Shiba Inu Pet Finder - Search Rescues & Breeders
Find Shiba Inu Rescues and Breeders – Search not-for-profit 501(c)3 rescues vetted by the National Shiba Club of America and hands-on rescue groups dedicated to saving Shiba Inus.
Client
Personal Project
shibainu.io
Project Type
Website Development
WordPress
Design
Contribution
UX Research
UX Design
UI Design
The Project
My goal was to created a website where anyone could search for rescues and breeders throughout the United States. A complete database of Shiba Inu Rescues and Breeders – Search not-for-profit 501(c)3 rescues vetted by the National Shiba Club of America and hands-on rescue groups dedicated to saving Shiba Inus.
My Role
After traveling to Japan, where Shiba Inu's originated, I became fascinated with the Shiba Inu dog breed. During my research, I couldn't find a website that offered a searchable database of all rescues and breeders in the United States that are vetted by AKC standards.
As a designer and former frontend developer, I'm able to setup a domain, hosting, UI/UX design independantly. I enjoyed this project because I was able to not only use my design skills, but also my previous experience as a frontend developer.
Software
- Figma
- WordPress
- Visual Studio Code
- Pingendo
Format
- Desktop
- Tablet
- Mobile
Discover User Needs
I created this site to aggregate accredited and reputable rescue organizations and breeders throughout the United States. My goal was to make a website that is easily searchable and user-friendly for each state these organizations are located.
User Persona
Samantha Hall
A single person or couple looking to adopt a rescue or AKC breed standard Shiba Inu.
Find reputable breeders and rescue organizations in each state.
Challenging to find each rescue or breeder in a corresponding state.
User Experience
My goal was to make it as easy as possible to search for rescues and breeders, allowing users to find organizations within one simple click.
Search Cards
I created this cards to easily view what states the corresponding rescue organizations serve throughout the United States.
Callout Sections
I created this cards to easily view what states the corresponding rescue organizations serve throughout the United States.
UI Components
I created all of these components using Figma and created them on the frontend using a customized Bootstrap Framework.
Footer
The footer I created has a search bar and resources to like AKC guidelines, OFA Breed Statistics, and information on breed color standards.
Contact Form
When each toggle button is selected, it will hide or show the corresponding area and allow patients to view the 3D model and areas individually.
Table of Contents
This modal instructs patients how to enlarge, zoom, and select each part of the 3D model. Each button highlights lifestyle and dietary advice.
Challenges
As this is the first website of it's kind to find every accredited rescues and breeders, it was challenging to aggregate this information and took extensive research.
Conclusion
This site is gaining more and more monthly visitors. Using Google Analytics, I can view that this site gets roughly 500 searches per month.
