
U+I – Purpose-Driven Corporate Website Transformation
Experience-Led, Award-Winning Platform — U+I Regeneration Portfolio
Context & Brief
U+I, an innovative regeneration developer, needed a new corporate website to showcase its impressive portfolio and connect with diverse audiences—investors, community members, and partners—across all devices and browsers. The goal was to deliver a more interactive, intelligent, and engaging site that reflected U+I’s vision and values while improving technical performance.
My Role & Leadership
As Digital Strategist & Content Lead, I:
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Immersed myself in U+I’s world and audited the existing site to uncover gaps in audience insight.
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Led user research, interviewing internal stakeholders and real users to define persona profiles that informed every creative and content decision.
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Facilitated weekly content and design workshops with stakeholders, ensuring the site structure and creative direction aligned with audience needs and U+I’s corporate story.
Key Actions & Deliverables
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Persona Development: Created detailed profiles to guide UX, content hierarchy, and design decisions.
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Content-First Approach: Connected U+I’s corporate and investment narratives with community-focused regeneration stories, ensuring a human and strategic balance.
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Wireframes & Site Structure: Produced wireframes that mapped engaging formats—video, infographics, and animations—to bring stories to life.
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Creative Brief & Messaging: Centred content and design around the premise “Purpose Drives Performance,” unifying brand voice and user experience.
Results & Impact
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Delivered a tactile, experience-led site that effectively communicated U+I’s purpose and portfolio.
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Post-launch analytics (December 2018) demonstrated significant technical improvement (Google Lighthouse):
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91/100 Performance
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79/100 Accessibility
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87/100 Best Practices
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90/100 SEO
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Positioned U+I as a leader in regeneration storytelling, improving audience engagement and brand credibility.
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Awards: Winner of Best Corporate Website — Digital Impact Awards 2019.

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