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Nature · Visual Design
BioBlitz · Psychedelic Web Design
For this project, I had to create a website for BioBlitz, an event where people can observe and record different species. The visual direction for the website came from an art movement I had previously chosen in my Design Fundamentals class. I chose Psychedelia, so I had to carry that style into my BioBlitz website and find a way to connect it with the nature theme.
To start, I looked at different psychedelic designs to get ideas for the colours, typography and overall style. I wanted to keep the psychedelic look without making the website too difficult to read or navigate.
One of the main visual choices I made was using black-and-white nature photography with one colourful element. This helped me bring the bright psychedelic colours into the images without making everything too overwhelming.
For the typography, I used Gluten, Chicle, Spicy Rice and Forum. I chose these fonts because they had different personalities and helped create the playful and unusual feeling I wanted. The larger headings use the more decorative fonts, while Forum keeps the smaller text easier to read.
I also experimented with the section designs by creating colourful glowing borders. Using CSS pseudo-elements, I added different coloured effects around the sections and made the borders rotate to give the page more movement.
I added SVG elements beside some of the headings as another way to bring more visual details into the layout.
Throughout the process, I experimented with different colours, images and layouts to find a balance between the psychedelic style and the information people needed. I wanted the website to feel creative and interesting while still being easy to navigate.
Overall, this project helped me understand how I could take an art movement and apply its visual characteristics to a completely different type of project. The typography, photography, colour and web elements all helped me bring the Psychedelia theme into the final BioBlitz website.
Felicia Tugulea · 23 February 2026 · 3 min read