Projects:SiteRedesign
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Project Info
- Organizer: Vinh Nguyen
- Evaluator: [[]]
- Involved: AboutUsStaff
Goals of SiteRedesign
Implement a new site design over the course of the following adjustments:
- LogoDesign: create a logo representing AboutUs
- Skin/Template: changes to the "frame" around the main body content, based on logo decisions
- Usability/Navigation: "fixing" major navigation and usability issues such as
- * the front page and page layout
- * main site navigation
- * article, edit and history tabs
- * the sidebar links and tools
- Template Overhaul: adjusting templates and badges to match the new site design
- Everything Else: miscellaneous site changes, to be determined
Tasks of SiteRedesign
Add to the tasks as you see fit
Create a list of the various components of AboutUs that will need design changes
Major Site Components
- AboutUs Logo
- site navigation
- search bar
- advertising
- front page
General Pages
- Page layout
- Page navigation
- EditPage layout
- EditPage navigation
- Portlets
- useful links
- toolbox
- registrar info
- Page titles
User Pages
- Badges
- Templates
- images
WebSite Pages
- thumbnail
- map
- section headers
- discussion areas
Discussion on SiteRedesign
LogoDesign
- For more details visit the LogoDesign page
Skin/Template
- Navigation Idea: reduce the navigational elements for anonymous users
- By reducing navigational elements and other "tools" we can simplify the pages for first-time visitors
- Registered users will have the option, in their preferences, to view all the tools
- The reduced set of tools will still allow for editing, viewing histories, main site navigation, and preferences (or account settings)
- it is possible to allow a customizable "My Toolbox" for each user by letting them add or remove links, but is this useful?