Kakapo Recovery Programme

Kakapo Recovery Programme - view screenshots

Link: kakaporecovery.org.nz (site has since been redeveloped) - view screenshots

Size: 40 pages

My professional status: independent web designer/developer

Website client: Department of Conservation

Dates: December 2003 - March 2005

Brief: to update the website, and maintain it as required, adding new images and sections and making text changes as requested by client.

My responsibilities included:

  • Ongoing updates and alterations as required (HTML content and graphics)
  • Conversion of HTML font tags to CSS sitewide
  • Creation of larger versions of all news photos, linked as popup windows
  • Uploading a Japanese version of the website to the server, linking it to the existing site and helping the Japanese translator to test functionality before it went live.

The client had re-written much of the website, and had added some new sections and images. I carried out the text alts, created the new graphics and sections, and added these to the existing site. I also proof-read the whole site and made corrections as I thought necessary. I also added new updates and releases as they arose, and converted the HTML on the site to CSS (formatting). I also began to create and link larger versions of the news images to the news pages - as I decided it would be nice for visitors to be able to see good-sized images of kakapo and their chicks, and the original design had not accounted for this.

The site was later translated into Japanese by a kakapo fan in Japan, and we worked together to get this online and linked to the English version of the site.