GPS Community Services — Website Redesign
A mobile-first redesign focused on replacing Facebook dependency and improving accessibility for a local community charity.
Homepage / Design Rationale:
I designed the homepage to guide first-time visitors through the charity's mission and services. A hero section introduces the organisation with local event imagery, followed by a brief "About" section and a 3×2 grid of navigation tiles that direct users to key areas. The layout prioritises simplicity, readability, and generous white space, reflecting the founder's vision for a minimal, accessible design
Job Board / Design Rationale:
This feature replaced scattered Facebook job posts. Based on founder feedback, I identified the three most common user questions: work schedule, duration, and location. I surfaced these details prominently on each job card using iconography to keep the interface clean and scannable, making it easy for community members to quickly assess opportunities.
Events / Design Rationale:
The Events page was the founder's top priority, she wanted to move away from Facebook for event bookings. I designed a calendar view where selecting a date reveals an event card with key details: description, audience, and location (indicated by an icon). The RSVP flow was being handled by the dev team via a third-party API. Given more time, I would have built user profiles with internal calendar integration to let users save events directly.
Environment / Design Rationale:
The charity's environmental and community focus shaped the entire site's colour palette and visual language. This page highlights environmental projects and celebrates community wins, like park cleanups that previously got lost in Facebook feeds. The design brings the charity's ethos to life visually while giving them a dedicated space to showcase their impact.
What this redesign has achieved:
This redesign would reduce the charity's reliance on Facebook for event bookings and job listings, giving users a centralised hub that's accessible across all devices. By simplifying navigation and improving mobile responsiveness, it would make it easier for community members of all ages to find events, apply for jobs, and stay connected with local initiatives. The new Calendar and Jobs Board features would prevent content from getting lost in social media feeds, creating a more organised and user-friendly experience.
What I'd refine if I revisited it today:
If I revisited this project, I'd strengthen the visual hierarchy on the homepage and refine the typography system for better readability across screen sizes. I'd also explore adding user profiles with calendar integration, allowing community members to save events and receive personalised job alerts, features I initially pitched but didn't have time to fully design.
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Problem statement
"Community members struggled to access local events and updates through the existing GPS website. The site was cluttered, difficult to navigate, not mobile-responsive, and heavily reliant on third-party platforms like Facebook. This created barriers and friction for users who wanted a simple, centralised hub.”
Research Summary:
Users needed a clean, simple hub for local community updates, events, and information — accessible to all ages and abilities. My focus was to build something minimal yet informative, using white space, a restrained colour palette, and iconography to keep the interface sleek without cluttering it with text.
Research Approach:
Interviewed the founder to understand goals and user feedback.
Analysed competitor sites (Eden Project and other local community platforms).
Identified key user pain points from the existing site.
Key Findings:
The founder wanted an easy-to-navigate site that was minimal in design and accessible to all ages and abilities.
Family, community, and environmental focus were paramount and needed to be reflected in the design, environmental colours could act as visual signposts without explicit messaging.
Facebook links needed to be removed, but the charity still wanted social media access for users who preferred it.
Mobile responsiveness was critical, and the design needed to support this while maintaining a modern yet minimal aesthetic.
Community job listings and local events were being posted through Facebook, where they often got lost in the timeline, Facebook offers no way to organise posts effectively.
Design Response:
Focused on minimal, uncluttered layouts with generous white space.
Created a colour palette and typography system pitched to the founder, aligned with the charity's ethos.
Used iconography strategically to reduce text-heavy sections and improve scannability.
Prioritised mobile-first, responsive design to reduce Facebook dependency.
Added two new sections: a Calendar and a Jobs Board to solve the issue of content getting lost in Facebook feeds and provide a more user-friendly, organised experience.
Future enhancements I'd explore:
Calendar API integration to let users add events directly to their personal calendars, and email alerts for job postings matching specific keywords.
GPS Community Services —
Website Redesign
A mobile-first redesign focused on replacing Facebook dependency and improving accessibility for a local community charity.
I designed the homepage to guide first-time visitors through the charity's mission and services. A hero section introduces the organisation with local event imagery, followed by a brief "About" section and a 3×2 grid of navigation tiles that direct users to key areas. The layout prioritises simplicity, readability, and generous white space, reflecting the founder's vision for a minimal, accessible design
Homepage / Design Rationale:
This feature replaced scattered Facebook job posts. Based on founder feedback, I identified the three most common user questions: work schedule, duration, and location. I surfaced these details prominently on each job card using iconography to keep the interface clean and scannable, making it easy for community members to quickly assess opportunities.
Job Board / Design Rationale:
The Events page was the founder's top priority, she wanted to move away from Facebook for event bookings. I designed a calendar view where selecting a date reveals an event card with key details: description, audience, and location (indicated by an icon). The RSVP flow was being handled by the dev team via a third-party API. Given more time, I would have built user profiles with internal calendar integration to let users save events directly.
Events / Design Rationale:
The charity's environmental and community focus shaped the entire site's colour palette and visual language. This page highlights environmental projects and celebrates community wins, like park cleanups that previously got lost in Facebook feeds. The design brings the charity's ethos to life visually while giving them a dedicated space to showcase their impact.
Environment / Design Rationale:
This redesign would reduce the charity's reliance on Facebook for event bookings and job listings, giving users a centralised hub that's accessible across all devices. By simplifying navigation and improving mobile responsiveness, it would make it easier for community members of all ages to find events, apply for jobs, and stay connected with local initiatives. The new Calendar and Jobs Board features would prevent content from getting lost in social media feeds, creating a more organised and user-friendly experience.
What this redesign has achieved:
What I'd refine if I revisited it today:
If I revisited this project, I'd strengthen the visual hierarchy on the homepage and refine the typography system for better readability across screen sizes. I'd also explore adding user profiles with calendar integration, allowing community members to save events and receive personalised job alerts, features I initially pitched but didn't have time to fully design.
Back to home
Problem statement
"Community members struggled to access local events and updates through the existing GPS website. The site was cluttered, difficult to navigate, not mobile-responsive, and heavily reliant on third-party platforms like Facebook. This created barriers and friction for users who wanted a simple, centralised hub.”
Research Summary:
Users needed a clean, simple hub for local community updates, events, and information — accessible to all ages and abilities. My focus was to build something minimal yet informative, using white space, a restrained colour palette, and iconography to keep the interface sleek without cluttering it with text.
Research Approach:
Interviewed the founder to understand goals and user feedback.
Analysed competitor sites (Eden Project and other local community platforms).
Identified key user pain points from the existing site.
Key Findings:
The founder wanted an easy-to-navigate site that was minimal in design and accessible to all ages and abilities.
Family, community, and environmental focus were paramount and needed to be reflected in the design, environmental colours could act as visual signposts without explicit messaging.
Facebook links needed to be removed, but the charity still wanted social media access for users who preferred it.
Mobile responsiveness was critical, and the design needed to support this while maintaining a modern yet minimal aesthetic.
Community job listings and local events were being posted through Facebook, where they often got lost in the timeline, Facebook offers no way to organise posts effectively.
Design Response:
Focused on minimal, uncluttered layouts with generous white space.
Created a colour palette and typography system pitched to the founder, aligned with the charity's ethos.
Used iconography strategically to reduce text-heavy sections and improve scannability.
Prioritised mobile-first, responsive design to reduce Facebook dependency.
Added two new sections: a Calendar and a Jobs Board to solve the issue of content getting lost in Facebook feeds and provide a more user-friendly, organised experience.
Future enhancements I'd explore:
Calendar API integration to let users add events directly to their personal calendars, and email alerts for job postings matching specific keywords.
A mobile-first redesign focused on replacing Facebook dependency and improving accessibility for a local community charity.
GPS Community Services — Website Redesign
Problem statement
"Community members struggled to access local events and updates through the existing GPS website. The site was cluttered, difficult to navigate, not mobile-responsive, and heavily reliant on third-party platforms like Facebook. This created barriers and friction for users who wanted a simple, centralised hub.”
Research Summary:
Users needed a clean, simple hub for local community updates, events, and information — accessible to all ages and abilities. My focus was to build something minimal yet informative, using white space, a restrained colour palette, and iconography to keep the interface sleek without cluttering it with text.
Research Approach:
Interviewed the founder to understand goals and user feedback.
Analysed competitor sites (Eden Project and other local community platforms).
Identified key user pain points from the existing site.
Key Findings:
The founder wanted an easy-to-navigate site that was minimal in design and accessible to all ages and abilities.
Family, community, and environmental focus were paramount and needed to be reflected in the design, environmental colours could act as visual signposts without explicit messaging.
Facebook links needed to be removed, but the charity still wanted social media access for users who preferred it.
Mobile responsiveness was critical, and the design needed to support this while maintaining a modern yet minimal aesthetic.
Community job listings and local events were being posted through Facebook, where they often got lost in the timeline, Facebook offers no way to organise posts effectively.
Design Response:
Focused on minimal, uncluttered layouts with generous white space.
Created a colour palette and typography system pitched to the founder, aligned with the charity's ethos.
Used iconography strategically to reduce text-heavy sections and improve scannability.
Prioritised mobile-first, responsive design to reduce Facebook dependency.
Added two new sections: a Calendar and a Jobs Board to solve the issue of content getting lost in Facebook feeds and provide a more user-friendly, organised experience.
Future enhancements I'd explore:
Calendar API integration to let users add events directly to their personal calendars, and email alerts for job postings matching specific keywords.
I designed the homepage to guide first-time visitors through the charity's mission and services. A hero section introduces the organisation with local event imagery, followed by a brief "About" section and a 3×2 grid of navigation tiles that direct users to key areas. The layout prioritises simplicity, readability, and generous white space, reflecting the founder's vision for a minimal, accessible design
Homepage / Design Rationale:
This feature replaced scattered Facebook job posts. Based on founder feedback, I identified the three most common user questions: work schedule, duration, and location. I surfaced these details prominently on each job card using iconography to keep the interface clean and scannable, making it easy for community members to quickly assess opportunities.
Job Board / Design Rationale:
The Events page was the founder's top priority, she wanted to move away from Facebook for event bookings. I designed a calendar view where selecting a date reveals an event card with key details: description, audience, and location (indicated by an icon). The RSVP flow was being handled by the dev team via a third-party API. Given more time, I would have built user profiles with internal calendar integration to let users save events directly.
Events / Design Rationale:
The charity's environmental and community focus shaped the entire site's colour palette and visual language. This page highlights environmental projects and celebrates community wins, like park cleanups that previously got lost in Facebook feeds. The design brings the charity's ethos to life visually while giving them a dedicated space to showcase their impact.
Environment / Design Rationale:
What this redesign has achieved:
What this redesign has achieved:
This redesign would reduce the charity's reliance on Facebook for event bookings and job listings, giving users a centralised hub that's accessible across all devices. By simplifying navigation and improving mobile responsiveness, it would make it easier for community members of all ages to find events, apply for jobs, and stay connected with local initiatives. The new Calendar and Jobs Board features would prevent content from getting lost in social media feeds, creating a more organised and user-friendly experience.
If I revisited this project, I'd strengthen the visual hierarchy on the homepage and refine the typography system for better readability across screen sizes. I'd also explore adding user profiles with calendar integration, allowing community members to save events and receive personalised job alerts, features I initially pitched but didn't have time to fully design.
What I'd refine if I revisited it today:
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