Posted on May 30th, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
On Tuesday, June 9th, at 4pm (1pm PST), White Whale will be presenting a new design for the Monterey Institute of International Studies website. People at Middlebury can participate in the unveiling in two ways.
Join us in Library 201, where we will show the unveiling in the classroom.
–or–
Log into the Elluminate session using the instructions [...]
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Posted on May 26th, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
… and in the context of the Web Makeover, how does Middlebury present itself to the rest of the world on a global platform, at a time where we are re-organizing and redefining ourselves? Can the website’s homepage answer these questions?
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Posted on May 21st, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
Below are the milestone dates for the Web Makeover up until the launch of the Monterey site. Plan your summer accordingly!
May 13, White Whale delivers Monterey top-level IA recommendations
May 21, Monterey accepts top-level IA
May 18, White Whale delivers Strategic Recommendations
May 28, White Whale delivers Monterey complete site map
May 29, Middlebury acceptance of Strategic Recommendations
June 1, [...]
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Posted on May 20th, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
We have received the Strategic Recommendations from White Whale, suggestions for large ideas that we should be paying attention to during the Web Makeover project. The document will also be available here (MIDD username and password required to download) Below, you will find the coordinating group’s initial thoughts, shared below.
Please feel free to address comments [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Michael Roy
As we enter into the design phase of the project, it seems worthwhile to consider the lessons within a recent NY Times article about how the lead designer at Google left to join Twitter because of the constraints that the dataheads at Google placed on his creativity.
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Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Jason Mittell
I write with an update on Middlebury’s website makeover project, and a request for how you can participate to make our site more vibrant and effective.
In late April, our design firm White Whale visited campus and met with many of us to understand the culture of Middlebury. Through this process, we all feel confident that [...]
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Posted on May 9th, 2009 by Michael Roy
We’ve created a visual timeline to describe the rest of the project for those who like visual things:
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Posted on May 9th, 2009 by Michael Roy
Recently we had our web makeover design partner White Whale Web Services in town, and with this visit, the next phase of our project has begun. We thought it would be useful to let you all know what to expect in the next four months. Here is a list of things we know we’ll be [...]
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