Last week, I wrote a post about Georgetown University’s process for redesigning its website. As I drafted the piece, I developed a working thesis that university websites are sort of like government sites, in that they have to do so much and serve so many audiences that the designs end up being utilitarian and bland. ...
Continue ReadingLiving in DC, I have a lot of friends that went to Georgetown University, and have been a fan of the basketball team since the Patrick Ewing days. Given my loose ties to the school, I’ve been watching with interest as Georgetown staff blog publicly as they redesign their website,...
Continue ReadingInternet Explorer 6 is the bane of web developers existence. The browser doesn’t support web standards that have become common the last few years, and making sites work in IE 6 adds significant time to the web development process. Despite the release of IE 7 in 2005 and IE 8 in 2009,...
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As you probably know by now, CNN launched a redesigned website yesterday. While I like the look and feel, the thing that really strikes me about the new homepage is how little of it is devoted to news. As you’ll see in the screen shot above, the far left column that I’ve highlighted in yellow is hard news while the rest of the page,...
Continue ReadingI’m not breaking any news here by telling you that the Republican National Committee launched a significant site redesign yesterday. After spending some time going through it, I have mixed feelings about the new site. While I admire the boldness of what they are trying to do, I think in an effort to develop a strong online brand the GOP messed up some of the basics. ...
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