Building the Social Media Application

Nomm Social

Building the Social Media Application

Overview

Nomm is a social media platform which is aiming to create great opportunities for users, content creators and marketing agencies.

Type

Web Application
Branding

Service

UX Research
UX Design
UI Design

Duration

7 Months

Business Type

B2C

Type

Web Application
Branding

Service

UX Research
UX Design
UI Design

Duration

7 Months

Business Type

B2C

Project Overview

NOMM Social is an active social media company based in Barnet, Greater London. It aims to create great opportunities for users, content creators, and marketing agencies by reinventing and democratizing social media. The company wanted to create an engaging social media experience for the users with a focus on benefiting the user from their data rather than the product.

Problem Statement

NOMM Social wanted us to create a social media application that could directly compete with Instagram with a better user experience, user engagement, and user base and make it a dependable space for their customers to build their brighter future on social media. 

Objectives

  • Build the application with a high engagement rate.
  • The application should be able to retain users.
  • It should outshine competitors like Instagram.
  • Stable no of content creators.

Our Process

To ensure that the project flows smoothly towards completion, we follow the STEP process which is acronymous to Soak, Think, Execute, and Proof.

Process We Followed

The project was divided into three phases, UX Research, UX designing, and UI design. We identified the competitors and recognized ways to position the product.

Research

A thorough competitive analysis was conducted to identify the gaps in the user journey. Based on the UX research, user personas were created.

UX Designing

Task flows & sitemaps were redesigned to gain higher usability. Based on them, wireframes were created.

UI Designing

UI options were created to set the theme of the entire application. After client approval, a design system was created along with the UI screens for the app.

Research

Competitive Analysis

A comprehensive competitive analysis helped us find the gaps in the user journey. We also identified which features can be included in the web & mobile application.

User Personas

With the data & takeaways we received from the user research, user personas and use cases were created.

UX Design

Task Flow

Analyzed and designed the task flows using UX principles and usability pointers to ensure the easiest way to complete user tasks. 

Site Map

Based on the task flows, we organized the information structure to improve navigation and make the user experience more enjoyable. 

Navigation Design

The navigation design was upgraded for the POS system which resulted in CREs being able to use the functionalities with more ease and required less time to complete the tasks.

WireFrame

The wireframes suggest how we planned to organize the information on each web page.

UI Design

Typography

Color palette

Icons

UI Screens

Old Design vs New UI Design

Chaayos

Mobile App & Tablet / UX Design / UI Design

BlueEarth

Website / UX Design / UI Design

Chaayos

Mobile App & Tablet / UX Design / UI Design

BlueEarth

Website / UX Design / UI Design