Barnes & Noble Homepage

Role: Art Director/UI/UX

My main focus was leading the homepage redesign, which included a UI overhaul and adding new functionality.

Barnes & Noble homepage, "This Week's Biggest Book" featuring The Martian

The Assignment

The entire site was undergoing a redesign by an outside firm, but the creative director wanted some additional exploration on the homepage.

Homepage shown on phone and tablet

The Improvements

The main ask was to make the homepage easier for the merchandisers to update. I worked with the developers to create reusable patterns and a template that didn’t require any photo production.

Homepage modules for New Releases, Movies & DVDs, and Bestsellers Detail: book covers automatically populated by entering an EAN into the CMS, shadows dynamically generated via CSS

The Result

Delivered a much more efficient homepage that eliminated the lead time previously needed for site updates and promotions.

Final Barnes & Noble homepage
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