In Geveb Website

This digital journal of Yiddish studies is designed for reading

Client

In Geveb

Timeline

2014-2015

Role

Art Director

As we worked to produce a fully responsive site, we focused on providing an optimal reading experience for visitors. Many articles either contain or include original Yiddish text; users are given the option of reading in English, in the original language, or side by side. Because In geveb publishes scholarly work, we designed an elegant approach to footnotes, inspired by traditional notation.

Animated mobile mockup of an In Geveb translation detail page. It animates between yiddish language and english language display of the key text. — The site features a repeatable module that allows side-by-side comparison of translated texts with their English equivalent, with the ability for readers to switch to a single language if they choose. On phones, the user is able to select either single language view.

Animated mobile mockup of an In Geveb translation detail page. It animates between yiddish language, yiddish and english language, and english language display of the key text. — The site features a repeatable module that allows side-by-side comparison of translated texts with their English equivalent, with the ability for readers to switch to a single language if they choose. On phones, the user is able to select either single language view.

Desktop mockup of an In Geveb article detail page — We wanted readers to be able to easily access footnotes without having them distract from the body of the text. Our solution took a responsive approach that allowed us to tailor a reading experience specific to the device, be it a desktop or mobile device: Footnotes appear as marginalia on larger screens and are integrated into the text to open inline on tablets and phones.

In addition, all content detail pages include automatically generated citation text which can be easily copied and pasted by scholars looking to refer to *In Geveb* in their own work.

Mobile mockup of an In Geveb article detail page — We wanted readers to be able to easily access footnotes without having them distract from the body of the text. Our solution took a responsive approach that allowed us to tailor a reading experience specific to the device, be it a desktop or mobile device: Footnotes appear as marginalia on larger screens and are integrated into the text to open inline on tablets and phones.

In addition, all content detail pages include automatically generated citation text which can be easily copied and pasted by scholars looking to refer to *In Geveb* in their own work.

The In Geveb Brand and website were designed at Familiar by Debra Ohayon. I acted as Art Director with a focus on the translation display functionality.