Creation of Internship Website

Project Summary:

In my Interface Design class, my groupmates and I were tasked with creating an internship website tailored towards college students. Through creating this website, we had to create a brand identity and set certain guidelines for our website, such as the color palette. Reviewing known internship websites such as Handshake and ZipRecruiter, we as a group decided to do a mix of both in our website design. The final product turned out to be a usable website for college students that not only helped them find internships but also provided resources to improve their professional skillset. It also provides employers with a way to find eligible candidates by having them upload their listings. This project took about a week to complete, with the group committing several hours for ideation. The hardest part of this project was being able to put our own biases aside to create a product tailored towards our target audience, college students. 

Project Analysis:

In the creation of this project, our group effectively created our brand for a college internship website. In my success, I effectively took inspiration from other websites and combined elements in order to create the website. I also explained these findings to my groupmates in order to ensure we were all on the same page. We made sure to set goals for ourselves to complete this project on time and make sure every requirement was checked off. Our group also conducted user interviews before starting our prototype with a pool of 15 MSOE students. We had users review our previous websites to figure out our flaws and ensure we didn't make the same mistakes on this creation. From this, I was able to learn the importance of pagination. We knew this website would involve a lot of information. Therefore, we used pagination to break down large sets of information into manageable sections. This helps avoid overwhelming the user, along with helping us create the design more simply. I was also able to improve my skills utilizing Adobe XD by learning how to create a drop-down menu that was clickable. This opens my eyes to more opportunities to improve my skills in Adobe XD in order to become an expert with the interface. Working on this also helps with being able to improve some of my previous projects, such as a website for the Bollywood Grill. I am to use this project as something to branch off of with new websites I create and ensure my designs are consistent and usable.