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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