The WorkLife Office advocates for a positive workplace, well-being, self-care, connecting to resources, building connections, and supporting people in all stages of their career journey.
My goal was to audit the current worklife.msu.edu website for usability and accessibility issues and provide recommendations to improve the overall website experience.
An example from the accessibility findings report
Evaluation of Usability and Accessibility
The Michigan State University WorkLife Office had become difficult to navigate for many, including internal employees. The Office of the Provost sought help from a small team of user experience professionals for a variety of UX-related problems. The below sections outline the various projects that I completed as a part of this team for worklife.msu.edu.
After learning about the background of the WorkLife website I conducted an audit for usability and accessibility problems. Using the audit results the team created a presentation including recommendations for the WorkLife team.
User Interface Design
In addition to the issues found in the audit, the team identified other problems with the worklife.msu.edu interface design including:
- The homepage is cluttered and overwhelming to users
- The WorkLife Office purpose is unclear to users on the homepage
- Text-heavy pages with few visual elements
I then created a mock-up design for the worklife.msu.edu homepage aimed to combat these issues. While following MSU brand standards, I created an interface that brings attention to important information for the users. I chose design elements and images specifically to project the friendly, people-focused energy that the WorkLife Office encompasses.
Mock-up for the homepage of the worklife.msu.edu
*This is an ongoing website redesign project. At this time, the WorkLife Office has not yet moved forward with the development of a new website.
