Plans for revisiting English web sites

determine which subsites we'd work with

• cal/english - as now enacted on the current site

not

• lit mag sites
• BFA promo site

Work with Kody

• to integrate CMS code in the pages
• to get a sense of new / modified navigation categories
• start adding header and footer code to page template
• to see how they want to prepare for placing sites in the domain hierarchy
  • that will help us fit the BFA pages -
• to update our page coding to suit the coming css <- this is going to be a big one!

To Do

• inventory pages with descriptions.
• see which pages need updating in addition to redesign

• students create style book
• web design students create new css and page template. apply

• students interview users to get a sense of what new pages to create, what else to add / options
  • faqs in various sections
  • changes in procedural pages
  • addition of some pdfs
  • add site index?
  • add site map?
  • card sort exercise to test the current catagories
  • ...

• update structure of pages according to their classification. ie, procedural pages v informational pages
  • design pdfs after updates

Changes / Stability

• do usability testing to determine problem points and revise to that

Keep the overall structure of the main site, holding on to the current navigation terminology

• except as indicated for change by Kody: bring some of the nav terminology into line with their taxonomy
• Kody: get new template for dept and structure the menus

Keep the overall look. Possibly some mods on the nav bar.

• discuss with the web design students: what can be done with a new template

Page structure / design

• revise slightly to place summaries at top of pages
• apply a consistent css to the site.

Workflow

• Students make the first rev to a page. Then pass it on to Dept/Susan for edits / changes in content.
• New pages: Mainly, we'll interview to see if they are necessary. Final call is users.