Firuza Aliyeva
Amazon is the biggest e-commerce service all around the world.
UX/UI Designer
Modernize the visual design to be more user-friendly and modern,
This project focuses on a comprehensive redesign of the Amazon mobile application to reposition Amazon as an innovative leader in the e-commerce space. Currently, Amazon is perceived as a reliable yet unappealing incumbent. The redesign aims to pivot this perception towards one that showcases Amazon's commitment to user experience, innovation, and user-centric design.
Modernize the visual design to be more user-friendly and modern, but have the major user flows untouched. The primary focus should be on the major success flow, which includes selecting an item from the catalog, viewing the item's page, and adding it to the cart within 3 days.
Business Goals:
In comparing Amazon with Otto, Trendyol, and AliExpress, Amazon's strengths lie in Prime Shipping, brand recognition, vast product variety, and excellent customer service. However, weaknesses include lacking specific features on category, product, and cart pages. Competitors offer unique strengths: Otto prioritizes a human-first approach; Trendyol focuses on visual identity and sustainability; AliExpress boasts a diverse product range and competitive pricing but lacks brand recognition. Our redesign strategy aims to leverage Amazon's strengths, address identified weaknesses, and prioritize UX principles like consistency, accessibility, visual hierarchy, and user flow optimization.
UX Principles Considered:
Aligning with UX principles and my perspective, despite tight deadlines, I opted to develop a product category, product details view, and shopping cart. To streamline the pilot scope, I collaborated with fellow designers, incorporating design principles and individual insights for a comprehensive approach.
I conducted a thorough analysis of a mobile app's UI, providing comprehensive feedback and annotations. The feedback addresses design inconsistencies, unclear elements, and improvement suggestions across three key sections: filters, home screen, and contrasting text.
In the 'filters' section, I recommended enhancing filter clarity for user actions and exploring possibilities like highlighting or badges. Additionally, a comment highlighted the need for clarity regarding the number of products found based on search criteria.
For the 'home screen,' I identified a background color inconsistency, with some cards having grey backgrounds and others not, alongside noted inconsistencies in card styles.
In the 'contrasting text' section, I emphasized the need to reconsider the use of red for all contrasting text, as it may convey an error message and create confusion, particularly when paired with light icons.
I conducted a focused audit on the Amazon mobile app's product details view, pinpointing key improvements:
As pervious auditing analyses, I could say mostly, they had the same ui issues that are needed to work on. Below you can see also analysis of the shopping car.
User feedback highlighted discomfort with UI element sizes and unclear, misaligned text. In response, I swiftly created a UI kit with improved component sets, addressing issues by increasing paddings and font sizes. The redesign focused on modernization and a streamlined UI while maintaining continuity with the initial design. I meticulously defined paddings, text sizes, styles, and tokens for all UI components, ensuring a cohesive and enhanced user experience.
I conducted moderated A/B testing with five users, presenting the prototype to gauge their perceptions of the user flow and gather insights. The usability test revealed positive overall feedback. Users expressed satisfaction with the new design, appreciating its cleaner layout and a color hierarchy that is easily comprehensible. While some users raised concerns about excessive on-screen text, the newer versions were acknowledged for improved organization and minimized content
The final Amazon redesign boasts a harmonious UI, combining aesthetics and functionality for an intuitive shopping experience. Prototypes showcase improved navigation and refined visual elements, ensuring an engaging and efficient mobile app interface.