01 / COMMUNITY PRESENCE
A welcoming community
Show the people and cultural life of the community right from the start.
Connect.Celebrate.Belong.
WEBSITE REDESIGN · ULM, GERMANY
IGUNUA sense of home.
A fresh perspective.
IGUNU is a community for Indians living in Ulm, Germany. I redesigned its website to make events, membership details, and community information easier to find.
Explore the redesign ↗A community website that
needed more clarity.
The old website had useful information, but some important details were difficult to find. Membership information was not easy to compare, and events were mixed with regular posts.
Our goal was to make the website easier to explore and give the community a more welcoming online home.
An introduction led by text.
The homepage had a brief text welcome and an administrative post feed, giving little visual presence to the people behind it.
Key details inside a long article.
Membership options and fees were listed within a long article on an About page, making it hard to compare options.
Events mixed with regular posts.
Community gatherings and festivals were scattered across blog posts rather than having a clear place.
Design observations from the original website. The interactive before/after viewer below allows side-by-side exploration of the live pages.
Belonging first.
Clarity throughout.
Key areas
Familiar roots.
A fresh expression.
Warm and simple design
Warm colours, clear type, and open spacing to make the pages easy to read and inviting.
BEFORE / AFTERSame community.
Same community.
A clearer experience.
Comparing the original website with the redesign.
Matching pages at the same screen size.
Home · Desktop · Side by side
Scroll within either frame to explore. Choose Before or After for a larger view, or open either website in a new tab.
Before: The website shared information but did not clearly show the community's personality. After: We used warmer visuals and clearer sections to make the community feel more welcoming.
First impression
Before: The website shared information but did not clearly show the community's personality.
After: We used warmer visuals and clearer sections to make the community feel more welcoming.
Membership
Before: Membership details were harder to compare.
After: We organized membership options so visitors could understand the details more easily.
Events
Before: Events were mixed with other posts.
After: We gave events a clearer place so visitors could find upcoming activities.
Three decisions.
Three deliberate shifts.
DECISION 01 / MEMBERSHIP
Make membership easier to understand
- Problem
- Visitors needed a clearer way to compare membership options.
- What I did
- I organized the membership information into clearer sections.
- Why
- People can understand the options without searching through too much information.
- Membership options are organized into clear cards.
- Annual fees and benefits are easy to compare.
- A dedicated join button is on every card.
DECISION 02 / EVENTS
Give events their own space
- Problem
- Upcoming events were harder to find among regular posts.
- What I did
- I made events easier to discover and browse.
- Why
- Visitors can quickly see what's happening in the community.
- Event cards highlight dates, times, and venues.
- Calendar buttons let members add events easily.
- Community gatherings have their own dedicated page.
DECISION 03 / WELCOME
Make the website feel welcoming
- Problem
- The old design did not fully reflect the community’s energy.
- What I did
- I used warmer colours, photography, and clearer page layouts.
- Why
- The website should feel like a place where people belong.
- Warm photography brings the community to life.
- Clear headline introduces what IGUNU is right away.
- Simple action buttons guide visitors to stories or events.
Captured screens from the redesign. Use the Before / After section above to compare complete interactive pages.
VISUAL DESIGN
Visual system
Fonts, colours, and components used in the redesign.
Community identity
The community logo placed in a clean, spacious layout.
Instrument Serif
Aa.
India, connected.Plus Jakarta Sans
Clear words.
Warm connections.
03 / COLOUR PALETTE
Select a swatch to copy its value.
04 / COMPONENT DETAILS
Components
Rounded cards, clean white surfaces, and warm orange accents to guide visitors.
CommunityFor everyone
Interface specimens, recreated from the redesign styling.
THE FINISHING TOUCHESSimple details.
Simple details.
A welcoming feel.
I used photos, spacing, and gentle movement to make the website feel more lively.
Clear layers
Clean white cards and gentle shadows give the layout structure without feeling busy.
MOTION STUDY
Subtle movement
Gentle animations bring life to the page while keeping it easy to browse.
Website structure at a glance
What I learned.
This project showed me that a community website needs more than good visuals. People should be able to find events, understand membership, and feel connected to the community.
Good community design is about making everyday information clear so people can connect, join, and feel like they belong.
EXPLORE THE REDESIGNExperience the redesign
in your browser.
Explore the page layouts, interactions, and details on the test domain.
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