Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri is a real estate agency based in Sweden that takes a personalized and unique approach to real estate services. They have a strong passion for architectural preservation and marketing, distinguishing themselves from other agencies.
They emphasize a tailored service experience, which may be part of why they have become one of the most popular agencies in the region.
The main challenge in redesigning Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri’s website is finding the right balance between preserving their unique brand identity and modernizing the user experience. Their identity is centered around architectural preservation and a personalized approach to real estate, so the redesign must reflect these values. At the same time, the site needs to be updated to ensure it’s easy to use, accessible to a diverse audience, and works well on all devices. Balancing these elements without losing the essence of the brand is the key challenge.
Solution flow
1.iHeuristic evaluation
Solution
Heuristic evaluation helps to identify major usability issues. This is crucial for maintaining a smooth user experience on a site that needs to balance brand identity with functionality.
Benefit
The evaluation ensures that the site maintains consistency in design and interaction, which is key to preserving Entrance’s unique brand identity while modernizing its appearance and functionality.
2.iClient Alignment
Solution
Sharing the feedback helps ensure that the team and the client are on the same page regarding the site's current issues and the proposed direction for the redesign.
Benefit
Collaboration with the client is the key to aligning the redesign process with the business goals and user needs.
3.iRedesign
Solution
The redesign allows you to refresh the site’s visual aesthetics while preserving the brand’s unique identity.
Benefit
The redesign ensures that the website is fully responsive, providing a consistent experience across different devices. This is increasingly important as more users access websites on mobile devices.
4.iHandoff and final iterations
Solution
The handoff ensures the design is implemented correctly, while the final iteration refines it based on feedback to meet client needs and optimize the user experience.
Benefit
This ensures that the design is accurately implemented, maintaining its intended quality, consistency, and client expectations, and provides an optimal user experience, leading to the successful final product.
Final products
For target audience
Redesigned website
Explore the newly refreshed website, with updates and improvements to enhance your experience.
The website was also optimized for mobile user experience, ensuring that it functions seamlessly across all devices.
Branding
# Colors
Base Color Palettes
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# Font Principles
The font system is one of the most foundational parts of any interface design.
Text is a major channel for users to understand application content and complete their work, and a well designed font system will greatly enhance the user's reading experience and work efficiency.
Base Font Size
Dippi's base font size is 14 to ensure the best user reading efficiency on most common monitors based on display screen reading distance (50 cm) and optimal reading angle (0.3).
Font Scale & Line Height
The font scale and line height determine the beauty of the dynamics and order of a font system. Font scale refers to a series of font with different sizes. Line height can be understood as an invisible box wrapped outside the font.
Dippi is using 140% font height method to define font sizes and corresponding line heights, for example: