Website Redesign & Development Competition Description for freelancehunt.com/contestsTable of Contents Competition Overview About Nuwa Centre of Excellence and Innovation Project Scope Systems Requirements Design Requirements Neurodiversity & Accessibility Requirements Information Architecture CMS Collections & Content Model Integrations Component Strategy Non-Functional Requirements Deliverables Acceptance Criteria Proposal Response Template1. Competition Overview1.1 Project Summary Nuwa Centre for Research and Innovation (https://nuwa.ie/) is seeking an experienced development team or freelancer to completely redesign and develop the restructuration of our small media business's website. The new website must embody our mission as a research and innovation infrastructure while delivering an excellent user experience aligned with WCAG 3 AA and AAA (https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.2) Carbon Design principles (https://v10.carbondesignsystem.com/ - https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon-website/tree/main/src), neurodiversity-first accessibility standards (https://www.neurodiversity.design/) compliant with WAI-ARIA 1.2 Authoring Practices Guide (https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/).1.2 Project Goals Complete Redesign: Modern, professional, accessible interface aligned with IBM Carbon Design Language Enhanced User Experience: Intuitive navigation supporting diverse user needs and abilities Performance Excellence: Fast, reliable, and optimised for all devices and connection speeds Content Management: Robust CMS implementation enabling efficient content operations Accessibility Leadership: WCAG 2.2 AA compliance with neurodiversity-first design patterns Strategic Positioning: Visual and interaction design that reinforces Nuwa's role as a leading European innovation centre1.3 Reference Organisations The design and functionality should draw inspiration from leading partnering European research and innovation institutions: TNO (https://www.tno.nl/en/) - Research depth, multi-sector presentation DFKI (https://dfki.de/en/web) - Technology showcase, project portfolio structures Fraunhofer (https://www.fraunhofer.de/en.html) - Navigation patterns, content organisation Capgemini (https://www.capgemini.com/) - Professional polish, service presentation Key patterns to emulate: Mega-menu navigation with clear hierarchy Rich project/portfolio presentation with filtering Integrated news, case-studies, podcasts and insights sections Clear calls-to-action for different audiences Professional yet approachable tone [MORE DETAILS IN REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT ATTACHED] 7. Information Architecture (IA)7.1 Site Structure/ ├── Home (Landing Page) ├── /industries │ ├── /industries/humanitarian │ ├── /industries/civil-protection │ ├── /industries/manufacturing │ ├── /industries/cultural │ ├── /industries/heritage │ └── /industries/[industry-slug] ├── /technologies │ ├── /technologies/sovereign-hybrid-cloud │ ├── /technologies/cloud-platforms │ ├── /technologies/data-ai-ml │ ├── /technologies/immersive-interactive │ ├── /technologies/iot │ └── /technologies/[technology-slug] ├── /discover │ ├── /discover/news │ │ └── /discover/news/[slug] │ ├── /discover/insights │ │ └── /discover/insights/[slug] │ ├── /discover/case-studies │ │ └── /discover/case-studies/[slug] │ ├── /discover/events │ │ └── /discover/events/[slug] │ ├── /discover/publications │ │ └── /discover/publications/[slug] │ ├── /discover/podcasts │ │ └── /discover/podcasts/[slug] │ ├── /discover/products │ │ ├── /discover/products/isolde-platform │ │ ├── /discover/products/culturama-platform │ │ ├── /discover/products/simexbuilder-platform │ │ └── /discover/products/[product-slug] │ └── /portfolio │ └── /portfolio/[project-slug] │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#objectives (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#structure │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#outcomes (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#partners (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#pilots (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#impact (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#funding (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#deliverables (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#publications (list) │ ├── /portfolio/[project-slug]#news (list) │ └── /portfolio/[project-slug]#events (list) ├── /about │ ├── /about/mission-vision │ ├── /about/strategy │ ├── /about/organisation │ ├── /about/nuwa-and-society │ ├── /about/connect │ │ ├── /about/connect/contact │ │ ├── /about/connect/partners │ │ └── /about/connect/follow │ └── /about/legal │ ├── /about/legal/cookie-policy │ ├── /about/legal/privacy-policy │ ├── /about/legal/public-disclaimer │ ├── /about/legal/information-security-policy │ ├── /about/legal/general-terms-and-conditions │ ├── /about/legal/procurement-and-purchase-order-terms-and-conditions │ ├── /about/legal/refund-and-return-policy │ ├── /about/legal/suppliers-code-of-conduct │ └── /about/legal/registered-users │ ├── /about/legal/registered-users/terms-and-conditions │ ├── /about/legal/registered-users/benefits │ └── /about/legal/registered-users/code-of-conduct └── /account ├── /account/sign-in ├── /account/sign-up ├── /account/password-validation ├── /account/forgot-password ├── /account/password-reset ├── /account/myprofile ├── /account/mypublications ├── /account/mypublications/new └── /account/mypublications/[id]/edit [MORE DETAILS IN REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT ATTACHED] 13.8 Definition of Done The project is considered complete when: ✅ All functional requirements implemented and tested ✅ All design requirements met (Figma (or Pixso) approved, implemented accurately) ✅ WCAG 2.2 AA compliance verified (automated [https://github.com/sclavijosuero/wick-a11y]+ manual testing) ✅ Neurodiversity design principles applied and tested ✅ Performance targets met (Lighthouse ≥90, Core Web Vitals pass) ✅ SEO requirements implemented (Lighthouse SEO ≥95) ✅ All integrations functional (Zenodo, ORCID, UploadThing, shikwasa.js) ✅ Code quality standards met (TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier) ✅ Security requirements implemented and verified ✅ All documentation delivered (technical, CMS guide, runbook, component docs) ✅ Codebase delivered with clear commit history, no secrets ✅ Client review and approval on a staging environment ✅ Successful deployment to production ✅ Post-launch verification (smoke tests, monitoring setup)