Posted on October 8th, 2009 by Jason Mittell
Per Mike’s last post on the “glass wall” phase of feedback, we are offering links to design mock-ups for three academic departments and a faculty profile. A few notes on these:
These designs are not supposed to mirror actual content or the specific links and menu items that a department might use. White Whale did model [...]
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
The following is White Whale’s live presentation during their visit, where they share the next round of designs for the Middlebury Web site.
Below are two moc-ups for Section Homepages that were presented in the video:
Section Page: Admissions
Section Page: Arts
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing designs from White Whale that bring us further [...]
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Posted on August 21st, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
We’ve let White Whale Web Services know that they should proceed refining and improving upon the initial design concept that they presented to us earlier this month. While we share many of the concerns that were expressed via the blog, at the presentation, and in private conversations, we believe that the fundamental concept, once improved [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
White Whale has shared with us mockup pages of the first round home page design, a small number of examples are displayed here. Within this explanation, there are many links that demonstrate how this design can be used, and we invite you to explore them all and offer feedback. Please feel free to share your [...]
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Joseph Antonioli
Thank you Jason, Tonya and Janie for our first look at what the new Middlebury website will look like. I am personally excited about the possibilities that this flexible design will give us to represent Middlebury on the web.
Also, thank you to David, Bob, Ben, Tara, Charlie, Adam, Scott and Howie for setting up [...]
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Posted on July 20th, 2009 by Kristen Byers
I thought it was about time we shared some of the eye candy from White Whale that we’ve been working with here at MIIS over the last couple weeks. The homepage design is progressing nicely; we have also started work on the inside page designs and have seen a preliminary design for a themes landing [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2009 by Kristen Byers
Design Mockups
Without further ado, I present the design mockups for the homepage of miis.edu. Click anywhere on the mockups to see multiple views (expanded navigation menus, etc.).
Design 1: Horizon
Features
Horizon line header image that rotates on a regular basis; creates a sense of place yet also implies that the work done at MIIS is global and [...]
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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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