http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo A website to support the work of re-imagining and re-architecting the Middlebury Web Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:37:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A PRESENT FROM WHITE WHALE During the WorkSessions, we have heard questions like "What should go in a sidebar?" and "Is this something that should go in the Carousel?" To help us answer these questions, White Whale has provided us with a content guide, and they have turned it into a ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/11/19/content-guide-check-in-reminder-usability/ http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/11/09/white-whale-presentation-on-friday-nov-6th/ 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 ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/10/08/designs-for-academic-departments-and-faculty-profiles/ We're entering a frantic phase of the web makeover process where each week we will be receiving sets of designs from our design partner, and quickly reviewing them, making suggestions, and ultimately approving them. Throughout this project, we have tried to be as inclusive and transparent as we possibly can, ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/10/06/the-glass-window-of-feedback/ 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 ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/09/29/designing-the-next-levels-section-homepages/ Jakob Nielsen, a key figure in web usability has 113 guidelines for homepage usability. I was asked to use the guidelines to assess our new homepage design. The following is a list of what I considered to be the most important guidelines along with whether or not the new design ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/09/15/homepage-usability/ A couple weeks ago, we created a survey to be taken by people on campus tours to determine how they use the current website in an effort to improve their experience on the new site.  In just one week, we had 184 responses.  Some of the results are listed below, ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/09/04/survey-of-prospective-students-and-families/ One aspect of the web makeover that we've heard is quite desired - and that we've always included in our plan - is the creation of personalized and customized pages. Over the last few months, it's become clear that these terms, along with others like portals, homepages, profiles, and the ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/08/29/customizing-and-personalizing-the-new-site/ The new MIIS web site is nearing readiness for its official launch. After consultation with the web team at Middlebury, we are planning the formal launch of the new MIIS website for September 15. Dozens of people have worked very hard all summer to develop a framework  for the site that ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/08/24/launch-of-the-new-monterey-institiute-for-international-studies-web-site/ 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 ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/webredo/2009/08/21/moving-forward-with-the-design-process/