Sustainable
Surplus Exchange (SSE) has a new website!
Thanks to the
incredible work and tenacity of the students at Mira Costa College, SSE has a
new look and a new logo.
The Web Design 3 class chose Sustainable Surplus as their
term project under the guidance of professor Karl Cleveland. The class created interview questions to
address the communication objectives, goals, and needs of the site as well as
learn about SSE and its target audience.
The class
formed two teams, Webhook and Flashzoom, and developed two mock-ups, including
website architecture and images. “It was
really difficult to choose one creative,” said SSE executive director Sue
Prelozni. “There were aspects of both
that we really liked.”
In the end,
SSE went with team Webhook’s design.
“Designing a website for Sustainable
Surplus been a great learning experience for my students,” said Cleveland. Each
of the teams had to learn about project management, problem solving, and collaboration when working within a team
environment. He added, “And, they had to balance the requirements of the class
with their own learning goals.”
After the
semester ended, several students stayed on the project: Becky Gahman, Barbara Smith, and Steven Shaw. “They volunteered hours of works to get the
site ‘live’,” praised Prelozni. In
addition to writing website html, they attended events, took photos, even
helped create a new video – which in incorporated in the new site as well.
Prelozni
extended her thanks to everyone for their help – from the College and its community
service learning program -- to the students and professor. “Our website is our first impression to the
public and we are very pleased that the project turned out so well.”
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