Ville de Vernier

Website redesign vernier.ch

Website and administrative portal of Vernier City based on Drupal: the second largest city in the canton of Geneva. Customized design with a strong focus on user experience (UX).

vernier.ch

Design

  • Design system & styleguide
  • Information architecture
  • User research

Project management

  • KPIs and performance monitoring

Web Development

  • CMS Drupal & Wordpress + Symfony
  • Web accessibility (dev)

Our experience at the service of an extraordinary city!

Assignment

The City of Vernier entrusted us with redesigning its website.
The agenda included: content audit and reorganization, visual redesign, implementation of Drupal, and an advanced search engine.

Proposed homepage - Custom illustrations crafted by Reto Crameri.

The objectives of this redesign

Information and communication
There are numerous activities happening in Vernier. The website should showcase them effectively, allow users to subscribe to newsletters, and easily browse events based on their interests.
It's crucial that each page is well-indexed and clearly addresses specific issues so that users searching for keywords via search engines land on the intended page.
Moreover, finding information directly on the site should be easy, facilitated by clear organization, well-structured entry pages, and a robust search engine.

Municipal Administration

A municipality's website is frequently consulted for information on administrative procedures, such as notifying an arrival or departure, registering a child for daycare, applying for a grant, renting a room, etc. The website should inform the public on how to complete these procedures: either online, through a form, or by visiting in person.
Political life
Every citizen should be able to stay informed about the political life of their municipality: what communications are issued by the Administrative Council, where official documents can be found, and when municipal council sessions take place.
Entrepreneurship and associations
The website aims to allow businesses and associations in the City to register in order to be listed, gain visibility, and provide links to them.

Content organization

To meet the various objectives of the website, we have reorganized the content as follows:
  • Administration and Authorities: Presents the City, its services, and its political life;
  • Practical Life: Covers the functioning of the City and all necessary living information;
  • Culture, Sports, and Leisure: Highlights the City's rich cultural, sports, and leisure offerings;
  • Calendar: Displays all events taking place within the municipality;
  • News: Lists the City's news, categorized;
  • Service Center: Enables users to complete various procedures online.
    First-level navigation is complemented by a search field.

    Taking charge of the CMS

    It's important to emphasize that for a mandate like this, it's the clients who have the expertise in content. After all, who knows the City and its intricacies better than them? We are here to advise them (especially in terms of web writing) and to train them in using the CMS, in this case Drupal. We strive to make the user interface as accessible and enjoyable as possible.
    images des différents composants du styleguide

    Development

    Content at the heart of the project

    To bring the interface to life and allow the City of Vernier to freely express its editorial needs, we chose to implement free editing using the Paragraph module in Drupal.
    Thus, during the project design phase, in collaboration with the city's editors, we identified the necessary components for building the pages.
    With a collection of 14 available components, we have exceeded editorial expectations and enabled Vernier to create rich, engaging, and attractive content to showcase and guide users through their navigation.
    By offering Paragraph, we enable a high degree of creative freedom in content while maintaining visual and structural coherence of the data. It's the ideal tool for a project of this scope.

    Conclusion

    We are delighted to have contributed our expertise to the City of Vernier. Every municipality faces unique challenges, and finding solutions for this vibrant community has truly inspired us all.

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