CASE STUDY
First 5 California
UX Restructuring and Modern Website Architecture for a Content-Rich Public Resource
Platform
Contentful, Gatsby, Netlify
Services
UX Design, UI Design, Development, Project Management, Accessibility
Overview
First 5 California provides resources and information to support parents, caregivers, and families across the state. To better serve its audiences, the organization needed a website experience that made important content easier to find, easier to manage, and more accessible for all users.
The Challenge
The website already contained a broad range of valuable content, but much of it was difficult for users to discover. The experience needed a clearer structure, better navigation, and a stronger content organization model. At the same time, the internal team needed a more flexible way to manage content across the site.
Our Approach
Sunnybyte partnered with First 5 California and their marketing agency to uncover and reorganize existing content, then redesign the user experience around clarity, accessibility, and searchability. We developed a revised UX and visual design aligned with WCAG 2.0 AA standards, created a category and tag structure to support stronger search functionality, and built a backend content model that allowed every page to be managed within the CMS.
The final platform combined Contentful for content management, Gatsby for the front-end website, and Netlify for hosting, creating a modern web architecture that improved both performance and maintainability.
Key Features
UX Restructuring for Content Discovery
We reorganized the site experience to surface valuable content that had previously been buried, helping users find information more easily.
Accessible Design Standards
The redesigned interface was created to meet WCAG 2.0 AA standards, supporting a more inclusive and user-friendly experience.
Modern CMS and Hosting Stack
The site was built using Contentful, Gatsby, and Netlify, creating a more flexible content workflow along with improved speed and reduced hosting costs.
Category and Tag Methodology
We developed a taxonomy structure to improve content organization and support stronger on-site search capabilities.
The Outcome
The project gave First 5 California a more structured, accessible, and manageable website experience. By surfacing existing content more effectively and modernizing the underlying technology stack, Sunnybyte helped create a faster website with lower hosting costs and a stronger foundation for long-term content management.
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