Southern Regional College Website

E-Learning Website

The Southern Regional College Website, designed by Stephen Ferris, Donna Strain, and Creative Media, is an innovative e-learning platform that aims to provide clear and concise information to users. The design features a modern and minimalistic navigation system, with a clean and contemporary style. The main menu navigation is presented in white, while buttons and actions within the site are assigned vibrant colors. The content section of the site is contained within a white background, allowing the navigation to float on a colored background, creating a visually appealing and user-friendly experience.

What sets this design apart is its focus on improving the user experience and accessibility of the college website. The previous version of the site was outdated, complex, and unresponsive to mobile devices, resulting in a poor user experience. The design team's strategy was to create a modern and responsive site that would appeal to local students and enhance interaction with business, industry, community associations, and international students. The Southern Regional College Website serves as a gateway to the college's centers of excellence for technology, business, and industry, providing pathways to employment.

The design team prioritized best practices in web usability, ensuring that the content is presented in a clear and easy-to-navigate format. Despite the challenges posed by the Joomla system, the team successfully created a minimalistic, informative, and elegant site, significantly improving the user experience across the college's services. The site's responsive architecture allows for the reflowing of content and navigation, ensuring optimal functionality on mobile and tablet devices. Internal pages are designed to be informative, clear, and functional, meeting strict accessibility requirements and providing quick access to courses and enrollment information.

The Southern Regional College Website project began in June 2015, with the site build commencing in November of the same year. The initial phase of the site was launched in April 2016, with ongoing plans to expand the site architecture in the future. The design team conducted extensive research, consulting with stakeholders and conducting user testing to identify the website's role, shortcomings, and the performance of competitor sites. This research revealed clear usability and interface design errors that were addressed through the refinement of the menu structure and content sections within the site.

The Southern Regional College Website design has been recognized for its excellence and innovation. It was awarded the Silver A' Design Award in the Website and Web Design category in 2015. This prestigious award is given to top-of-the-line designs that showcase outstanding expertise and innovation. The Southern Regional College Website stood out for its strong technical characteristics and splendid artistic skill, delivering a remarkable level of excellence and evoking positive feelings, amazement, and wonder.