COLLEKT, Digital Bookshop
Bridging the gap between discovering and buying books.
Personal project.
Concept for a mobile application.
( TL;DR )
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PROBLEM
Book lovers lack a unified platform to discover, discuss and purchase books online, resulting in fragmented experiences across multiple platforms.
APPROACH
Envisioned a social platform tailored to digital natives, focused on seamless book discovery, discussion and purchase. Developed the basic infrastructure, prioritizing key features to minimize complexity. Adopted a modular design system to ensure design consistency and recognizable UI patterns across 50+ screens.
SOLUTION
Developed COLLEKT, a digital bookstore with integrated social features. Implemented personalized collections, intuitive search capabilities and seamless e-reader synchronization.
RESULTS
Conceptualized mobile application offering a cohesive digital ebook ecosystem. Experimented with engagement techniques through thematic collections to encourage community interaction.
How do people discover new books?
Most people discover new reading through friends, or rely on experts and influencers they admire, then turn to Amazon to buy and perhaps review the book.
There is a compelling business opportunity to bring these activities together in a single, seamless experience.
A literary salon for digital natives.
The ideal customers for the new social platform are digital natives who read regularly and are interested in doing so on digital devices.
Their discussions about the books they read take place entirely online, from the moment they discover the book to the moment they finish it.
Building from the ground up.
The groundwork for this project was establishing the basic application infrastructure. It was important to understand which key areas needed to be included, along with the project's main focus, while eliminating any unnecessary features.
Creating a comprehensive sitemap was crucial for maintaining consistency in the development of the flows.
Exporting a book from a private collection.
Step 01
The user can access personal collections from the Collections tab.
The user can click on any collection to open it.
Step 02
The user is presented with all the books in the collection. They can click on any of them to access a detailed page of the book.
Step 03
The user is taken to the book page, where they can either export the book or send it to their devices.
Within a collection, the book page opens as a carousel, allowing the user to browse through the collected books.
Step 04
When the user presses the "Send to" button, the product suggests a list of available devices.
The user can press the "send to all" button to instantly send the book to their devices.
Alternatively, the user can select which devices should receive it.
The user should be able to add a new device from here.
Exploring a public collection to find new books.
Step 01
The user can start the search from the home screen by clicking on the search input.
Alternatively, they can explore suggested collections from the home page.
Step 02
The user receives a keyboard prompt within a search overlay and can enter their search.
As the user types, the product displays a list of previous searches.
Step 03
The user is presented with many search results.
The product defaults to searching for books, but it can be changed to search for collections instead.
Design system.
The app required over 50 screens, covering user on-boarding, collection boards, book pages, and social interactions.
To ensure a consistent and efficient design, I developed a modular design system based on reusable components and their states. The design system includes cards, list items, and controls that can be rearranged and combined while maintaining design consistency and recognizable UI patterns for the user.
