joseph chamberlain college website

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"Homercreative really transformed our web site and worked with us at every stage during its development. It’s also incredibly important to be able to call them if there are any technical issues that arise – they always respond quickly and efficiently."

Chris Hall, Assistant Principal JCC

We have been responsible for the JCC website right from the first and this is the third iteration. The previous, second iteration had been very successful but was originally built several years ago and had grown organically. It was time for a new site that took on board all the technical advances of recent years including readability and accessibility issues.

Education websites are (or can be) a key part of marketing strategy, so with the new JCC website we have consulted closely with the college. The main objective was to improve the structure, so that user experience was enhanced and access to key information improved. The site has five sections geared to different users and a much improved navigation system. Main pages for each section clearly promote aspects of the college relevant to each audience, and the site can be edited by key personnel within the college through a new content management system.

The resulting design, as well as the back end technology, is bang up to date with each audience having a colour coordinated section of the site. These colours are strongly related to the College’s brand and to the colour palette used by the architects of the spectacular new College building. The design elements set the site apart from a lot of the competition but remain up to the minute, reflecting the balance of youthful freedom and serious study that characterises Joseph Chamberlain College, with clear panels, softened by rounded corners and visually pleasing proportions.

The images show a glimpse of the new site which went live in Spring 2009. www.jcc.ac.uk