A grid of the rebranded tech@nyu social posts: Club Fest, Kick-Off, Hiring Event and Tech Treks

Tech@NYU

Rebrand for Tech@nyu, one of the oldest Tech focused club at NYU.

Timeline
June 2025 - September 2025
Team
Myself
Tools
Figma, Adobe

Overview

As Marketing Director of Tech@NYU in Fall 2025, I identified inconsistencies across the brand’s social media and website and led a full brand overhaul spanning visual assets and web design.

Context

Previous website and social media

When I first assumed the role of Marketing Director, I identified major inconsistencies across the organization’s social media and website. Previous posts lacked cohesion in color, typography, and messaging, while the website, though well built, was missing a strong visual identity and personality to set it apart.

The old Instagram grid beside the old tech@nyu homepage

The Task

Redesign the Website (only)

Over the summer, I was asked to help with the website redesign. We had a few ideas to start with, so I explored some additional directions on top of that. But without a clear vision, the process felt a bit aimless and unfocused.

Early website explorations on a dark canvas

Branding Version #1

I mostly followed my own instincts, leaning toward a more futuristic feel that I felt best represented Tech@NYU. I put together some layout and social media references and experimented with a few concepts.

The first branding direction: a futuristic layout and social media concepts

But something didn’t feel right...

The design didn’t fully capture the essence of Tech@NYU. Something felt missing, and I knew we could do better.

Starting from Scratch

TLDR: Rebranding, then website design

I dug into the club’s history and reviewed past social media and website content, but most importantly, I organized a strategy session with the president and vice president. I came in with a set of guiding questions: what the brand is, what it could become, and what it should be.

The strategy session in progress Notes and sticky notes from the strategy session

After researching, I gathered a few key ideas that best summarized the club:

The key brand ideas distilled from the research

Finalized branding

After receiving confirmation from leadership, I hammered down the basics of the brand guideline

The tech@nyu brand guideline: logo, colour and type

Web design

You can view the live website here: techatnyu.rog

The redesigned tech@nyu homepage
Further pages from the redesigned website
Website sections showing the new visual identity
More of the redesigned website

Social Media Posts

Various layouts for instagram (@techatnyu)

A set of Instagram post layouts in the new brand

Other Assets

In addition to the website and social media, I also designed and created a new club fest board focused on reusability

With support from fellow members during execution, I focused on building a sustainable design that could be reused year after year. Printed sheets were placed under protective covers, making them simple to replace with new information or images.

The club fest board on the table at the fair A close-up of the reusable printed panels

Outcome & Reflection

An incredibly rewarding process

This rebrand achieved tremendous success, particularly across social media:

Through this experience, I learned that a detour doesn’t mean failure; it can be a step in the right direction

I'm grateful for the creative freedom and trust tech@nyu gave me to lead this project from start to finish :)

Thanks for reading!

Want to learn more? Curious about the details? Feel free to reach out to me at

jenniferhuang724@163.com!