2024 Vega Digital Award silver winner and Two-time 2024 InspirED Awards silver winner
In November 2024 the redesigned Woodlynde School website by FinalSite won a silver award from VEGA Digital Awards, and featured in FinalSite's top 10 websites of the year 2024! It then went on to win a silver award from InspirEd for the website homepage design as well as the out of the box concept, "A Day at Woodlynde"
This website redesign was a team effort. I provided art direction, brand guidelines, all artwork, graphics, colors, and fonts, to Geoff Dix the Senior Web Designer at FinalSite. Photography and videography were done in-house by Mattie Sweet. Writing was primarily by Christopher Kramaric along with Mattie Sweet, Shauna Betof, Jay Tarnoff and MB Spencer. Marketing and product advice throughout was led by Carrie Becher from FinalSite Advantage.
Overall Project Timeline: 10 months, November 2023 through August 2024.
Buildout: 3 months, June 2023 through August 2024.
Homepage
Desktop • Tablet • Mobile
"All Roads Lead to Woodlynde" Custom Footer Map
I created a custom map of southeastern PA to feature all of the cities and areas that Woodlynde serves, not only the Main Line. This was integral to show new potential families that Woodlynde is centrally located and there are plenty of easy ways to get their student there.
A Day at Woodlynde
This website feature was custom made for Woodlynde by FinalSite. The use for this feature is for parents to feel a sense of connection to the content, so they can pick and choose the child's age and diagnoses and concerns to learn about Woodlynde's programming and who they serve best.
InspirED Award Judge comments:
"So smart! Kudos for finding a creative way to make your website experience feel personalized to families.
This grabbed my attention because of the unique inclusive feel throughout the site. A true feeling of belonging from the second you click the interactive buttons to describe your educational needs. This site gives the vibe of being approachable and customizable for each child's needs in a way I haven't seen displayed before. I would love to see how their in-person tours are led...which is what every school wants you to feel after visiting their site. Well done!
I love this as a connection and education tool for prospective families. It shows how the school tailors the student experience, even before a parent steps foot on campus. This is an excellent storytelling tool."
Additional Features
