CLC Website

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Contents 1 General Information 1.1 Description 1.2 Web Site 1.3 Redesign Phases 1.4 Team Members 1.5 Meeting Minutes 2 Redesign Process 2.1 DEFINE 2.2 STRUCTURE

General Information

Description

The CLC Unit Website is in need of a redesign from content management to visual presentation, usability to information architecture. To align the unit's strategic vision and goals with user needs and expectations.

We will be using Drupal as the content management system for the new version of the site. Plone was recommended, but due to server/installation/maintenance issues, a PHP-based platform was determined to be more ideal. Movable Type was ruled out due to the limitations of the platform being able to handle such a vast site.

Here we will present our redesign workflow plan focused on the site's audience (user-center design), setting measurable goals, web standards, on-going interative usability testing and design cycles, and thinking long-term but focusing on short-term.

Web Site

Site to be redesigned:

http://clc.its.psu.edu

Redesign Phases

• Phase I - Launch TBA

Team Members

• Allan Gyorke -- (ETS)
• Justin Elliott -- (CLC)
• Audrey Romano -- Web Designer (TLT)
• Andrew Lawler -- (CLC)
• Chris Motch -- (CLC)

Meeting Minutes

• Jan 15, 2009
• Feb 5, 2009
• April 30, 2009

Redesign Process

DEFINE

1. Discover
• Gather Information:, Overall Strategic Plan.
• Understand Your Audience: Initial User Profiling
• Comparison Sites:
2. Plan
• Create A Project Plan: Overall team and schedule approved, Scope of project and deliverables defined
• Clarify Budget: Technical needs, Time, Resources, Training
• Create Schedule
• Assign Team
• Set up Communication Staging Area
• Plan for Testing
3. Clarify
• Set high-level initiatives
• Prepare Design Brief: Around 3-5 pages, outlines the overall goals, perception, audience, what the redesign will accomplish, prevents scope creep, sed to align organization's vision/goals
• Kick off the Project

STRUCTURE

1. Content Plan
• Audit existing content + URLs
• • Site Map (Gliffy)
  • Current Site Naming
• Outline new content
• Create delivery plan: Who owns the content. Clarify what content is due in rough and final form, determine readiness, outlines each page or section in a phased delivery process, and assigns responsibility for copy, images, assets, and other necessary elements
2. Structure Site: Flowchart Information Architecture, Establish navigation, page flow, content organization, and layout and user paths
• Create Sitemap
• Set naming conventions
3. Structure Pages
• Create wireframes:
• Address navigation:
• Naming and Labeling:
• Define User Tasks: )