Life. As Told By Youth.

Desktop and mobile version of the Life. As Told by Youth homepage
responsibilities
UI/UX Design
Art Direction
Wireframes
Accessibility Compliance
Tools
Figma
Adobe Photoshop
role
This was a client project at Chronos Interactive, in partnership with Spearca Communications, for the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). I served as the sole art director and UI/UX designer on the project.

Overview

The Life As Told by Youth (LATBY) website was designed to empower Colorado's youth by providing a vibrant, creative space to share personal stories through film.

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Requirements

The client requested that the site adhere to their parent brand guidelines for color and font but also have a bright, retro aesthetic. Additionally, the site needed to meet Colorado's mandate for a 90% accessibility rating on Site Aware and cater to a mobile-first experience for its target audience.

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Solution

I developed a visual theme that adhered to the Colorado Department of Human Services brand guidelines while giving the project its own distinctive identity. A priority was placed on color contrast, font size and weight, and visual affordances on clickable elements to help achieve the required accessibility rating. The final design combined bold, colorful visuals with intuitive navigation, ensuring the video-heavy content loaded quickly and displayed beautifully on mobile devices.