As part of a global responsive redesign of its institutional websites, the European Parliament entrusted me with the UX design of the new DG Press website, a high-stakes public information platform for audiences as varied as citizens, journalists and political stakeholders.
The European Parliament was starting an in-depth redesign of its websites to make them responsive and adapted to mobile use. The DG Press website serves a particularly heterogeneous audience: citizens looking for information, press groups and accredited journalists, as well as MEPs, their offices and the Parliament’s political stakeholders.
In this context, my mission was to align internal teams on priority content, formalise the information architecture and produce multi-device wireframes used as a reference by business, UI and development teams.
The mission covered the full UX design process, from co-construction with business teams to producing deliverables usable by UI and development.
Facilitation of work sessions with DG Press teams to identify and prioritise essential content and features for the new website.
Design of wireframes for desktop, tablet and mobile, validated by the business and used as models by UI and development teams.
Writing a complete functional analysis detailing each screen behaviour to guide technical implementation.
The project complexity came from the diversity of target audiences and internal stakeholders. The UX approach helped converge DG Press teams’ expectations into a shared vision before moving into design.
Identify the different Press website user profiles, including citizens, journalists, MEPs and political stakeholders, and understand their specific information needs.
Run collaborative work sessions with DG Press teams to align decisions on priority content and the information architecture of the new website.
Produce wireframes for three devices, desktop, tablet and mobile, submitted for business validation before serving as models for UI teams and references for developers.
Document the expected behaviour of each screen and interaction in a complete functional analysis, including accessibility requirements to ensure compliant implementation.
Follow validated wireframes through UI and development, ensuring interface decisions remain consistent and accessibility standards are respected.
Each deliverable played a precise role in the production chain: aligning stakeholders, guiding UI choices and providing a solid foundation for developers.
Summaries of prioritisation sessions with DG Press, documenting decisions on content and features for the new website.
Business-validated wireframes covering the three breakpoints, used as references by UI and development teams.
Complete documentation of expected behaviour for each screen, state and interaction, including accessibility requirements.
Accessibility recommendations and constraints integrated from the design phase to guide WCAG-compliant implementation.
The UX design work gave DG Press teams a solid foundation for their new website: a validated information architecture, wireframes covering all devices and complete functional documentation to guide development.
The European Parliament Press website is now online at europarl.europa.eu/news/fr.