Awakenings Ticketshop

Awakenings Ticketshop

Lead Product Design

2019 - 2020

Awakenings has been organising techno events for more than 25 years. With over 300.000 visitors a year and 53 events, Awakenings is a true beacon in the electronic music scene. In 2019 I redesigned their webshop from scratch.

Client

Awakenings

Role

Lead Product Design

Commissioned by

Awakenings has been organising techno events for more than 25 years. With over 300.000 visitors a year and 53 events, Awakenings is a true beacon in the electronic music scene. In 2019 I redesigned their webshop from scratch.

Client

Awakenings

Role

Lead Product Design

Commissioned by

Project

In 2019, we uncovered a major trend: mobile purchases went up noticeably. With this insight, our mission became clear—to design a ticket shop tailored for all types of events, optimized for mobile devices, and geared to drive ticket and add-on sales.

Research
Our research extended beyond the music event industry, exploring benchmarks from giants like EasyJet and Apple. Airlines excel at upselling add-ons, and the Apple Store’s vertical process steps inspired us to double down on a mobile-first approach. These findings provided a strong foundation for rethinking the ticket-purchasing experience.

Embrace scrolling
Scrolling on mobile isn’t a limitation — it’s second nature. People scroll constantly to navigate and consume content, making it the most intuitive interaction. By adopting a vertically guided flow, we allowed users to effortlessly progress through the purchase journey while maintaining the flexibility to scroll back and adjust their choices. Each flow could even be customized to meet the specific needs of any event.

Modular steps
Catering to a global audience meant presenting the right content at the right time for specific user groups. By streamlining the process into modular steps, we eliminated unnecessary friction and created a seamless, context-aware user journey that delivered only what mattered, when it mattered.

Wireframes

With a tight deadline, research and sketching became parallel efforts. Inspired by our benchmark analysis, I began drafting wireframes using client data to visualize potential solutions. Rapid prototyping was crucial during this phase, especially for an interaction-heavy product like this. A video prototype brought the vertical step behavior to life, transforming static wireframes into dynamic, user-centric flows.

Visual design

To ensure the framework worked for all events, we built flexibility into the design. From their CMS, clients could customize accent colors, background images or videos, and a standout header image for each event. This modular approach safeguarded UX best practices while allowing each event’s webshop to have a distinctive, branded look.

My time at Bravoure remains unforgettable. I had the privilege of working with incredible clients, primarily within the music and cultural sectors. Although some of the work we created for Awakenings has aged, I still admire the thought and care we put into designing a webshop experience.