City portal website design

Role: UX/UI Designer Tool: Figma Type: Informational Website

Velledalen is a small Norwegian commune that needed a digital portal to connect with residents and promote local life. The site had to serve multiple purposes: share news and announcements, promote local events, offer tourist information, and showcase community resources.

Design a clear and welcoming website that balances functionality with emotional tone — combining event listings, announcements, community updates, and regional branding in a way that feels modern but still local and familiar.

Make the portal easy to navigate for all age groups

Reflect a Scandinavian, minimal aesthetic

Ensure accessibility and readability

Present information in a clean, uncluttered way

Support both tourism and daily life of locals

Used soft colors and generous white space to reflect Scandinavian simplicity

Applied a modular grid layout to support flexible content blocks

Prioritized typographic hierarchy and legibility

Created clear navigation paths for news, events, and community sections

Designed responsive layouts for mobile, tablet, and desktop

Event calendar and agenda section

News/announcements board

Links to local institutions and businesses

Handpicked imagery that reflects local culture and nature

Fully accessible color contrast and font sizing

The final design presents Velledalen as both a peaceful tourist destination and a vibrant local community. The portal is clean, informative, and inclusive — ready to be developed and shared with residents and visitors.