Where The Wild Geese Go
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Where The Wild Geese Go *
The Challenge & Approach
Where the Wild Geese Go is an educational, interactive digital experience accompanying RTÉ’s documentary series, following the remarkable migration of the light-bellied Brent goose from Ireland to Arctic Canada. The challenge was to create an engaging platform that brought the series to life, encouraging children to explore wildlife, discover new information, and participate in the journey while providing useful educational resources for teachers and parents.
My Role & The Outcome
As the sole designer at the software development company, I worked across the project from discovery and scoping through to UX/UI design, developer handoff, and quality assurance. I designed the interface with a focus on accessibility, intuitive navigation, and engaging interactions, balancing the educational requirements with a playful visual experience for younger audiences. The resulting platform connects the documentary with interactive learning opportunities, helping children become active participants in discovering the natural world.
https://www.rte.ie/where-the-wild-geese-go/
Tools used: XD
I started my research by looking into flight tracking websites and seeing what real time live tracking looked like.
While the site wasn’t going to have any actual live tracking on it, it was important to the team in EZ films that this looked like the site was live tracking the geese.
Early iterations of the landing page based on my initial research.
The final landing page!
While the tablet version of the landing page retained the live tracker feel with the gif and the radar - I chose to remove this on mobile.
This allowed the mobile version to still present the key information without anything becoming lost on the smaller page size.