Yuan Xie

Fisher Center at Bard


Website Redesign
The Fisher Center at Bard is a performing arts center that offers different programs, including opera, jazz music, dance, etc.  Under the influence of pandemic, livestream became a very crucial component to keep the Fisher Center and visitors connected. Our clients wanted to include more content on their site for visitors, so people could access recorded performances and learn more about the venue. However, the previous website didn’t reflect the Fisher Center experience and also lack of educational purpose.

Our team created a new design system to deliver a fresh experience for the website while also making the site feels more intuitive, user-friendly and educational. I helped the team to craft the search pages, ticketing pages, and learn more pages. With a multipurpose, one-stop-for-all website, the Fisher Center could continue to offer unique art programs both in-person and virtually.

Live site






A Fresh Design System


Inspired by the architectural aesthetic of the Fisher Center building, our team established a sleek and modern design system. The design system helped to reduce complexity and have consistency. This set the foundation for the rest of the design improvement.





A Powerful Tag-Based Search Engine


To consolidate Fisher Center's vast archival content, we created a tag-based system to help users search for anything they want. The search result will show a catalogue of events, videos, audio clips, and articles on the subject. This also helps improve the experience to be more simple and streamlined.




All-In-One Stop for Explore and Learn


The Event Detail pages now serve as a one-stop shop for all event, visitation, and ticketing information. I helped upgrade the ticketing flow with under the new design system, so people can reserve in-person event or virtual event based on their preference. The Explore and Learn pages also empowered users to explore from different perspectives through multimedia archive, such as audio recordings, blog posts, books, programs, and videos.




Credits
Client 
Fisher Center at Bard

Agency
Barrel

Scope of Work
Visual Identity, Responsive Web Design, Design System

Art Direction
Nate Renninger



Multidisciplinary designer based in NYC.
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