Victoria Miro

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Redefining a Legacy Art Gallery's Digital Experience
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  • Arts & Culture
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How does one invigorate a prestigious contemporary art gallery while preserving its heritage and allure? The answer lay in transposing the gallery's unique charm from the physical to the digital realm.

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CHALLENGE

Victoria Miro’s digital presence, while functional, lacked the distinctiveness befitting its legacy. The challenge was twofold: to translate the gallery’s values into a digital brand unique to its identity, and to create an immersive digital experience in keeping to the real-world charm.

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APPROACH

Working in direct collaboration with the Artlogic team, we embarked on a transformative journey. Together, we overhauled the front-end design and user experience.

Harnessing a decade’s worth of data, we meticulously reimagined what was once merely a gallery of artists into a dynamic magazine-style hub tailored for the art industry. Our revamped product experience introduces a sophisticated design system that enhances discoverability across various categories, empowering users to explore content expansively. With improved functionality and a refined visual language, we’ve crafted a distinct new image for Victoria Miro’s brand, resonating seamlessly across all digital communications.

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UNIQUE SOLUTION

We created brand equity around the iconic architectural ceiling structure of the Victoria Miro gallery itself.  This was integrated across all elements of the website which helps to cultivate a sense of familiarity across all of the touch points.  This deliberate design choice creates visual intrigue and helps to direct focus which no doubt also benefits the artist’s individual pages too.

MOBILE EXPERIENCE

For the mobile experience, we had to find a harmonious sweet spot between our new visual language and the optimum user journey for a high-end digital art gallery. With portrait orientation in mind, we brought vital components to the forefront of the experience, while making sure the new branded elements were not lost for those on mobile. This resulted in an engaging viewing experience which was accessible across all devices.

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FUNCTIONAL DESIGN

Improved search, filtering, and discovery mechanisms were implemented, facilitating seamless navigation through the gallery’s expansive content. From artists and artworks to exhibitions and press, users could easily explore, discover and engage with all facets of the gallery’s offerings.

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Scope of work

Strategy

  • Design Positioning & Architecture
  • Information Architecture
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Usability Audit & Review
  • Technical Consulting

Design

  • Design Systems
  • Visual Language
  • User Interface Design
  • User Experience Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Quality Assurance
  • Motion Design