Rolls-Royce Provenance

UX Design

2024

Lead Designer

The challenge

Create a pre-owned experience that feels unmistakably Rolls-Royce, craft, provenance, trust, while helping people discover stock worldwide and contact dealers without friction.

My role

UX Designer (2019), collaborating with the product team and Rolls-Royce stakeholders from discovery and launch to optimisation.
Post-launch, I monitored analytics and user behaviour to prioritise usability improvements.

Impact

  • –20% drop-off on the search results page after simplifying filters and list interactions.

  • Higher engagement as users explored detailed imagery and specifications.

  • Easier discovery: improved navigation and filtering made it simpler to find the right car.

What I did

Immersed in the brand. Visit to Goodwood factory to understand craft, materials, and brand cues that should carry into UI.

  • Dealer workshops: mapped enquiry flows and what dealers need in a qualified lead.

  • Studied behaviour: remote interviews and heatmaps/session data to see what people actually used (e.g., gallery vs. spec vs. CTAs).

  • Simplified the journey: reworked the sitemap, filter taxonomy, and vehicle spec hierarchy to reduce decision friction.

  • Optimised enquiry: shorter form, clearer next steps, and sticky CTAs so users never lose the path to contact.

  • Shipped & iterated: tested prototypes, launched, then tuned based on usage and drop-off analysis.

Key insights that shaped the work

  • 80% of users interacted with the image carousel → keep gallery prominent and fast.

  • Only 18% scrolled below the fold. Surface key specs, provenance, and CTAs early.

  • 2% enquiry completion signalled friction. Streamline forms and make contact routes obvious.

Key design decisions

  • Inventory you can browse: consistent filters (model, year, mileage, price, provenance), empty states, and quick resets.

  • Vehicle details page: verified provenance, key spec highlights, finance/ownership info, and prominent, persistent CTAs.

  • Trust up-front: dealer credentials, warranty/multipoint checks, and brand standards expressed in layout, type, and motion.

  • Zero dead-ends: every path leads to enquire, request callback, or find a dealer.

Constraints I navigated

  • Tight brand guidelines: preserved luxury feel while improving clarity and accessibility.

  • CMS/data limits across markets: designed components that worked with existing structures and regional rules.

  • Development efficiency: reduced dev effort by re-branding existing UI components where viable.

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