Live project / Science outreach · University of Trieste
LiveWebsite for a series of talks over drinks at the University of Trieste: the next event always up front, dates saved to your calendar in one tap and talk proposals that arrive ready to go.
The brief
Bilingual website for Cheers to Science, a science outreach initiative born in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Trieste and run by PhD students and early-career researchers. Short, accessible talks followed by a drink together: the site presents the next event, the full calendar, past events with photos, reels and the contacts for proposing a talk or collaborating.
What I did
When the site opens, three hand-drawn beer mugs clink and make way for the next event, set inside a pink stamp with the date, time, speaker and lecture hall, and an “Add to calendar” button. Below, a calendar of tear-off tickets lists the upcoming talks, each with its own button to save it to your calendar. Once an event has taken place, it moves by itself to past events, with a link to the photos: nobody has to remember to update the site. A contact button that is always within reach opens three ready-made emails: propose a talk, collaborate or ask for information.
Key features
Next event, always up to date, at the top of the page
Calendar with “Add to calendar” for every talk
Past events with photo links, updated automatically
Ready-made emails for proposing a talk or collaborating
Website in Italian and English
In detail
The details designed for visitors to the Cheers to Science website.
Every event has an end time: once it has passed, the event leaves the calendar and appears among past events with a link to the photos, while the next one takes its place at the top. The organisers only add each date once.
“Add to calendar” downloads the event with its date, time and lecture hall, ready to open in the calendar app on a phone or computer (Apple, Google, Outlook). Nobody has to copy anything by hand.
The contact button opens three ready-made emails, for proposing a talk, collaborating or asking for information, each with a subject line and a short outline to fill in: name, role or affiliation, title and topic of the talk.
Bottle green and pink, hand-drawn lettering, beer mugs holding a brain, DNA and a leaf, rising bubbles, tear-off tickets and polaroid-style photos: the site has the same light-hearted tone as the events themselves.
Research is international, and so is the audience: the whole site, from the calendar to the contacts, is available in Italian and English, with the language switch always at the top.
The “A toast to cookies?” banner appears after the opening animation, and Google Analytics only starts if the visitor accepts. Reels and the gallery link out to Instagram and Google Drive instead of loading inside the page, so the site stays light.
Up close
On smartphones
Many people discover the events through an Instagram story and open the site on their phone. On a smartphone the next event fills the screen, “Add to calendar” sits right below it and the contact button stays in the bottom right-hand corner.
Goals
Services provided
Free, no-obligation quote
Tell me in a couple of lines what you do and what you need: I’ll get back to you with a proposal and a price. Your first demo is ready within 48 hours of receiving your copy and images.
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