Google
Tech Equity Collective

Google rolled out its latest project, the Tech Equity Collective, at Pharrell Williams' Something in the Water festival in Washington D.C. Tech Equity Collective is dedicated to accelerating Black innovation and aims to develop greater representation of Black professionals within the technology sector through fostering community collaboration. Google TEC partnered with Black Ambition, Pharrell's non-profit organization with a mission to accelerate Black and Latinx founders in the entrepreneurship space. As a proud sponsor for Something in the Water, Google TEC made a splash with their debut pop-up and spread the word about their new initiative throughout the festival.

Year

2019-20

Client

Google

Project Type

Motion Graphics

Role

Animator

Pixels to Power

Amplifying Diverse Voices

Project Details

At the Something in the Water festival, our motion graphics animation commanded attention on a LED jumbotron video display, bringing awareness and empowerment. We also spread the excitement through strategic social media campaigns, bringing people together in celebration.The goal was to help inspire change and pave the way for a more inclusive future, with Google's TEC Equity Collective leading the charge.

Purpose

Animated graphic videos are a highly effective and versatile tool for brands looking to visually entertain, grab attention, convey messages, and highlight brand awareness and exposure. They help create a buzz and drive positive results for brands.

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My Role/Responsibilities

Video Production + Design + Animation

Process

Discover

Stakeholder collaboration

Survey

A survey was conducted on 20 participants to identify which products and features or products people are currently using or which cars they owns and their pain-points and determine which solution would be the best to implement.

User Interviews

A series of in-depth interviews were then conducted on 5 participants to further identify pain points, frustrations, needs, and desires with existing products to determine how Maruti Subscribe could improve this experience, which also helps in their revenue growth.

Key Takeaways
01

All participants used a combination of multiple apps to find, book a cab or rent a car

02

Users value the ability to detect the damage to car immediately which reflected a sense of satisfaction for the rent-out feature

03

Major products in the market lack desirable features and feel impersonal, outdated and untrustworthy

04

A compare feature with relevant information is paramount when searching for cars.

05

Too much information on screen makes users feel overwhelmed, they'd like a more curated experience

06

Irrelevant suggestions feel impersonal and clutter the UI, filters are highly used tools when searching

Competitive Market Analysis

Competitive Market analysis to identify competitor's positioning in the market to define the market strategy for Maruti Subscribe's features and information structure.

Define

Design
System

After conducting user interviews, all the participants responses were synthesized to identity themes, opportunities, and features that Maruti Subscribe as product could focus and improve upon.

Brand Guidelines

Ideate

Cooking up a better experience

To kick-off the design process, quick sketches helped me get ideas on paper to establish which elements were necessary for each screen. A low fidelity prototype was then created for initial user testing.

Sketches

Rough sketches were done to get my initial thoughts on paper and brainstorm new ideas for specific UI elements.

Low-Fidelity Prototypes

Using the feedback and insights gained from research, analysis and sketching, a low-fidelity prototype was created to begin user testing.

Onboarding screens
Subscribe car

Bridging the Gap

Google's Tech Equity Initiative at SITW

Motion graphics promo for Google's groundbreaking initiative, Tech Equity Collective on a LED Jumbotron featured at the Something in the Water Festival in Washington D.C.

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