River North Recording



Project Goal: Design and develop a website for a fictional, Chicago-based recording studio.


Project Type: Website Design & Development
Role: Developer, designer
Collaborators: N/A
Skills: HTML, CSS, Frameworks, Wireframing, Style Tiles, Custom Tockify Plug-In, UX Research

River North Recording is designed with the Skeleton framework, incorporates the Magnific Popup lightbox plugin for gallery images, and utilizes a custom scheduling plugin through Tockify. 

Style Tile





Wireframes Development & Design


  • Altered the initial wireframed layout of the image gallery when developing the webpage. Ensured each row of images remained at a consistent height across the row, but created interest in the gallery design by using a variety of image widths across each row.
  • Moved the “Schedule a Session” button to the top of the page for prominent visibility for users. Implemented a custom booking/calendar plugin with Tockify to create a functional method for users to book a studio session.
  • Detailed CSS hover effects across the website, affecting navigation items, header logo, images to signify zoom/pop up capability, and across the services page for user interaction and engagement.




Full Website Gallery




 
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