Opera and Ballet Theatre
Industry:
Entertainment
Timeline:
July 2020
Project Description
In an era where time propels us towards digital transformation, businesses and cultural entities must adapt, embracing platforms that facilitate seamless visual communication.
Project Scope:
CHYRKOV studio took pride in the privilege of designing and developing a new, modern website for the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Renowned not only for its architectural grandeur but also as a key tourist attraction in Ukraine, particularly in the cherished city of Odessa, the theater deserved a digital presence that harmonized cultural heritage with contemporary functionality.
Design and Development Highlights:
- Cultural Emphasis: The website design struck a delicate balance, accentuating the theater's rich cultural heritage while infusing modernity, dynamism, and user convenience, catering to theater-lovers of all age groups.
- Enhanced Navigation: The site structure underwent a comprehensive update, ensuring more efficient and user-friendly navigation. Notably, the redesign of the theater’s repertoire and events pages aimed at elevating the user experience for online ticket purchases.
- Mobile Adaptability: Recognizing the prevalence of mobile usage, the website underwent full adaptability for mobile devices, ensuring a seamless experience across various platforms.
- Architectural Aesthetics: In the realm of design, meticulous efforts were invested to preserve and convey the theater's architectural essence, creative atmosphere, and unique beauty. This included incorporating statues directly from the theater's facade into the design.
Project Scale:
With over 110 meticulously designed screens and the creation of more than 50 key page templates, the project spanned nearly a year, culminating in a successful and satisfying completion. All design in Figma and developed on WordPress.
Results:
CHYRKOV studio takes pride in presenting the world-renowned theater's new digital home. The comprehensive redesign not only pays homage to its cultural legacy but also ensures a contemporary and user-centric online presence. This case study stands as a testament to our commitment to marrying tradition with digital excellence in the pursuit of creating impactful and visually captivating digital experiences.
Awards
— Special Kudos at CSS Design Awards. Also we got certificates: Innovation Design Award, UI Design Award, UX Design Award
— Honorable Mention at Awwwards
— "1 place: culture, entertainment, community" at Web Awards UA 2021
— "Best UI/UX" at Web Awards UA 2021
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
N.M. Babich
General Director
Dear Sergei! Let me express my gratitude to the whole talented team of CHYRKOV studio specialists and to you personally for creating a website for the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre!The new website of the Odessa Opera meets the requirements of modern web design and high standards of refined style, manufacturability and convenience, and also differs favorably from all existing opera sites with a "perfect" combination of artistic and technological goals embodied in this large-scale project! The work on the new website is a great example of effective, creative and professional cooperation between the CHYRKOV studio team and theatre staff.An exclusive website design solution based on the creation on each page of animated pictures depicting sculptures that adorn the facade and interior of the theatre (and never repeated), as well as other unique ideas for the theatre website were able to convey the special atmosphere that reigns in the famous Odessa Opera House and is unforgettable. From the bottom of my heart I wish you new interesting projects and inspiration for their implementation!