Notesolution
Reinventing Learning
Our partners at Notesolution approached us with an interesting challenge: how could we improve the way students study and learn but also provide a way for students to make money in the process? Students are a valuable market, but advertising is not the way to go. A marketplace for the posting, buying, selling and rating of post-secondary notes was the path and we helped execute on the vision.
UX and Design
A site that has as much information as a textbook is a challenge from a design perspective. To provide the richest experience to students we realized information had to feel very intuitive and available instantly. Search, organization and discovery were priority number one. Taking the current architecture of the site and drastically simplifying through the use of real-time search, conditional states and a flattened sitemap, improved readability, and incentive tasks has had benefits in overall user behaviour and usefulness.
Taking cues from modern tablet UX, NotesolutionŐs design is an example of chrome-less interface design and primary colour plays. It is youthful, modern and forward-thinking. We wanted the site to feel at home in the library, study hall or dorm room. Sharp lines and strong colours give over-the-shoulder browsers an experience they will want to seek out for themselves.
Development
Working with product teams is amazing—bringing their product team in-house was even better. By pairing their back-end development team with our front-end, we were able to rebuild the entire experience just in time for back-to-school. We set our alarm clocks early so students don't have to.
