Initially the remit was to design a site for postgraduate students,
using a design that fitted in with the general College largely to
provide clear information on teaching staff and courses. The remit
became to design and structure a complete site for the R&I Centre,
with a clear flow of information, with the same design, and to integrate
the postgraduate pages within that.
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- Pages already existed for the R&I Centre, but there
was no structure to the site, information was out of date,
and many links were broken.
- These pages were designed for use by staff and students
concerned with research and funding in order to help them
make the best use of the facilities and information available
within the College.
- Once the basic site was complete, editing privileges were
given to others, and documentation was prepared explaining
the structure, styles and 'how to' tips for the site to
ensure a consistent look for the future.
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The front page is different to the remaining pages on the
site, although the buttons are the same to give consistency.
- The pages were designed to be 'fixed width', suitable
for smaller screens, again losing the flexibility of tables
(although aesthetic sacrifices have to be made with tables).
- Narrow versions of pages were given for the front page
of each section (to encourage the use of succinct text),
and a wider version prepared for when necessary.
- In a later reconsideration of the site, it was decided
that the narrow page versions (which fitted other College
sites), did not allow enough space, leaving information
looking 'squashed', and all pages became wide.
- Time constraints on other members of R&I staff mean
that most of the structure and content of the site is my
idea. I have been careful to ensure usability, e.g. with
file sizes provided to users.
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This screendump illustrates the 'Who's Who' section provided
for the staff within the R&I Centre (information is provided
on postgraduate students, but no such 'Who's Who' information).
- Key fields were provided, and 'editable areas' were provided
to ensure that the titles remain the same, whilst the relevant
information can change.
- Instructions were left as to the width that the image
could be to fit within the fixed width space (with the height
largely irrelevant), with this 'Image Not Yet Available'
JPEG provided whilst awaiting appropriate photos.
The information is only available internally, although with
the development of the new portal, relavant information will
be extracted for the external site.
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