{"id":272,"date":"2018-09-13T09:13:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T09:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/?p=272"},"modified":"2018-09-13T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T09:13:49","slug":"a-new-futwiz-ready-for-fifa-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/a-new-futwiz-ready-for-fifa-19\/","title":{"rendered":"A new FUTWIZ, ready for FIFA 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of months ago, I was awarded the contract of taking the existing <a href=\"http:\/\/futwiz.com\">futwiz.com<\/a> <strong>website<\/strong> and providing a complete <strong>redesign<\/strong>. As they already have a backend developer on their team, only frontend development was required.<\/p>\n<p>Although maintaining the same pages and features, I had to redesign and deliver frontend responsive code for the core pages and features of their website. With over 40 templates involved, it was always going to be a big task to ensure every single one was designed and delivered to the highest quality and standard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/b3a9adb1080f87616d6d582efe72e3f3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-279 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/b3a9adb1080f87616d6d582efe72e3f3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mainly generating their revenue through adverts, each page had to consider advert positioning to maximise their revenue &#8211; without inflicting on user experience. The website accomodates a series of both full page and banner adverts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New season, new site! We&#39;ve relaunched <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BR5zrQ2mEn\">https:\/\/t.co\/BR5zrQ2mEn<\/a> with a brand new look for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIFA19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FIFA19<\/a> &#8211; lots more to come today&#8230; watch this space :tada:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xHK4cRux5s\">https:\/\/t.co\/xHK4cRux5s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GoNGfd6mvh\">pic.twitter.com\/GoNGfd6mvh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FUTWIZ (@FUTWIZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FUTWIZ\/status\/1039859044608077825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A large majority of the FUTWIZ target audience access the site via mobile devices, so it was of great importance to have the responsiveness of the website adapt to any screen size. The mobile viewport features a swipe navigational system, as well as an easy access player search feature &#8211; one of the most common aspects of the website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2aa408856f63b8a2beeeb3582481c48e.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-281\" src=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2aa408856f63b8a2beeeb3582481c48e.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alongside that, with a database of thousands of players, including all player data, I had to make it easy for their users to access the basic and advanced search options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/60469374960eb1ba9d790758b2689d04.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-283\" src=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/60469374960eb1ba9d790758b2689d04.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"586\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the <a href=\"http:\/\/futwiz.com\">FUTWIZ website<\/a> has enjoyed a well deserved refresh from the below &#8211; which better engages their audience and provides quick and easy access to the data they seek.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-15.37.17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-284\" src=\"http:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-15.37.17-1024x623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"766\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-15.37.17-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-15.37.17-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-15.37.17-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/jamesdowen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-15.37.17-766x466.png 766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of months ago, I was awarded the contract of taking the existing futwiz.com website and providing a complete redesign. 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