Hello All,
So, for the past few days, I've been noodling around with both compiling the various ideas for the site redesign and creating a mockup of a proposed new look for the OA main page. The results can be found in the three attached documents.
Please note that this is not 'official' (ie sanctioned by the Board) just my thoughts and ideas and the compilation of ideas from several folks.
The two idea lists look at actual physical changes to the OA website functionality and at things we might be able to do with our current systems, it just being a matter of deciding to do so.
The mockup image is based on a combo of the two websites I reference, the Adobe homepage primarily. I've tried to explain my thinking on the various pieces and parts with notes, but if something isn't clear, please don't hesitate to ask about it. Also, please don't hesitate to offer suggestions for changes or even entirely different designs.
On a final note, I've spoken with Trond, our webmaster, and although he's currently rather tied up finishing his Phd, he estimates that he should be available to start talking site redesign around the middle of 2014 - which is really not very long at all as OA measures things. Some (perhaps many) of the more 'policy and procedure' items might be implemented well before then. And of course, there are the results of the 'what can we do better/different' discussion, which I'm aiming to start looking at and implementing in 2014 as well. More on that later.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Todd
So, for the past few days, I've been noodling around with both compiling the various ideas for the site redesign and creating a mockup of a proposed new look for the OA main page. The results can be found in the three attached documents.
Please note that this is not 'official' (ie sanctioned by the Board) just my thoughts and ideas and the compilation of ideas from several folks.
The two idea lists look at actual physical changes to the OA website functionality and at things we might be able to do with our current systems, it just being a matter of deciding to do so.
The mockup image is based on a combo of the two websites I reference, the Adobe homepage primarily. I've tried to explain my thinking on the various pieces and parts with notes, but if something isn't clear, please don't hesitate to ask about it. Also, please don't hesitate to offer suggestions for changes or even entirely different designs.
On a final note, I've spoken with Trond, our webmaster, and although he's currently rather tied up finishing his Phd, he estimates that he should be available to start talking site redesign around the middle of 2014 - which is really not very long at all as OA measures things. Some (perhaps many) of the more 'policy and procedure' items might be implemented well before then. And of course, there are the results of the 'what can we do better/different' discussion, which I'm aiming to start looking at and implementing in 2014 as well. More on that later.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Todd