Lead UX Designer
UK Government - 4
Digital experience redesign for heritage services, enhancing site registration and digital curation portals.
Duration:9 Months
Team:3 members
Culture TechHistorical CurationPublic Access
Overview
Re-engineered public archive indexing tools, creating highly readable typography and intuitive filtering hierarchies to make search results rewarding for historians and schools.
Challenges
- Structuring centuries of unstructured metadata into a cohesive searchable catalog.
- Displaying vintage digitized photographs in responsive frame layouts.
- Ensuring keyboard-only accessibility on complex search criteria.
Results & Impact
Saw a 50% increase in unique digital archive visits.
Created fully responsive archives that are easy to browse on mobile.
Taught local curators on accessible digital archiving practices.