Palestine Love
PalestineLove: A Bold, Navigable Future
PalestineLove, a key resource for Palestinian history, needed a visual and structural overhaul.
In January 2024, I joined the team to redesign it—creating wireframes, a scalable layout, and a foundation for better navigation.
Part of Tech for Palestine
Palestine Love was created to combat the erasure of Palestinian history and suffering, offering a resource directory for those seeking to learn more.
The problem
The original site lacked organization, visual clarity, and scalability for growing resources.
The ask
Revamp the site’s visual and structural design to effectively support the expanding content repository through collaboration with engineering and fellow designers.
Why I joined
Driven by the siege on Gaza and the West Bank, I joined Tech for Palestine—a coalition fighting for Palestinian freedom. With pro-Palestinian voices under attack, amplifying them became more urgent than ever. I jumped in full force in January 2024.
Process
Sitemap
Much of the sitemap had already been crafted when I joined the team, however I was still able to influence the site map for future iterations.
Collaboration & Design Prep
Aligned with my fellow designers on next steps and delegated responsibilities based on time, skills, and availability.
While they worked on defining the visual guidelines, I gathered:
Screenshots of the current state, identifying areas for improvement
Missing iconography
Design and interaction inspiration
“Every little while, stop doing what you’re doing, review what you’ve done, and see if it’s still what you should be doing and how you might do it better. It’s a simple idea, but executing it requires thought, introspection, honesty and discipline”
Aligning Scope
Used Scrum’s “Inspect and Adapt” to clarify V1.1 scope with the developer and align with fellow designers on MVP priorities.
Gathering Images
Chose imagery that conveyed global solidarity, featuring Palestinian photographers where possible
Deliver
The new design is live!
Now, we focus on expanding the archive, ensuring it remains a lasting, ever-growing resource for both today and future generations
Before
The initial state was functional but lacked the visual appeal and emotional resonance it deserved.
Note from the engineer clarifying what was in scope for MVP as well as the purpose of the site.
Building Repeatable Patterns
Focused on crafting a repeatable layout that showcased key resources and encouraged exploration both on and off the site. Built a rough MVP prototype adaptable across screen sizes.
After
MVP includes updated icons, colors, typography, information architecture and repeatable page template to expedite iterations and increase the site’s scalability as it grows.