Redesign projects
The theme of this week’s links is redesign projects. Redesigns are painful. Users find it unsettling when a familiar website radically changes its design, even if the new design is a great improvement....
View ArticleTaking inspiration from Gov.uk
I know there are more websites out there than Gov.uk, but I somehow feel the need to keep returning to it. It makes the news quite often for positive reasons, which is incredible for a government...
View ArticleWhy redesigns go down badly, and the importance of words
Designing embraceable change This article is rather old, but I only came across it this week and I quite enjoyed it. It explains why many website redesigns go down badly, even if they are an...
View ArticleResponsive design, launch and leave, and designing for drunk people
Responsive design won’t fix your content problem Responsive design won’t fix all the problems with device compatibility. Karen McGrane outlines why the increasing diversity of devices requires smarter...
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Sprint notes for DC1001 (sprints 13 to 15)
Trello kanban board. Our sprints are currently named after cyclists. These notes cover the period Monday 18 January to Friday 26 February 2016 and detail what was completed during this time. Something...
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Why we are outsourcing WordPress
One project that we are currently preparing (called DC1004 WordPress multisite) will involve outsourcing our WordPress multisite installation. This post explains why. At the University we use...
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Beginning to think about risk management in Agile projects
Of course, there is always a risk that I don’t find the time to read all of these I’ve been thinking a lot about risk in Agile projects recently. It is something that I’ve known for a while we need to...
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Launching the new site structure
On Thursday 6 July, the digital communications team will be changing the structure of the University’s website. All academic information that currently resides under Study at St Andrews will be moved...
View ArticleAn update on the 2018 digital prospectus
Last month the digital communications team were busy launching the new site structure, a big milestone in our external website project. Now that’s out of the way, we have more time to focus on our...
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View the new accommodation pages
As part of the external website programme, just before Christmas digicomms updated a large part of the Study at St Andrews section of the website. This involved restructuring information for...
View ArticleDigital communications in 2018
Late last year, digital communications launched two more websites as part of the external website programme: the Collaborations and Study Abroad website hubs, and the new Study at St Andrews site for...
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The new research pages are live
On Thursday 7 June 2018, the digital communications team launched new research webpages to showcase the University’s world-class research outputs, research impact, and the excellent research...
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New global contact page
On Tuesday 31 July 2018, the digital communications team launched a new general contact page in our updated style to assure future accessibility for users. This post looks at some of the changes we’ve...
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Academic Schools project
The Academic Schools project has lasted nearly two years. With the launch of the School of Biology on 4 June 2020 it brought to completion the redesign of 24 different websites. The project has been...
View ArticleWhat makes for a good set of requirements?
It’s no secret that I love a good set of requirements. Working from a solid set of requirements makes my life so much easier. They give clarity over what is needed, formally setting the scope of the...
View ArticleDigital Communications team update – June 2023
Latest updates from the Digital Communications team at the University of St Andrews for June 2023. Updates to online postgraduate courses webpage We have assessed the usage of the online postgraduate...
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