Design Team

The design teamThe design team is a group of talented designers who are res... is a group of talented designers who are responsible for guiding your website from start to finish, with an eye towards high-quality, usable design, accessibilityAccessibility, when discussing the web, is the practice of b... compliance, and representing the BU brand. Among the design team, you’ll meet creative directors, lead designers, and designers. You’ll often find these folks leading the conversation during the design and developmentDuring the development phase, your site (or new feature) is ... phases of projects.

Our design team is diverse, with wide a range of backgrounds and skill sets. Some specialize in painterly design and pixel-perfect mock-ups, while others are frontend development masters or love writing JavaScript and solving complex user interface challenges. That said, everyone on the design team is expected to produce high-quality design work that fits within the BU brand guidelines, and all designers are trained in writing HTML and CSSCSS is a programming language that we use to "style" a web p... and work actively with the development teamThe development team builds and maintains the back end, incl... to bring their designs to life. They also guide the project team in making decisions on the best user experience when questions about how something should work from a user perspective comes up.

When you need design work done, or a detailed user interface problem solved, a designer can be a great person to loop into the conversation. For more complex work and high-level recommendations, a creative director will help guide you to the right people and right solution for your needs.