Sifted
Junior Product Designer
London, UK (Remote)
2023-2024
Figma
Figjam
User Research
Product
Cross-sector
Adobe Suite
At a glance:
Though i started off at Sifted as a graphic designer mainly focusing on editorial designs and branding & marketing assets, i quickly developed skills in UI & UX design, and soon took up the position of junior product designer.
Website Home:
Our team transformed a content-heavy old homepage into an intuitive, engaging experience that serves both business goals and user needs.
balancing business requirements with user needs, creating intuitive experiences from complex information structures.
Challenge:
The original homepage suffered from information overload and unclear hierarchy, leading to high bounce rates and limited engagement beyond headline articles.
Methods:
User interviews/researches, data mapping.
Solution:
Streamlined information architecture with clear categorisation;
Modular card-based system for visual consistency;
Improved typographic hierarchy;
Strategic whitespace to reduce cognitive load;
Personalised content recommendations;

Product pages UI:
redesign of Sifted's product (view) pages - for example, the Talk page, focused on improving the event discovery and registration experience.
Challenge:
The original pages lacked a clear value proposition and had a friction-filled conversion path between discovering events and completing registration.
Methods:
I mapped user journeys to identify pain points and conducted competitor analysis to discover opportunities for improvement.
Solution:
> Event cards with clear visual hierarchy highlighting key information;
> Consistent content structure for easy comparison;
> Strategically placed CTAs guiding users through the decision process;
> Refined filtering system for interest-based event discovery;
> Responsive design for cross-device consistency;