Superior Websites for Higher Education
UC Berkeley Dept. of Astronomy
Designer: Dan Gilbert
The University of California, Berkeley's Dept. of Astronomy site highlights the departments exceptional faculty and resources.
Responsive Site: Optimized for mobile, tablet and desktop
University of California, Berkeley History of Art Dept.
Designer: Francisco Aveledo
A beautiful site befitting a leading Art History department. Includes course, faculty, staff, and events databases.
Mobile Site: Optimized for Mobile Phone Use
Sonoma State University
Green Music Center
Site for one of the country's premiere performance halls, part of Sonoma State University. Build around database of events.
Mobile Site: Optimized for Mobile Phone Use
University of California, Berkeley
Film & Media Dept.
Designer: Tim Blakey
In addition to the courses, faculty, and event information found on most acacdemic department sites, this site includes a directory of film festivals.
Responsive Site: Optimized for mobile, tablet and desktop
Music Academy of the West
Designer: Ginny Laughlin, Athena Design
This site provides information both to the public and for the 140 fellows enrolled in the program each summer, with hundreds of events during the 8-week festival.
Mobile Site: Optimized for Mobile Phone Use
University of California, Berkeley Rhetoric Dept.
Designer: Ruth Heinzelmann
This site uses a minimalist design to reflect the departments aesthetic and focus on meaning.
Responsive Site: Optimized for mobile, tablet and desktop
ATrain Education
Designer: Ginny Laughlin, Athena Design
This continuing education site includes dozens of detailed courses. The Webvanta system creates certificate PDFs and provides a highly customized ecommerce system.
Responsive Site: Optimized for mobile, tablet and desktop
Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency
This site supports one of the country's leading residency programs for family-practice physicians with a wide range of content.
MBA Exchange
Designer: Cecelia Quilty
Resource site that helps students select and apply for MBA programs.