A clear, accessible digital hub for the BCP Cultural Compact, bringing together cultural organisations, opportunities, news and creative activity across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, alongside a searchable directory connecting people with the region’s creative sector.
PROJECT
BCP Cultural Compact
Content & CMSHosting & SupportIntegrationsWeb DesignWeb DevelopmentWordPress
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Client
BCP Cultural Compact
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, Dorset
Industry
- Arts & Culture, Charity & Education
Project Goal
Create a welcoming regional platform that connects the creative community while giving the organisation flexible tools to publish, organise and manage a growing range of content.
PROJECT OUTCOMES
Clear Online Resource
For the regional creative sector
Categorised Directory
Of creative organisations and practitioners
Flexible Editorial Publishing
For news and opportunities
The Challenge
The website needed to serve organisations, practitioners, partners and the wider public while bringing editorial content and a growing creative directory together without becoming difficult to navigate.
- Multiple audiences with different needs.
- Regular news, opportunities and sector updates.
- Wide range of creative disciplines.
- Structured directory data and categorisation.
- Content needed to remain easy for the team to manage.
The Approach
I built a structured WordPress platform around reusable content types, clear taxonomies and straightforward administration, allowing editorial and directory content to work together within one coherent system.
- Clear information architecture.
- Flexible editorial components.
- Custom creative directory structure.
- Taxonomies, categorisation and filtering.
- Accessible visual hierarchy.
The Showcase
Strong imagery, open layouts and simple filtering allow a diverse range of cultural content and directory listings to feel lively, useful and easy to explore.
The Result
A flexible regional platform that can evolve alongside the Compact’s programme while making the breadth of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s creative community easier to discover.
- Easier ongoing content management.
- Better discovery of local creative organisations and practitioners.
- Stronger digital hub for the regional cultural sector.
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