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Students provide window to the world for Zoe鈥檚 Place

A new website for Z枚e鈥檚 Place, the Middlesbrough-based hospice for babies and infants with life-limiting illnesses, has been designed by students at the University of 海角直播.

The Normanby-based hospice teamed up with Master鈥檚 degree students at the University, who had to compete in teams to design a site that met their needs. That competitive element, along with the opportunity to work for such a worthwhile cause, helped motivate student Ben Kenyon, whose team designed the winning website. Ben, 32, from Yarm said: 鈥淓ach group consulted with the client several times throughout the year to find out what their requirements were, what kind of 鈥榣ook and feel鈥� they wanted the site to have and what kind of people visited the site.鈥� We had to produce a prototype of the website around Christmas, which we presented to the client and asked for their feedback about the style and design.

鈥淭he client was particularly pleased that we had included a virtual tour, which allows people to look around the hospice online. Obviously, we were delighted that our site was chosen, but the entire module has been really enjoyable and a fantastic challenge.鈥�

Ben is a student on the MA Creative Digital Media course and worked with team members Mark Dickinson, Susan Anderson, Jim Roberts and Sarra Thomopoulou to design the site for the hospice. Five other groups took part in the module, entitled 鈥楥lient & User-Centred Solutions.鈥�

Mark Guidery, Chief Executive of Z枚e鈥檚 Place said: 鈥淭his project has been a real godsend for a hospice like ours and I was thrilled to have been part of it. The website will create a window that will allow people to look in and see what Z枚e鈥檚 Place is all about, providing reassurance for our mums and dads. I have the utmost admiration for the students who took part, and learnt so much myself about web design, use of colour and making the site as accessible as possible. It really was a tough decision choosing the winning site and I would like to thank everyone who took part for their hard work and dedication.鈥�

Myriam Mallet, Senior Lecturer said: 鈥淭he module aims to provide students with the opportunity to get involved in realistic consultancy and project management activities, where they are producing and reflecting on something real that will actually add value to their client鈥檚 business. Although Ben鈥檚 group was chosen as the overall winner, every group made a significant contribution to the module and were highly motivated to work with the hospice. Z枚e鈥檚 Place have been fantastic clients to work for and their enthusiasm for the project has been paramount to provide a rich student experience.鈥�

A special event to mark the launch of the new website, which can be viewed at , will take place at the hospice on Monday 25 June 2007 at 11am.

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