BRITISH AIRWAYS
Storytelling for a global icon.
Rekindling lost love for a historic brand.
Challenging conventions to connect with a new generation of customers.
The bygone brand
British Airways — like the flag it carries — had a long history in India.
Through the 20th century, it had a connected Indians to the world, earning a special place in collective memory.
But the brand love had faded. There were many new options — newer, cooler, cheaper.
We couldn’t turn the clock back. But we could remind people of why they had once loved BA.
The challenge
How do we create an inclusive shopping experience for disabled people?
What I did
Identified user needs through research
Facilitated workshops to establish design principles
Created product proposition and architecture, including feature naming and benefit articulation
Mapped the UX content journey, including navigation, filters, and collection pages
Guided a junior writer to craft the product homepage
Led usability testing for prototypes, iterating with feedback
Created standards and guidelines for future iterations
Who I worked with
Customer research, external D&I consultants
Brand, design and D&I leads
Product marketing
Product design and management
Engineering (web, iOS, Android)
UX research
Local markets (EU)
The result
Zalando Adaptive: an industry-leading example of inclusive design.
Fully integrated yet easy to discover and explore
Designed to scale with new products, categories, and markets
Crafted with care for a joyful, welcoming experience
Reigniting the spark
Helping a couple rekindle their love.
By fulfilling an old dream lost in the demands of daily life.
Making
(and keeping)
it real
To connect with customers and stand out from competitors, we needed authenticity. Heart and soul.
We chose a real-life couple instead of actors. I wrote the script based on their experiences, struggles and lost dreams.
And instead of a high-end production house, we worked with a wedding videographer, popular on social media for their raw, intimate style.
Credits
Agency: Ogilvy India
Creative Directors: Bikash Chemjong, Tito Majumdar
Copy: Abhishek Prasad
Art: Samrat Ray
Production: The Wedding Filmer
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