Experience & Marketing Design

Metro Campaign

As part of a capstone project at the University of Washington, we collaborated with King County Metro to develop a proposal called “Let’s Roll: Mobilizing a Return to Transit.” The goal of the campaign was to address the 70% drop in Metro average weekday ridership since the COVID-19 public health crisis began.

Figma, Google Surveys

Platform

Tools

Digital & Print

Kari B., Lexi R., Lena T., & King County Metro

Collaboration

Design Opportunity

How might we facilitate a return to transit through

  • reducing friction and uncertainty

  • building a sense of community and mutual benefit

  • cultivating excitement about a return to “normal life”

Process

Research

Industry Audit

Survey

Interviews

Design

Visual Design

Concept Testing

Iteration

Campaign Strategy

Rider Mindsets

icon of bus

Some riders are ready to jump right back once it is safe and once places reopen, while other riders need time to readjust and may have additional safety concerns.

Readiness to Return

icon of book

Some riders enjoy the experience of the bus (e.g. the scenery or feeling of community), some riders appreciate the productive time gained (e.g. working or reading), and some riders take the bus to get from point A to point B.

Transit Attitudes

icon of football

Riders utilize the bus for their work commute, to run errands (e.g. doctor appointments), and/or for recreational activities (e.g. sporting events or seeing friends).

Destinations

Campaign Strategy & Design

flowchart depicting a user's journey of interacting with campaign materials

Interaction Flow

Materials

metro webpage

Digital: Landing page

instagram post saying "Getting King County moving again"

Digital: Instagram

poster titled "ridesharing is caring"

Physical: Poster

tail ads

Physical: Tail ads

interior bus card

Physical: Interior bus card