Information architect (Sep 07 - Feb 08)
Creation of a ground breaking community based website to be supported by BBC TV programming. This project is unique in that the website is supported by a TV show rather than the other way around (which of course is the norm).
The site is centred around user generated content, mainly in the form of pre-recorded video, images, blogs, and comments. There is also an emphasis on live video streaming, voting and rating.
- Responsible for the creation of User Experience Specification documentation including user personas/ scenarios, site maps, and wireframes detailing features and functionality of the site, pages, & movie players.
- Single handedly set up, moderated, managed and filmed on-site usability testing including the design and production of a clickable proto-type, creation of user tasks and moderators guide, and implementation of resulting design updates.
- Supported the project production phase through to launch.
A key challenge for this project was to maximise the usability of the site so that a sufficiently large community of members could be attracted and registered in order to sustain the show (ie voting/rating/generating content etc) which had a lifespan of only 8 weeks. This was achieved with over 10,000 members registered during this short time period from a standing start with minimal external marketing support.
Sample deliverables: movie player, member profile (PDF 70 KB).