Slate

An app to inform, educate, and empower voters on proposed bills happening in their local and state governments.

My role

UX/Product Designer

Responsibilities

Conducting interviews, paper and digital wireframing, low and high-fidelity prototyping, conducting usability studies, accounting for accessibility, iterating on designs, determining information architecture, and responsive design.

Target audience

Voters of all ages interested in being informed on legislation occurring in their state and local governments.

Project problem

Outside of presidential elections, it is very difficult for voters to stay connected with candidates, policies, legislative bills, and other legislative activities happening in their local municipalities that directly affect them. 

Project Goal

Slate is a platform to help inform, educate, and empower voters to get involved in their local and state legislature.

Research study details

I studied voter engagement at the state and local level to get a sense of how voters get involved. I found that very few voters are engaged at the state and local levels, vote less, and often are not sure who their local leaders are. They have been educated that they need to vote, but beyond voting there are not many tools to help them stay involved. This almost feels intentional. My work on this app is a start at reducing this gap.

Personas

Initial designs

I did a quick ideation exercise to come up with ideas for how to address gaps identified in the competitive audit. My focus was specifically on informing voters and giving them tools to track bills in process.

Wireframes

I developed digital wireframes to determine overall page layout and navigation.

Usability testing results

High fidelity mockups

I developed high fidelity mockups and a working prototype.

Impact

Users shared that they loved the idea of finding all this information in one place. They haven’t seen anything like it and think it would be a great tool to stay informed and more involved.

What I learned

I learned that even though the problem I was trying to solve was a big one, diligently going through each step of the design process and aligning with specific user needs helped me come up with solutions that were both feasible and useful. 

Next steps

Thank you!

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