Xpostudy: E-learning Web Platform & Landing Page Redesign

Xpostudy is a platform that helps Nigerian university students easily access past questions, course materials, and textbooks, while also enabling them to sell or donate unused school supplies through a student marketplace.

As the sole UX/UI Designer, I led the end-to-end design of the web platform, from user research and journey mapping to high-fidelity designs, prototyping, and landing page redesign.

Access to school materials play an important role in student’s academic success. Some faculties and departments have student bodies kind enough to organize materials for junior students, but this act isn’t common among all departments. All students have a right to access materials easily.

User Research

UI Design

Protyping

Interaction Design

Overall redesign of web application

Design and prototype of new features.

Redesign of landing page

The goal of the research was to understand how students currently source materials, the challenges they face, and how it could be better. I made polls on study group chats and recorded the responses

1 in 10 students gets access to past questions and relevant materials only few days to examination.

While 60% of students gets solutions to past questions from fellow coursemates or senior colleagues, 40% of students either solve it themselves or never do.

1 in 3 students get materials and past questions in hard copy, while 1 in 5 get their through flash drives, and the rest access them from a google drive link.

The market place feature basically allows students to put up their (used) school materials online for sale. This could be materials that were a one-time requirement for some courses (e.g Tee square and drawing boards) and now no longer found them useful, or materials for everyday use.

1 in 2 students threw their materials away, while 1 in 3 students gave their materials to their siblings and the rest kept them somewhere.

80% of students would have preferred to sell their school items, while 18% would rather give them out for free, and the rest, keep them for later use.

Only 1 in 10 students have tried to sell school items, with 80% of them never getting a buyer at all.

I gathered the insights gotten from the research conducted and drew out problem statements. These statements were able to guide my design decisions, because really, the product is not complete till the problems are catered for.

Students want to easily access past questions and solutions so they can ace examinations

Students want to easily browse through organized textbooks and course materials to boost productivity.

Students would like a platform to sell school items they no longer need.

Past questions and past question solutions

E-library for textbooks

Market Place for selling items

I redesigned the platform’s core features with usability and student behavior in mind. I created a user-friendly past question archive and e-library that allowed students to easily search, filter, and download materials, while also enabling peer contributions through a simple upload flow.

I also designed a marketplace feature where students could sell or give away unused school materials, reducing waste and improving access. To support user acquisition, I delivered a modern, interactive landing page with motion-based elements that made the product feel dynamic and engaging from first click.

The marketplace allows students easily find buyers for their school items. The items are sorted into different categories and recently added items. Like most e-commerce websites, users who want to boost the visibility of their products may pay a certain amount to promote them. The item gets sold quickly, the student gets to buy their school material at a cheaper rate, and Xpostudy can generate revenue through this means. A win for all!

The product didn't have a landing page that could display the features and services offered. I designed a landing page to display the product features that converted into sign-ups.