Earlier work

Burg Halle: Website Rebrush

2018 · Product & InterfaceRole: UX design

In 2018, I worked on a rebrush of the landing page for Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design. The aim was straightforward: give the page a more current look and a clearer structure.

Burg Halle landing-page concept with an oversized letter B, editorial imagery, and the beginning of a modular content grid.
Opening of the responsive landing-page concept.

Project

The concept brings the university’s different content types together on one long page. A large editorial image leads into a modular grid of projects, exhibitions, and application information, followed by an event calendar and a visual overview of university life.

Large letters from the BURG identity appear throughout the page as recurring visual elements. The mobile concept keeps the same material but turns it into a narrow vertical sequence with compact navigation and a simplified footer.

Burg Halle page with project cards, application information, and event listings.
Projects, application information, and events within the long landing page.
Burg Halle application section followed by a large image mosaic.
Application information and a visual overview of university life.
Narrow mobile layout of the Burg Halle landing page.
The mobile concept turns the same content into a compact vertical sequence.

What was created

The project resulted in a responsive landing-page concept for desktop and mobile. It included the main entry page, content modules for projects and exhibitions, event listings, an application section, and a condensed mobile layout.

Looking back

Burg Halle sits between my background in communication design and my later focus on digital products. The interesting part was not choosing between expression and structure; the page needed both. The oversized BURG letters could remain loud, while projects, events, and application information still had to be easy to find on desktop and mobile.

Credits

Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design. Website concept and UX design: Oliver Hannemann.