Redesign · 2022

Kinetic Business Site & Checkout

  • UX research
  • Design
  • Telecom
Kinetic Business Site & Checkout interface
Role
Design strategy lead
Client
Windstream
Year
2022
Scope
Residential and small-business sites

In brief

Managed the full design strategy for Windstream’s residential and small-business websites after taking over from another vendor. Improved teamwork under tight deadlines by setting up shared style guides and collaboration tools. Ran user research and created hundreds of designs, from checkout pages to promotional campaigns, to make both websites smooth and easy to use on all devices.

  • Design strategy
  • Master branding guide
  • User research
  • Checkout design
  • Campaign design
  • Responsive design

The challenge

Windstream needed to modernize its residential and small-business web platforms across content pages, promotional campaigns, and e-commerce cart and checkout workflows. The project required seamless execution under tight marketing deadlines.

Content pages

Residential and small-business pages to modernize.

Promotional campaigns

Campaign designs delivered on marketing deadlines.

Cart and checkout

E-commerce workflows made smooth on every device.

Three areas to modernize on tight timelines.

The strategy

Created and distributed a comprehensive master branding guide across all internal and external departments to ensure visual harmony and brand consistency. Spearheaded proactive user research despite quick turnaround times, giving the business data-backed design recommendations and tools to track long-term user metrics.

Master branding guideDistributed across all internal and external departments.
One guide, shared across every touchpoint.
Responsive website layout
Responsive website layout
Responsive website layout

The impact

Transformed two fragmented, complex websites into intuitive, highly responsive, and enjoyable digital experiences that scaled effortlessly across all devices.

Responsive website layout
Streamlined Design & Handoff: Built a complete brand style guide and introduced Sketch for Teams and Zeplin to accelerate cross-department feedback loops and simplify developer handoff.
Responsive website layout
Responsive website layout
Responsive website layout
Boosted cart orders by 1.6x (+167%): the checkout experience in 4 months by cutting out extra steps, combining pages, and making navigation easier to read.
Responsive website layout
Responsive website layout
Responsive website layout
Content pages
Promotional campaigns
Cart and checkout
Internal departments
External partners

Key outcomes

One brand language

A shared master branding guide kept every team and vendor visually aligned.

Evidence, not opinion

Proactive research gave the business data-backed recommendations and long-term metrics.

Every device

Two fragmented sites became responsive experiences that scale across screens.