The redesign project is moving along. We have been working on implementing the graphics you have seen with actual HTML/CSS code. There is much progress to show, so we have provided a link to a sneak preview of the new homepage.
We still have work to do....the links don't actually go anywhere yet, back-end systems (like alerts and people finder) are not hooked up yet, the highlights banner does not rotate and we have some tweaking to do with the spacing. But a lot has been accomplished. The page is operational in IE 7, 8, and the more recent versions of Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera. Our goal was to provide a clean (table free) layout, with minimal required client side scripting.
We are working on a system for easily refreshing content in the highlights and news/events section. This will include a way for the ETSU community to suggest news/events/highlights so that everyone on campus and in the community will know about the great things going on at ETSU.
We hope you enjoy the new look of the ETSU homepage. If you have problems viewing the page in your browser, please post a note with details so we can check it out. Please note, the page may be a little slow to load. This is expected, and won't be a factor when the page goes live.
We will be posting the 2nd level pages....so stay tuned!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Web Redesign - Graphic & 2nd Level Pages
With the homepage almost ready, it is time to work on the second level pages. The graphic below gives a screen shot of what the pages will look like. These are the pages you will go to when clicking a major link off the homepage, such as "Campus Life" or "Current Students". These pages will be pretty heavy with links. We want the information to be easy to find, and we also want the pages to be attractive.
The goal is to get the user from the homepage to the information needed, as quickly as possible. Therefore, some of the homepage sub-links will go directly to a department or unit site (for example under the category "Arts & Entertainment", the link "Arts @ ETSU" will go directly to the arts page at http://www.etsu.edu/cas/arts . Other, main homepage links, will take users to a second level page of additional categories and links. For example, clicking the heading "Arts & Entertainment" will take the user to a second level page of links.
We imagine each of these pages will evolve over time, but the basic layout works well with the homepage and blends into the CMS template used for department and college level pages. The major navigation that is visible on the homepage, is also available on each second level page. Therefore, if a user clicks into the "Faculty/Staff" page, then wants to reach student organizations he/she can click the "Campus Life" link directly, without having to go back to the homepage.
The goal is to get the user from the homepage to the information needed, as quickly as possible. Therefore, some of the homepage sub-links will go directly to a department or unit site (for example under the category "Arts & Entertainment", the link "Arts @ ETSU" will go directly to the arts page at http://www.etsu.edu/cas/arts . Other, main homepage links, will take users to a second level page of additional categories and links. For example, clicking the heading "Arts & Entertainment" will take the user to a second level page of links.
We imagine each of these pages will evolve over time, but the basic layout works well with the homepage and blends into the CMS template used for department and college level pages. The major navigation that is visible on the homepage, is also available on each second level page. Therefore, if a user clicks into the "Faculty/Staff" page, then wants to reach student organizations he/she can click the "Campus Life" link directly, without having to go back to the homepage.
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