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London Borough of Culture

UX/UI Architect & Digital Delivery Consultant

The London Borough of Culture website was developed as part of Waltham Forest Council's successful campaign and subsequent programme to become London's first Borough of Culture. The platform provided a central hub for promoting events, venues, artists and community activities while supporting engagement with one of the borough's most ambitious cultural initiatives.

Project Details

Client / Organisation
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Date
2018 – 2019
Role
Senior UX/UI Architect & Digital Delivery Consultant
Project Focus
Digital platform design, user experience architecture, community engagement and event promotion.
Technical Environment
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Responsive Design, UX Design, Information Architecture and Agile Delivery.

Project Focus

The project focused on designing and delivering a large-scale cultural platform capable of promoting hundreds of events, activities and community programmes across the borough. Following Waltham Forest's successful bid to become London's first Borough of Culture, the website evolved from an initial campaign platform into the primary digital channel for communicating programme information and encouraging public participation.

Work involved the design and refinement of user journeys, content structures and digital interfaces that enabled users to discover events, explore programme content and engage with cultural activities taking place across the borough.

My Contribution

Working alongside council stakeholders, programme teams and technical specialists, I helped shape the user experience and interface design for key digital components supporting the London Borough of Culture initiative. My role focused on ensuring that the platform was intuitive, accessible and capable of supporting a wide range of content and audience needs.

Main contributions included

  • UX/UI architecture and interface design
  • User journey mapping and optimisation
  • Information architecture and content organisation
  • Responsive design and front-end guidance
  • Accessibility and usability improvements
  • Stakeholder workshops and requirements gathering
  • Collaboration with developers and content teams
  • Support for Agile delivery activities

Technical Environment

The project utilised modern web technologies and responsive design principles to ensure accessibility across desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Activities included UX research, information architecture, interface design and collaboration with development teams within an Agile delivery environment.

Project Outcome

The resulting digital experience helped support one of London's most significant cultural programmes, providing residents and visitors with easy access to events, information and community activities. Through improved usability, accessibility and content organisation, the platform contributed to increased engagement with the London Borough of Culture programme and its associated initiatives.

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