Case studies

Our case studies highlight how we help organisations overcome complex product challenges through customer insight, product strategy and UX design, creating better digital products, stronger customer experiences and measurable business outcomes.



Multilingual UI design for international agriculture non-profit

CABI

CABI approached Fruto to design the user interface (UI) for a new digital toolkit that would act as an agriculture app-discovery resource for agricultural service providers, farmers and others in the plant health system. Combining CABI’s own research with our knowledge of best practice, design principles and usability conventions, we were able to design a solution that was not only intuitive and cost-effective, but also sustainable and easy to maintain in the long run.

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UX Design for a digital learning platform in education

This is School

This is School is an international EdTech company providing digital learning resources for schools. We redesigned key parts of their platform to support a major sales opportunity through a successful science pilot, while laying the groundwork for scalable subject expansion.

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UX design for a University of Oxford healthcare start-up

RegMetrics

We partnered with Oxford University spin out RegMetrics to design a frictionless payment journey and elevate their digital presence as they transitioned from free tool to commercial product. Through strategic UX, UI design and clear messaging, we helped them engage academic researchers and MedTech innovators, unlocking revenue, building trust, and positioning them as a credible force in healthcare compliance.

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Branding for an educational platform supporting school teachers

Dr Frost Learning

We worked with Dr Frost Learning, a leading maths platform for schools, to redefine their brand identity. Through brand strategy workshops and a fresh visual design, we created a clear, professional, and flexible brand that builds trust with teachers and students while supporting future growth beyond maths.

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UX design for video-on-demand subscription process flow

British Film Institute (BFI) / BFI Player

The British Film Institute (BFI) needed a more efficient process of granting staff and students BFI Player subscriptions. The new UX design also delivers a leaner, less confusing and more straight-forward sign-up process for users

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Trainer workshop facilitation for the National Data Science and AI Institute

The Alan Turing Institute

Learn how Fruto helped the Turing Commons project adopt a new train-the-trainers model and facilitators guide for workshops on responsible data science and AI.

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UI design & pattern library for healthcare app

Cognitant / Healthinote app

Cognitant empowers people to take control of their health through deeper understanding of their conditions and treatment. Experts in the production of innovative health information and experiences, Cognitant applies use of visual, immersive and interactive formats to drive changes in patient behaviour and outcomes.

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GDS-compliant UI design and User research for the self-service Heat Pump Check Service

Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

To support this initiative, the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) wanted to create a self-service Heat Pump Check Service that the public could use to learn more about the different heat pump options. We provided the UI design and ran user research following the Government Design Style (GDS).

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Discovery phase for UK's largest network of doctors

Doctors.net.uk

Doctors.net.uk is the UK’s largest professional network of over 200,000 doctors. Their UX & Innovation team were revisiting the value proposition of their website and looking for ways to make the website more engaging to new users. We ran a series of user interviews, stakeholder workshops and came up with a UX strategy plan.

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User experience design for ethical AI platform

The Alan Turing Institute

The Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance Platform (TEA Platform) is an open-source tool developed by researchers at The Alan Turing Institute and the University of York. The Alan Turing Institute sought to understand potential users' perceptions of its methodology, and they identified the need for improvements in user experience (UX) of their current prototype.

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Icon-set design for a global publishing collaboration

Taylor & Francis Group

Design of a bespoke set of icons for the international academic publishing collaboration "Get Full Text Research (GetFTR)".

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Accessible UI design for speech therapy healthcare app

Beautiful Voice

Designing a user-friendly, AA-standard accessible interface for a startup speech & language therapy app to boost engagement and streamline future development.

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