Zak MacDonald

Design & Interaction

GradeTree Teacher Communicator

Cross-platform web application

In July 2013, GradeTree launched a teacher-to-parent communication application.

The design features a responsive layout that allows teachers to log in and use GradeTree from any internet-capable device. Fetching and updating data is done with the assistance of a mix of jQuery and vanilla Javascript to give the user a minimal page load experience.

Tools utilized: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, vector illustration, Javascript/jQuery, HTML, CSS, php


The application is fully responsive, ensuring a consistent experience.


GradeTree features both standard resolution and retina graphics, ensuring crisp graphics for all users.