Kent State Student Media is the independent student media organization at Kent State University and its media partners span digital, print, radio and magazine publications.
Student Media came to IdeaBase in need of a new website, and I integrated the project into my Advanced Responsive Web Design class, where I led designers, developers, content strategists and UX designers through the website design process from conceptual planning to launch.
The website is used as a primary means of communication with Student Media advertisers and student employees.
I'm especially proud of my specific involvement in:
- Integrating the Scrum project management framework into our workflow, with sprints consisting of design, content and development deliverables each week and consistent sprint reviews with the client
- Building an easily-updatable system for displaying advertising rates (previously only done via a printed PDF publication) that is flexible enough to support multiple kinds of advertising and future publications
- Building a responsive design framework and theme from scratch that utilizes brand elements developed by Kent State Student Media, while also developing new patterns and UI elements
- Launching a website that performs well from both a technical, accessibility and usability perspective
- Teaching the next generation of web designers core concepts behind front-end design/development, content management system design and user experience techniques
- Completing the project within budget and exceeding the client's expectations