Building the Face of UZH's Blockchain Research Group
Custom Websites
With its 28,000 enrolled students, the University of Zurich (UZH) is Switzerland's largest university. Founded in the year 1833, UZH was Europe's first university to be established by a democratic political system; today, UZH is one of the foremost universities in the German-speaking world.
Problem/Starting Point:
The UZH Blockchain Center started its activities in 2017, and was formally established as a Competence Center in 2019. Since then, it has organized a wide range of academic, educational, and industry-related activities, becoming the largest and most active academic cluster in Switzerland. In order to promote the group's research and showcase their extensive collection of publications, the Blockchain & DLT Research Group, a subdivision of the UZH Blockchain Center, needed a website...
Process & Solutions:
With over 5 years experience as a web designer, Jan built the initial prototype for the website using Figma. Once the prototype was validated, I was tasked with bringing it to life using Webflow. The site shines a bright light on the Blockchain & DLT Research Group, featuring a clean and sleek design and several dynamic visual elements to capture users' attention. Custom code is used on multiple areas of the site including complex filtering of CMS collection items, a custom slider that calls on CMS items and loops infinitely, and other visual effects using external javascript libraries. Additionally, having oboarded several select members of the team to Webflow's Editor and CMS, anyone with access can now modify or add to any collection of content that can be found the site very easily and entirely on their own.
