808s & Jazz Breaks

“Jode-Leigh was incredibly knowledgeable, resourceful and helpful!”

— Stanley, Founder, 808s & Jazz Breaks

Role: Web Designer
Client: 808s & Jazz Breaks

Project Scope

808s & Jazz Breaks is an online music journal exploring Black music traditions — Jazz, Hip-Hop, Rap, Gospel, R&B, Rock, Blues, and so on. The goal of 808s and Jazz Breaks is to discuss, critique, and deconstruct both the artist and the art that is produced. Stanley, the founder wanted an updated and user-friendly website for his Blog guests to navigate. After being commissioned for this project, Stanley and I discussed his vision. To gather insights before designing, I looked at the blog’s analytics, conducted a card sort, and did some research on other music blogs. Based on these insights, I created a prototype. Once Stanley approved, I designed website.