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Anshul
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Axero Intranet: Modern Office Hub

Frontend Challenge Holistic Webdev Submission

This is a submission for Frontend Challenge: Office Edition sponsored by Axero, Holistic Webdev: Office Space

What I Built

I built a modern, responsive intranet homepage for Axero that serves as a comprehensive digital workplace hub. The layout features a clean, professional design with three main sections: a left sidebar for user profile and apps, a main content area for news and team collaboration, and a right sidebar for meetings and events.

The intranet includes:

  • Sticky Navigation: Always accessible header menu that stays at the top when scrolling

  • News & Announcements: Featured articles with categories, images, and descriptions

  • Team Collaboration: Chat interface with active/inactive status indicators and unread message badges

  • Team Spotlight: Recognition section highlighting employee achievements

  • Useful Resources: Quick access to company resources in a 2x2 grid layout

  • Meeting Schedule: Interactive meeting cards with attendee avatars and join buttons

  • Tickets System: Jira like ticket management with priority indicators

  • Upcoming Events: Calendar events including team member birthdays with orange highlighting

  • Spaces: Department specific collaboration areas

The design prioritizes user experience with hover effects, consistent spacing, and a cohesive color scheme using blue accents throughout.

Demo

Live Demo: [https://frabjous-capybara-487197.netlify.app/]

Journey

This project was an exciting journey into creating a modern intranet experience. I started with a basic layout and iteratively refined it.

Key Design Decisions:

  • Sticky Navigation: I made the header menu sticky to ensure users always have access to navigation, improving usability significantly

  • Card Based Layout: Used consistent card designs across all sections for visual harmony

  • Color Consistency: Removed green accents and standardized on blue (#007bff) throughout the interface

  • Responsive Grid: Implemented a 2x2 grid for resources that adapts to single column on mobile

  • Interactive Elements: Added hover effects and transitions for better user feedback

What I Learned

  • The importance of consistent design patterns across an interface

  • How subtle animations and hover effects enhance user experience

  • The value of semantic HTML structure for accessibility

  • Techniques for creating scalable, maintainable CSS

Proud Achievements

  • Successfully transformed a simple team list into a sophisticated chat interface

  • Created a birthday event system with custom orange highlighting

  • Implemented a comprehensive ticket management system with priority indicators

  • Built a resources section that scales from 2x2 grid to single column responsively

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