Stamford Data Science Initiative

Design Process

Branding was provided to the Digital Experience Group by a brand designer from the Stamford Data Science Initiative. I was responsible for incorporating their branding into the new UI design. I used the branding to craft four high fidelity prototypes each with a different look and feel. Of these four, the SDSI team decided on the light design which is currently live.

During the design process, it was noted by the SDSI team that the site were to be modern and cutting edge. As a part of UConn, this would distinguish them from many other organizations under the institution, which was their goal.

Development Process

After the UI had been finalized for the home and interior pages it was time to build the first batch of pages following the agile methodology. The site was built in HTML, CSS, and Javascript in order to accommodate the customizations needed. With the help of Bootstrap, the layout was built fairly easy and is able to be scaled in many different devices.

The site is still growing and will continue to its next phase in which more interactive elements will be added.

Conclusion

Through my many experiences in creating websites from scratch this was a great learning opportunity in which I was able to better understand web practices and UX.