One Earth is a giant library packed with awesome information about fixing climate change and saving our planet. The problem? Even with all that great stuff, it was hard for people to quickly find what they cared about and figure out how to help. It was like having a huge library with no good way to find the books!
So we decided to fix that by desigining The Lexicon.
The Lexicon was what One Earth called their library of climate solutions, which were so abundant that naviagtion proved difficult.
Our solution was designed to make all that deep information:
🧭 Easy to find: No more getting lost trying to dig up facts.
🧠 Easy to understand: Breaking down big ideas into bite-sized pieces.
🌱 Easy to act on: Showing people exactly what they could do to make a difference.
Problem
Getting Lost in Climate Solutions
One Earth's website compiles information on climate solutions in need of funding in what they call The Lexicon. Due to how many there are, One Earth created a their own framework.
Great for organization, difficult for navigation.
🧭 HARD TO FIND
Users can get lost trying to locate a specific climate solution.
🤯 HARD TO UNDERSTAND
Deep, scientific content wasn't always easy to quickly grasp or connect.
❓ HARD TO FOLLOW THROUGH
After reading, no call-to-actions if a user wanted to help.
Solution
To transform The Lexicon into a tool that truly empowers users, we focused on creating a seamless experience—from discovery to understanding to action. Our solution centered on clarity, usability, and impact.
🧭 EASY TO FIND
A simplified filtering system based on One Earths framework.
🧠 EASY TO UNDERSTAND
Designed modular content blocks that broke down each solution into key takeaways.
🌱 EASY TO FOLLOW THROUGH
Created pathways for deeper engagement, including links to partner organizations and funding opportunities.
Check out the interactive Figma prototype to explore how we brought The Lexicon to life—from improved navigation to actionable climate solutions.
Goals
When designing The Lexicon, we set clear, measurable goals to ensure our solution would genuinely solve One Earth's content discoverability challenges and deliver real impact.
While we weren’t ultimately selected to move forward with the project, this was an incredibly rewarding experience. It challenged me to think critically about information architecture, user behavior, and impact-driven design—all within a complex, meaningful subject space.
I'm genuinely proud of the solution I created and how clearly it communicates not just what users can do to help, but how they can do it. It was a great opportunity to turn a sea of information into something more accessible, actionable, and human-centered.