The Specialised Assistance School for Youth in Adelaide, South Australia, offers something different for young people who find that mainstream education is not for them.
Studio Veld had the absolute honour of building a new website for this vital independent school.
SASY needed to tell their story in an appealing, smooth and easy-to-use website. They wanted to show what life is like at SASY without burying important information under four clicks. It needed to address middle school and senior school user pathways, the different needs of parents/caregivers and young people, be mobile-friendly, and have accessibility features built in.
After deep discovery, where we learnt about the school and its students, UX and GUI directions became clear. Frictionless user journeys and design that matches the passion, creativity and optimism of the SASY community.
A clear information architecture organises and elevates large amounts of information so that users can easily choose their depth of inquiry. Dive down deep into Holistic Principles, or Book a Tour in seconds. Meet the Team is intentionally on the Home page to offer friendly, supportive faces at the very start of the journey.
A rich colour palette extends SASY’s branding into a vibrant digital interface that welcomes without overwhelm. Accessibility is embedded in design through keyboard-friendly navigation, meaningful alt text, and clear focus states.
In defiance of trends, all pathways and CTAs are designed to lead the user to human contact; to a supportive individual to guide them through an often difficult situation.
The result is a vibrant website, rich with information and possibilities.
