Role:UX & Exhibition designer
Duration:3 weeks
Team Size:University group proj (20 designers)
Skills:UX Research, Exhibition designer
Output:Fully responsive websiteExhibition stands
ROI:Increase in exhibition visibility: 85%
Positive feedback from visitors : 90%
Summary/Context
For the Narrative Environments Master's Degree Exhibition, we developed a dynamic digital platform that celebrated student diversity while showcasing their innovative work. The website served as a comprehensive digital archive, transforming the traditional exhibition experience into an accessible, globally-reaching showcase of creative talent.
Challenge/Problem Statement
- Creating a platform that authentically represents diverse cultural backgrounds;
- Developing an intuitive portfolio showcase system;
- Balancing visual storytelling with functional navigation;
- Ensuring equal representation for all students;
- Translating the exhibition's conceptual diversity into digital design;
Project phases
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Discovery
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Delivery
Through collaborative design sessions with students and faculty, we developed an approach that celebrated cultural diversity while maintaining a professional and cohesive digital presentation. Our research focused on:
- Digital representation of multicultural narratives;
- Effective portfolio presentation methods;
- User experience in exhibition websites;
- Visual storytelling techniques;
Outputs: Cultural representation framework; portfolio display guidelines; user interface wireframes; colour palette documentation and navigation system design.
We created an inclusive digital platform featuring:
- Interactive cultural representation elements;
- Comprehensive student portfolio galleries;
- Vibrant, culturally-inspired design;
- Responsive exhibition information;
- Integrated student work showcase;
Outputs: Fully responsive website; digital portfolio system; exhibition information stand; cultural representation framework and user engagement analytics.
Project take aways
- Bridging Service Manager-Technician Gap: Successfully created a unified platform that serves both service managers and technicians, eliminating communication barriers and enabling seamless collaboration across technical and strategic functions.
- Single Dashboard Versatility: Demonstrated that one well-designed dashboard with multiple filtering capabilities can make complex data management both easier and intuitive, eliminating the need for separate tools and interfaces.
- Strategic KPI Implementation: Defined KPIs prominently displayed on the first line of each card serve as executive summaries, keeping service managers informed about overall portfolio and asset performance while immediately highlighting critical alerts.
- Enhanced Work Prioritisation: Enabled service managers to efficiently prioritise their workload, plan resource allocation, and tackle alerts systematically through clear visual hierarchy and actionable data presentation.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Transformed how renewable energy teams collaborate by converting technical complexity into strategic insights that drive informed decision-making across all organisational levels.