Complete Website Design & Development

A top to bottom responsive marketing website designed and developed for a residential real estate redevelopment brand
OCT, 2018 - APR, 2022

User Experience / Visual Design / Responsive Web Design / Digital Marketing

Company: Fairview Futures Property Solutions, LLC

Project Type: Responsive Marketing Website

Role

Designed, developed, and oversaw this entire project from research to implementation. Responsibilities covered foundational user research, information architecture, responsive & visual design, accessibility, content strategy, user testing, optimization, and more. (Individual Project)

Timeframe

In the span of 13+ months, this project underwent a comprehensive transformation. From initial research and design iterations, to development, launch, and post-launch optimization, this project prioritized user success and business success. (Ongoing)

Tools

The applications used to produce this project were all industry standard tools by companies such as Adobe, WordPress, Google, and HubSpot. These tools were used for everything including design & development, testing & debugging, marketing & advertising, UX & UI optimization, and much more.

Project Summary

A website designed with intention, and refined by strategy.

User Experience / Information Architecture / Visual Design / Website Development / Digital Marketing

Overview

The Fairview Futures website design project aimed to develop a highly strategic, enjoyable, and useful user experience, while also prioritizing brand engagement, SEO, and lead conversion. This comprehensive project focused on creating an intuitive, aesthetically pleasing, and user-centric digital platform that aligns with the company's brand identity and business goals.

Objective

Driven by three key objectives, the foremost goal for this product was to establish and strengthen the brand's voice and identity. Second, the website needed to be more than pleasant, it needed to serve as a carefully constructed and very precise machine both qualified and unqualified leads. Lastly, I aimed to create a versatile platform capable of catering to a diverse audience, spanning various user demographics and client personas.

Outcome

This website design and development project resulted in a powerful digital presence that not only met, but exceeded expectations. Once successfully launched in its entirety, this product met all requirements and even established a quantifiable growth trend in user engagement, organic traffic, and conversion rate. Inversely, there were reduced bounce rates, an increase in qualified lead generation.

Product Demonstration

Product Demonstration.

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This project was a forward-thinking and highly strategic endeavor. Considering that it was a new product, we proactively addressed potential challenges that could arise post-launch. Informed by extensive industry and market research, we honed in on critical considerations, including adherence to industry best practices, maintaining SEO competitiveness, improving accessibility, enhancing usability, and elevating overall readability, among other crucial usability features and details.

Goals & Metrics

The goal was never only a "finished" product, but rather a finely tuned instrument of marketing.

Driven by three key objectives, the foremost goal for this product was to establish and strengthen the brand's voice and identity. Second, the website needed to be more than pleasant, it needed to serve as a carefully constructed and very precise machine both qualified and unqualified leads. Lastly, I aimed to create a versatile platform capable of catering to a diverse audience, spanning various user demographics and client personas.

Challenges & Strategy

The goal was never only a "finished" product, but rather a finely tuned instrument of marketing.

Driven by three key objectives, the foremost goal for this product was to establish and strengthen the brand's voice and identity. Second, the website needed to be more than pleasant, it needed to serve as a carefully constructed and very precise machine both qualified and unqualified leads. Lastly, I aimed to create a versatile platform capable of catering to a diverse audience, spanning various user demographics and client personas.

Scope of Work

User Research & Personas: Conducted extensive user and market research to understand the target audience, their behaviors, and pain points.

Information Architecture & Navigation: Refined the information hierarchy to optimize content discoverability and strategically structure user navigation by defining and implementing clear user pathways/journeys.

Visual Design & Branding: Ideated, designed, and established the visual branding standards, color palette, typography, imagery, etc. to perpetuate brand voice and identity.

Accessibility: Prioritized accessibility by adhering to WCAG standards, ensuring the website is inclusive and usable for individuals with diverse abilities.

Prototyping & User Testing: Developed interactive prototypes for key user flows and conducted usability testing to gather feedback and refine design elements. Iterative testing helped ensure the website met user expectations and addressed any usability issues.

Content Strategy: Collaborated with the content team to develop a cohesive content strategy that communicates the brand message effectively. Ensured content was engaging, concise, and aligned with SEO best practices.

Responsive Design: Ensured a seamless experience across devices by implementing a responsive design approach. Prioritized mobile responsiveness to accommodate the increasing trend of mobile browsing.

Project Challenges

This project was primarily driven by three key objectives. First and foremost, the product aimed to uphold and strengthen the company's brand voice and identity. Secondly, this website was strategically crafted to serve as a dynamic lead generation asset, ensuring a continuous flow of both qualified and unqualified leads. Lastly, I aimed to create a versatile platform capable of catering to a diverse audience, spanning various user demographics and client personas.

Problem Solving Strategy

This project was a forward-thinking and highly strategic endeavor. Considering that it was a new product, we proactively addressed potential challenges that could arise post-launch. Informed by extensive industry and market research, we honed in on critical considerations, including adherence to industry best practices, maintaining SEO competitiveness, improving accessibility, enhancing usability, and elevating overall readability, among other crucial usability features and details.

My Role Within

In my role, I embraced a multifaceted set of responsibilities, contributing to ideation, in-depth market research, user research, design, development, and meticulous post-launch testing to drive future developments. Beyond these technical facets, I played a pivotal role in steering SEO strategies, enriching the user experience, and fine-tuning marketing and sales pipelines, to name a few.

A Note From the Designer:

The Fairview Futures brand has been my labor of love since October, 2018. I have personally taken on the many responsibilities associated with creating, building, and managing this brand. As such, the work represented in the following case study is only the tip of the iceberg. My responsibilities for this brand were vast and do not all make sense to include in this portfolio case study.

Business initiatives such as brand identity, social media marketing, SEO, online presence, marketing strategies, advertising strategies, lead nurturing methods, etc. will not be directly included in this case study.