On November 6, 2024, as part of the “UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative” project, an online lecture was held by guest lecturer Anne Doncaster from Sheffield Hallam University on the topic of "Website Content Development." This lecture was organized for students of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD) specializing in multimedia design. The participants were undergraduate students under the programs “Multimedia Design,” “Graphic Design,” “Digital Art,” as well as graduate students of the “Design (by types)” program. The lecture was also attended by the staff members from the Department of Design, including Kalyna Pashkevych, Olena Vasylieva, Ruslana Bezuha, Margaryta Ivanova, Valerii Sklyarenko, Olena Slityuk, Ruslana Khinevych, Olena Herasymenko, and others.

Sheffield Hallam University is a partner of KNUTD within the “Twinning” project, aimed at fostering academic collaboration between the UK and Ukraine. The lecture series for KNUTD students is coordinated by Roger Bateman, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Design at Sheffield Hallam University, and Pam Bowman, Lecturer in the Visual Communications program.

Fragments of the lecture by Anne Doncaster

Anne Doncaster, Senior Lecturer of the "Digital Media Production" program at the Institute of Creative Industries at Sheffield Hallam University, discussed the main principles and sequence of website content development. The lecture primarily focused on the practical aspects of web project development, specifically on target audience analysis, and prototype development.

Attendees of the “Website Content Development” Lecture

The lecture aroused considerable interest of the audience, and after the event, the lecturer and the audience continued an informal discussion about the present and future design of web sites and applications.

We sincerely thank Anne Doncaster for an engaging and informative lecture, and our colleagues from the Institute of Creative Industries at Sheffield Hallam University for their organizational support!

10.12.2024