Concept · Higher education
← All workSouth Dakota State University
You belong here.
SDSU rebuilt its site through a state-required RFP in 2023. The concept is a recruitment-first homepage with the university's spirit front and centre. This concept was part of our proposal.
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- South Dakota State University · Land-grant university
- Where
- Brookings, South Dakota
- Our part
- Concept from our proposal
- Their site
- sdstate.edu
The brief
What they asked for.
The public request our proposal answered, summarised from the public record linked below.
University website redesign (state-required RFP)
- Issued
- 2023
They asked for
- Rebuild the 2016 website: code, navigation, search, events calendar and editor back end
- Consolidate department sites into one central site
- Post-launch support
What had to change
- Navigation that confused visitors
- An outdated back end
- Text-heavy, outdated pages
The concept
What we designed.
Admissions by type
Undergraduate, transfer, graduate, online and international as five tiles.
Find your degree
A program finder in the second scroll.
Visit campus
Daily visits, transfer visits and preview days in a blue 'carpet' band.
News and events
University news beside dated events.
About South Dakota State University
- Founded in 1881 as Dakota Agricultural College; the state's largest university.en.wikipedia.org (source, opens in a new tab)
- 12,139 students as of fall 2025.en.wikipedia.org (source, opens in a new tab)
A design concept from a proposal we submitted. Shown as presented; it is not the organisation's live website.