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Holme Firewood
A brand new e-commerce website for a local supplier of firewood.
Project
Introduction
The goal of this project was to produce a user-friendly e-commerce website, enabling customers to easily navigate, enter information and purchase firewood in a logical and quick manner. The main challenge was integrating the site with a pallet delivery company, which automatically notifies the delivery company of a new order and allows Holme Firewood to deliver products across the UK.
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Design
Initial research showed me that within the firewood industry, the overwhelming majority of the websites are either old, over-complicated, unclear, or in most cases all three. These became the key points that I set out to avoid. If I could produce something modern, easy to use and all necessary information was clearly accessible, this website would already be in a good position to acquire customers from other firewood businesses.
Initial Designs
After drawing up a basic sitemap and deciding what was needed in terms of essential functions and pages, I moved into Figma (my designing software). I focused on finding a balance between keeping it as simple as possible, while still providing everything that the customer would expect.
When designing, I aim to reduce the number of ‘clicks’ that a customer would have to do, so that they find the information they’re looking for as quickly as possible.
A screenshot of an early design in Figma
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Result
I am very happy with the end result of this website. It has achieved the 3 key points that I identified at the start of my design process: it is modern, user-friendly with a great customer experience, and displays content in a clear and concise way. Holme Firewood now has a website that can grow alongside the business, and is capable of withstanding the pressures that come with a growing customer base.
Responsiveness
As is always one of my requirements when making any website, Holme Firewood is fully responsive across all devices. View a screenshot of the full desktop version below.
A mockup of Holme Firewood on multiple devices
