Altitude Sports

Altitude Sports

Role

UX/UI Designer, Front-End Developer

TIMELINE

2016 - 2017

TOOLS

Altitude Sports, based in Montreal, is an online retailer specializing in technical outdoor gear, urban, and high-end clothing. They also operate an outlet and discount store called The Last Hunt (La Dernière Chasse).

I worked with both websites creating the layout pattern, visual hierarchy design and refreshing it with season-appropriate graphic items. I also built brand new landing pages with HTML5/CSS/JS templates for the premium brands on their site (i.e. North Face, Icebreaker, etc.).

Utilizing the Magento back-end, I developed special features in PHP. Lastly I created online banner ads and email newsletters from design to code. Later on, the site was migrated from Magento to Shopify.

Altitude Sports, based in Montreal, is an online retailer specializing in technical outdoor gear, urban, and high-end clothing. They also operate an outlet and discount store called The Last Hunt (La Dernière Chasse).

I worked with both websites creating the layout pattern, visual hierarchy design and refreshing it with season-appropriate graphic items. I also built brand new landing pages with HTML5/CSS/JS templates for the premium brands on their site (i.e. North Face, Icebreaker, etc.).

Utilizing the Magento back-end, I developed special features in PHP. Lastly I created online banner ads and email newsletters from design to code. Later on, the site was migrated from Magento to Shopify.

Altitude Sports, based in Montreal, is an online retailer specializing in technical outdoor gear, urban, and high-end clothing. They also operate an outlet and discount store called The Last Hunt (La Dernière Chasse).

I worked with both websites creating the layout pattern, visual hierarchy design and refreshing it with season-appropriate graphic items. I also built brand new landing pages with HTML5/CSS/JS templates for the premium brands on their site (i.e. North Face, Icebreaker, etc.).

Utilizing the Magento back-end, I developed special features in PHP. Lastly I created online banner ads and email newsletters from design to code. Later on, the site was migrated from Magento to Shopify.

Target Users

Target Users

Outdoor enthusiasts, Eco-conscious shoppers, urban adventurers, athletes, fashion-concious consumers.

Competitors

Competitors

The Problem

The Problem

• Content Freshness: In the fast-paced fashion industry, quickly identifying and updating top-selling items on the website was crucial for maintaining user interest and engagement.

• Relevance to Outdoor and Fashion Trends: As an outerwear brand that also sells bike gear, ski gear, and other specialized products, it's important to keep content up-to-date with current fashion trends and seasonal demands. The design needs to resonate with users who are outdoor enthusiasts and athletes in Canada and the US.

• Inconsistent Layouts: Each brand landing page had its own separate design layout (and CSS file), making the site difficult to maintain from a design and engineering perspective and leading to a disjointed user experience. Consistency across pages was lacking, which could confuse users and diminish the brand's professional appearance.

• Page Load Speed: Initial analysis revealed that visitors who converted had received pages that loaded twice as fast as those who did not convert. This highlighted the significant impact of load times on user engagement and conversion rates.

Design Solution

Design Solution

My idea was to create a magazine spread story layout by adding some quick street-style snapshots that would be of inspiration and talk directly to the users to make them connect with the brands. This kind of modular layout would give flexibility to brands that don’t have a lot of products. I also saw an opportunity to develop the structure so that the code would be cleaned up and optimized to make it easy for anyone to update the page. This enables the company to have a cohesive site that works with all their brands and seasons while making it easy to update with new products.

Magazine Spread Story Layout: Designed a modular layout inspired by magazine spreads, incorporating street-style snapshots to create engaging narratives that resonate with users, enhance brand connection.


Consistent and Maintainable Layouts: Developed standardized layout patterns for all brand pages to ensure visual coherence and navigational ease, providing a seamless user experience so that it becomes easier for users to understand and process the information presented.


Fashion and Trend Alignment: Ensured continuous alignment with the latest fashion trends and seasonal gear demands through this "timeless magazine look"


Enhanced Page Load Speed: Optimized CSS files and consolidating them into a single file that included all landing pages, significantly reducing load times and enhancing user satisfaction and conversion rates.

Streamlined Update Process: Implemented a clean and optimized code structure that facilitates easy content updates across all brands.

Magazine Spread Story Layout: Designed a modular layout inspired by magazine spreads, incorporating street-style snapshots to create engaging narratives that resonate with users and enhance brand connection.


Consistent and Maintainable Layouts: Developed standardized layout patterns for all brand pages to ensure visual coherence and navigational ease, providing a seamless user experience so that it becomes easier for users to understand and process the information presented whilst on our end site simplifying maintenance.


Fashion and Trend Alignment: Ensured continuous alignment with the latest fashion trends and seasonal gear demands through regular updates to product displays and visuals, catering to the preferences of outdoor enthusiasts and athletes in Canada and the US.


Enhanced Page Load Speed: Optimized CSS files and consolidating them into a single file that included all landing pages, significantly reducing load times and enhancing user satisfaction and conversion rates.


Streamlined Update Process: Implemented a clean and optimized code structure that facilitates easy content updates across all brands, ensuring a cohesive site experience and timely refreshment of information for users.

Impact

Impact

Enhanced user engagement and conversion rates through faster load times, visually appealing designs, and optimized content, while streamlining operational efficiency to keep website updates fresh and relevant. Achieved brand consistency and maintained market relevance by delivering trend-aligned experiences for the dynamic fashion and outdoor gear industries.

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