RISD Grad Show 2021
WEBSITE & CMS TRAINING | RISD Museum & Rhode Island School of Design
Following the success of the first online Grad Show exhibition in 2020, the RISD Museum once more worked with the university to create an online show for the 2021 grads. This year, thankfully, we had more lead time. We were able to work with a talented Graphic Design grad, Everett Epstein who designed the show site, as well as the exhibition identity for the limited in-person physical show.
The online show consisted of a dynamic and interactive homepage, and pages for each department. Students could choose from four designed wireframes, which they could fill in with their work and customize to suit their needs. (We learned from the previous year that giving additional design guidance to graduate students was very valuable for ensuring continuity and legibility. Being an accomplished artist does not necessarily mean you are equipped with the tools to be a good graphic designer!) This was all built with Ziggurat, the museum's open-sourced publishing platform tool, that requires no prior coding experience to use.
Following the success of the first online Grad Show exhibition in 2020, the RISD Museum once more worked with the university to create an online show for the 2021 grads. This year, thankfully, we had more lead time. We were able to work with a talented Graphic Design grad, Everett Epstein who designed the show site, as well as the exhibition identity for the limited in-person physical show.
The online show consisted of a dynamic and interactive homepage, and pages for each department. Students could choose from four designed wireframes, which they could fill in with their work and customize to suit their needs. (We learned from the previous year that giving additional design guidance to graduate students was very valuable for ensuring continuity and legibility. Being an accomplished artist does not necessarily mean you are equipped with the tools to be a good graphic designer!) This was all built with Ziggurat, the museum's open-sourced publishing platform tool, that requires no prior coding experience to use.
I worked to flesh out and consolidate the code for the four student wireframes, and built out another extensive training and documentation site for the show. I made videos walking through how to fill in and customize each wireframe, as well as more in depth instructions about how Ziggurat functions for those who wanted to do something fancier. I also helped build out the site infrastructure, create and manage project spreadsheets, and served as on-call chat and zoom support for flummoxed students.