Website Redesign
Study Maryland
Goal: redesign the Study Maryland website to better promote higher educational opportunities in Maryland to prospective international students
Objective 1
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Design a welcoming home page and student-friendly menu with a clear action to "Find a School"
Objective 2
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Create a school profile for each university highlighting their programs, scholarships, and opportunities
Background
Study Maryland is a branch of the Maryland International Education Consortium (MIEC) dedicated to helping international students learn about higher educational opportunities in the state of Maryland.
The Study Maryland website serves as an introduction for all prospective international students interested in studying at a Maryland school.
Problem: Dated Website
The Study Maryland website has not been updated for some years and has outdated information. The website also needs a glow-up with a more modern touch.
Wireframes
Desktop
Mobile
Project Planning
Building Prototypes in Figma
Objective 1:
Inviting Home Page
Redesigned the home page to be more welcoming and student-friendly. A picture of the University of Maryland school was used as the home page to cue the user into knowing the website is related to education. A simplified menu allows students to quickly navigate to important pages while the "Find A School" button is emphasized.
Objective 2:
Add School Profiles
Designed a page for all schools with icons to categorize each. Schools located in the city were represented with a city icon while those located in a more suburban area were represented with a tree icon.
Created a school profile page for each school with key highlights and information students would like to know at a glance.
