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A Main Street finder for the town's chamber.

Newcastle Chamber of CommerceConcept study22 July 2026

Before vs after

Drag the handle. The left shows what a first-time visitor currently finds — the Chamber's Facebook page as it loads without an account; the right shows the proposed finder opening.

Independent concept. Created from public information to demonstrate an idea. Not commissioned or approved by the business shown.

Newcastle Chamber of Commerce's current public presence: its Facebook page covered by a login form, with the Chamber's introduction greyed out behind the wall
Mourne Made concept opening in harbour navy, sea mist and civic brass: Find a business on Main Street headline, directory search, Halloween events card and trade category rail
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See it in motion

A still can't show the hero, the menus or how fast you reach the main action. These are ten-second visits to each version, captured the same way.

Before
Newcastle Chamber of Commerce's current public presence: its Facebook page covered by a login form, with the Chamber's introduction greyed out behind the wall

This business has no website of its own — its current public presence is a social page behind a login. There is no live site to demo.

After

Second surface · Members

A member directory for Main Street.

Once a visitor lands, the next question is which businesses are in the Chamber — and how to join. The directory answers both without new infrastructure: members listed by trade, a path to the existing Gmail inbox.

Newcastle Chamber member directory concept: harbour-navy header with the chamber seal, a grid of business cards organised by trade category, and a Join the Chamber banner at the foot

Member cards use illustrative names that reflect the kinds of trade on Main Street, Newcastle, Co. Down. Actual listing managed by the Chamber committee.

View the members concept screen

Full site · every page linked

Chosen direction after exploration.

Research and three internal prototypes led to this hybrid: Main Street Finder IA, civic Co. Down chrome, and a warmer neighbour join voice. Mailto join matches volunteer capacity.

The reasoning, in order

Three changes to make the Chamber findable.

  • The Chamber has no website. Searching its name lands among at least eight same-named chambers worldwide, and its own public Facebook presence is hard for a first-time visitor to use as a standing front door.

    Change: A finder opening that leads with Newcastle, Co. Down and Main Street under the Mournes — place first, then the directory, events and join path.

  • Member news and how to join live only as feed posts and a Gmail address, so someone looking for a trader on Main Street has to already know where to look.

    Change: A Main Street finder first screen: search into a category directory, a trade rail, and a join path that sells visibility — the practical benefit a volunteer chamber can deliver.

  • Halloween in Newcastle on 31 October 2026 is listed on the council tourism site as planned primarily by the Chamber, but a passer-by who starts on social still has to dig for the next date.

    Change: A standing events card on the opening screen, with a full calendar page behind it — updates still pointing at the Facebook and Instagram the Chamber already runs.

Sources & limits

Clear about what is real.

The before image was captured from the Chamber's public Facebook page on 22 July 2026, with the login prompt left in place — that is what a first-time visitor without an account meets on this capture (no cookie dialog appeared in frame). The Co. Down naming, Main Street address, Gmail contact, phone, Instagram and LinkedIn, the 2023 relaunch and Halloween in Newcastle on 31 October 2026 come from the Chamber's public pages and the council tourism listing; Facebook's own intro line reads “Newcastle County Down Chamber of Commerce”. No officer names are stated — volunteer committee roles were unconfirmed snippet data at verification. The concept introduces no photography; the seal mark is concept work, not an official crest. Member listings and non-Halloween calendar rows are illustrative. The layout, copy hierarchy and proposed experience are independent concept work.

No claim is made about membership numbers, committee decisions or the Chamber's plans for a website.

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