http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign Weblog about progess on VU site redesign Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:33:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The focus of this blog has been the Vanderbilt homepage redesign. The input we received was so valuable that I decided to piggyback another redesign project onto it and solicit your feedback once again. We are in the process of redesigning VUCast, which is the university's primary news Web site. Like ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=21 We received overwhelming support for Option 1 (not just here but in numerous emails). We've tweaked it a bit more...so we present, one last time, for your feedback, Option 1 of the new and (we hope) improved navigation. http://www.mikepetruna.com/vandy/homepage/index_side.html It's been tested and retested in different browsers and platforms. But as always, ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=19 You guys have been a vocal group, both here and at our monthly Spiders meetings, and we appreciate it; so we're asking for your input again. Please take a look at the links below. These are two alternatives to the drop-down navigation that some people have found problematic. Option 1 is ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=18 The new site is live, as of 7:51 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 1. We don't expect it to be perfect right off the bat, so if you see mistakes, broken links, or general weirdness, please let us know here on the blog. To update the look of your own site, templates and color ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=17 We are now planning on launching the new homepage on August 1. We plan to look take a look at what we have and have a discussion about this at the Spiders meeting on July 27th. http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=16 Coding has begun on the homepage and 2nd levels. We expect to have finished pages by mid July to test and pass around to folks. Still on target for a mid-August launch. Click images to view larger .pdf files. For those who are interested in redesigning your own site to match the ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=15 With a few more tweaks and adjustments based on your comments, we present what we think is the final draft of the homepage redesign. Speak now or forever hold your peace! Notes: Click on the image to view the larger pdf file. This version shows the navigation without the rollovers. A ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=14 We think we may be very, very close... Changes to the color, a few tweaks to balance the page, and voila. Click on the images below to view the larger pdf files.   Choice 1: Two variations on Choice 2 (with black & gold V and without): And a 2nd-level page. Note: these are not ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=13 Things are moving quickly now. Take a look at these two drafts; changes were made based on your input. We hope to  have another new option to view by tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. Everyone is welcome to come to Friday's Spider meeting at 10 a.m. in 112 Sarratt to discuss these latest ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=12 Based on your comments both here and at our Spiders meeting, we made some changes to the homepage redesign: We moved the navigation and the news/features to the left, so they won't be cut off on 800x600 monitors. We asked for a few options for a new color scheme. We changed the look ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/redesign/?p=10