Ujima Radio

Ujima Radio CIC is a vital part of Bristol’s community and music scene, promoting black artists and culture with talk radio and DJ shows.

This is the 3rd website design for Ujima Radio by Disphoria Design, to keep the site up to date and useful for visitors.

The current design was built with the intention of increasing visitor engagement, allowing presenters to edit their own show pages and post news features related to their shows.

The design was intended to say “Radio” from the home page onwards, so we tried to escape from the standard generic website format, using a sidebar navigation menu, with vertical sideways headings for each page and section.

The colours match the branding of the logo and brand documents, using bold non-serif fonts and clean modern typography. The images used are very bright and eye-catching, so the design needed to be restrained in its use of colour to allow the busy visual imagery of the fliers and show photos to be seen clearly, without competing with the design.

The radio player in the sidebar shows the current show image and title, which link to the show page. The Play button was changed to an Unmute button, with an animated EQ bar to give visitors the impression that they were listening in to the current broadcast, rather than playing an MP3.

Each show has a Show page, with an audio player to listen to recordings of their most recent shows, an automated feature which is essential for the audience. Presenters can also post news posts which appear at the bottom of their show page. The show pages also feature an info box, with links to the presenters’ social media accounts, website and lists their next broadcast.

The Show pages allow presenters to embed video or music players easily so the site can grow into a rich content media website.

The shows shown in the schedule link to each show page, which is another very useful feature, to help visitors find the information they seek.

The site is constantly evolving as the radio station grows, so new features and sections are being added as they are needed.

The intention was for presenters to find it easy to edit their pages, so the site was designed with this in mind, making it easy for presenters to edit their show pages without the risk of damaging anything. Presenters have clearly defined permissions that only allow them to edit their own pages and posts related to their shows.

The schedule is designed to be easily edited by station staff, which is essential for a busy radio station with a constant flow of new shows.

Visit: ujimaradio.com