Category: 2021 Projects
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Georgia Gullah Geechee Marketplace
The Gullah Geechee is an African-American community descended from enslaved peoples who continue to reside along the Southeast coastline of the continental United States. This coastline community has a rich and intricate culture that has been passed down through many generations and has endured many hardships. Their communities house an abundance of knowledge relevant to…
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UGA Desegregation
History can be made to seem farther away than it really is, particularly the history of racial discrimination against African Americans in the United States. Disheartening events such as the University of Georgia ruling against two African American students attending the school because of the color of their skin could seem like an archaic notion.…
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Georgia River App
The goals of the Georgia River application is to keep safety in mind for users, while the application includes features that show users the ins and outs of river routes and trails. Users also have the option to report various hazards they see when partaking in river activities. These reports show up on a dynamic…
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Two One Way
In an era of effortless convenience and connectivity, it’s easy to forget about those who are left out of that first world bubble of reality. Getting what we want, not even what we need, at our fingertips is arguably problematically easy, and with this kind of excess in one direction, there must be an equal…
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GymDogs Experience
The Georgia gymnastics team is one of the most storied NCAA Gymnastics programs in history, winning 10 national championships. But since winning five consecutive titles from 2005-2009, the GymDogs have struggled to return to the heights reached in the previous decades. Alongside that, Georgia is struggling to find intuitive ways to connect with recruits amid…
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Travlr
Travlr provides a new and innovative way to travel by combining traditional word-of-mouth recommendations with today’s dominant world of social media sharing. Inspired by a desire to simplify traveling, Travlr combines the best aspects of travel websites (custom recommendations, user feedback, and location images) with social media sharing (image posting and explore features). The result…
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Historical Clothing and Textiles Collection
The HCTC is an educational resource that provides unique learning experiences for students at UGA. Not only is it used for classroom demonstration, it helps teach students about museum practices, and serves as a research tool. From the digitalized metadata, to the physical garments, there is so much history to be learned through the clothing…
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ACC Transit Web App
The Athens-Clarke County Transit Route Display is a web application which offers easy navigation and a simple and clean design that makes daily commute planning effortless and accessible to people across a variety of demographics in the Athens-Clarke County area. The new route display allows users to find their bus and route in real time…
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One Fifty One, Inc.
One Fifty One, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Douglas, Ga that works to relieve poverty in rural Georgia communities. In its current operations, the organization hosts summer camps at local churches. Each summer, campers assist local families in unsafe living conditions by providing critical structural repairs to homes at no cost to…
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Athens Creative Directory
Our team collaborated with the Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Department and CREATE Athens to improve the Athens Creative Directory (ACD), a one-stop resource to discover and connect with local creatives. Accessible on both web and mobile, users can discover artistic services, share their art, and be a part of the creative community here in town.…