Comments on: Redesign mayhem http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/08/13/redesign-mayhem-2/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karen http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/08/13/redesign-mayhem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-28477 Karen Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:51:29 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/08/13/redesign-mayhem-2/#comment-28477 We would typically do our usability testing in house but we had the campus web technologies group do the usability testing (mostly focus groups) for this redesign. As for staying above the fold, we tried to keep the things we thought were more important above the fold and have the rest bleed across the fold letting people know it is there but if they want to see the rest of it they have to scroll. However, things didn't come out as we anticipated and we are working to correct some of that. For example, the header for the Libraries Spotlight section should be above the fold, as should the Header for the Hours section. Only time and another round of usability testing will tell how much of an improvement the redesign is. We would typically do our usability testing in house but we had the campus web technologies group do the usability testing (mostly focus groups) for this redesign. As for staying above the fold, we tried to keep the things we thought were more important above the fold and have the rest bleed across the fold letting people know it is there but if they want to see the rest of it they have to scroll. However, things didn’t come out as we anticipated and we are working to correct some of that. For example, the header for the Libraries Spotlight section should be above the fold, as should the Header for the Hours section. Only time and another round of usability testing will tell how much of an improvement the redesign is.

]]> By: Mikey http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/08/13/redesign-mayhem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-28468 Mikey Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:52:59 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2007/08/13/redesign-mayhem-2/#comment-28468 Congratulations on your new site roll-out. It does look great! I am guessing red is the color for your University. :) I'm also curious as to how you do your usability testing. It's a hot issue for us, but so far we have handled testing in-house. I'm also curious about your layout -- it looks like you didn't worry about staying "above the fold". Presumably, with a college-age audience, you have more sophisticated readers than we do. Congratulations on your new site roll-out. It does look great! I am guessing red is the color for your University. :)

I’m also curious as to how you do your usability testing. It’s a hot issue for us, but so far we have handled testing in-house. I’m also curious about your layout — it looks like you didn’t worry about staying “above the fold”. Presumably, with a college-age audience, you have more sophisticated readers than we do.

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