • Team collaboration ensured timely delivery and deadline adherence.
  • Testing and iteration enhanced user-friendliness

What Can We Do Next?

  • Following this, we’ll enhance the user experience by conducting additional usability testing and iterations to refine the user flow further.