Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Website
One of the energy policy research website redesign goals was to bring the cutting edge research and the many types of publications the center produces to be the focus of the website. Two of the primary audiences of the website design are faculty and researchers as well as policy decision-makers. Both audiences come to the site primarily looking for the research the center conducts. We organized the research in a user-friendly way to allow users to easily browse and filter research projects, publications, news and insights, events, and podcast episodes.
WebsitesUX DesignWebsite DesignWebsite Development
IndustryEducation
Duration8 months
DevelopmentComplex data architecture and logic to save admin time via advanced automationAdvanced admin experience
One of the most important user groups for a website redesign is always the website administrators. The easier and more user-friendly the admin experience is, the more up-to-date the website and its content is going to be — and as a result, website visitors will be more engaged.
We implemented many admin features and automation on the site and built a complex data architecture with lots of cross-referencing to save administration time. For example, research area pages are almost completely auto-generated by featuring content that is tagged elsewhere on the site.
The Kleinman Center
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania creates the conditions for policy innovation that support a just and efficient transition to sustainable energy by conducting research across 10 research areas, providing events, courses, and a variety of other publications.
Branding was a key component of the redesign. While bringing a fresh and contemporary perspective to the visual redesign of the website, we worked within the Kleinman center as well as University of Pennsylvania brand guidelines. As an academic institution website, it was critical to design and develop a website that is accessible. We followed WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines for this website to ensure accessibility compliance.
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