Tufts Chess Club
Stay Informed, Get involved
Duration
Nov, 4, 2025 - Present
Tools
Adobe Illustrator
Figma
Overview
As a Social Chair of Tufts Chess club, I collaborated with my team to create a website to centralize rankings, match results, and event information for the Tufts Chess Club.
The website replaced scattered communications with a real-time, accessible platform, improving transparency, boosting engagement, and increasing club visibility within the Tufts community.
Role
UX Designer
Team
Edward Lai Developer
Allen Wang UI Designer
Problem
Members Felt Disconnected
While communicating with the members of the Chess club, our team realized that the club lacked an accessible, centralized platform for members to keep track of club rankings, recent match results, and events.
Information was fragmented through our current platforms through emails, or instant notices during meetings, and Instagram which led to confusion and low visibility, especially among newcomers. Critically, some members of the club didn’t used Instagram, which was our main platform.
How might we design a website where club members feel connected and informed?
Process
Content Structuring
As a Social Chair, I defined key site goals of allowing the club members to feel connected and informed through the site through key features of: leader board, resources, events and an Eboard page.
Wire frame
Home
About
Eboard
Leaderboard
Resources
Events
Contact
Upcoming Event
Past Event
Visual Design
Fonts(English)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Jejumeongjo
Club Logo
Icons
Nav Bar
#A8C7E6
Colors
Primary Color
#63798C
#24233A
#FFFFFF
#F3F4F6
High Fidelity
The front hand is still in progress, but our team expects the website will be launched soon for the club members.
Home Page
The website starts with a brief intro about the club. Below, locates a YouTube video of Tufts Chess club.
About Page
Contains club’s mission and into a deeper explanation on what the club is.
Eboard Page
Photos of each members, shown with descriptions, along with a filter that allows users to navigate by semesters
Leaderboard
Ranking of the club members seen in each chess game category
Past / Upcoming Events
Events of the club shown with brief description and photo, along with filter by semester
Resources
Resource page allows users to be informed on the resources the clubs provide
Contact Page
Any questions or comments about the club can be sent through the contact page, connected to the club’s email
Takeaways
This project taught me the importance of blending technical feasibility with member-focused design—maximizing impact with modest resources. This project reinforced that inclusivity is not just visual — it’s structural. Building trust with marginalized users means reflecting their realities in both content and interaction design.
Going forward, I would deepen early co-design with target communities to ensure the platform evolves directly from their input. If I were to expand this, I'd include clickable player profiles, historical stats, interactive filters, and integrate event scheduling to make the platform even more dynamic and engaging.
Other Projects
Bona Lee© 2025 All Rights Reserved.
Bona Lee
About