Ssanjha Space
A collaborative prototype became a digital home for an arts practice, with publishing control for the client and trust that led to further work.
The project
I helped Ssanjha Space turn a long-standing idea into a working website and publishing system. Through collaborative discovery, a quick prototype and considered design, I made the practice easier to share and gave the client control over day-to-day content.
Ssanjha Space is a participatory arts and cultural wellbeing initiative working across India and the UK, bringing together arts, community engagement and cultural policy.
What I worked on
- Product Discovery & Technical Advisory
- Rapid Prototyping
- Website & Experience Design
- Full-Stack Development
- Content & Publishing Workflows
A long-held idea needed a way forward.
Ssanjha Space had been a website idea for some time. A domain and a WordPress subscription were already in place, but there was no clear route from those first purchases to a finished site. I helped give the idea a practical direction: what the practice wanted to share, who it wanted to reach and what would make the website useful beyond its launch.
A conversation became something we could try.
We began with a focused brainstorming session, exploring the work, the tone and the kind of space it needed online. I turned that conversation into a quick prototype. Having something tangible gave us a layout and structure to question together, and a way to see how the content might fit. That prototype became the starting point for the live website.
Give the practice its own digital character.
Ssanjha Space centres on participatory arts, shared experience and cultural wellbeing. I shaped the website around that character, using warm terracotta, rose and olive tones, considered typography and a calm pace. Projects, writing and invitations to gather needed to feel part of the same practice. The aim was a welcoming, professional experience that could hold different kinds of work without flattening them into a generic portfolio.
Build around the work it needs to carry.
I organised the site around the practice's ethos, projects, writing and gatherings, with contact routes and newsletter publishing alongside them. Each type of content has a clear place and a structure that supports adding more over time. This was as much a product decision as a design one: the site needed to reflect how the practice communicates and develops, not just look convincing on launch day.
Make publishing part of the client's workflow.
I built a tailored content management system so the client can update projects, publish writing, manage gatherings, upload imagery and prepare newsletter editions. The controls follow the content on the site, giving the client flexibility without needing to edit code for routine changes. Day-to-day publishing sits with the practice; technical maintenance and larger changes remain separate work. That distinction makes the website useful without pretending the technical side disappears.
Useful work created the next introduction.
The finished site and the ability to manage its content gave the client a concrete example of how I work. Their recommendation led to introductions and further commissions, including BodhiShree and Athar for Shubbak. Those projects had different needs, but the introductions followed a clear result here: thoughtful design, collaborative delivery and a website the client could keep using.
A website the practice can keep shaping.
Ssanjha Space now has a public experience and publishing tools designed together, with room for the practice to evolve. My contribution was to help shape the direction, make it visible early and carry it through to a working product. It is the kind of work I value: bringing clarity to an idea, building with care and earning further opportunities through useful work.
A few more ideas, brought to life.
BodhiShree
Helping a coaching and organisation development practice bring its experience online, with a refined identity and the confidence to manage it.
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Athar - Shubbak
A bilingual living archive that brings oral history, community contribution and place into one enduring cultural product.
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