Coming Soon to a Browser Near You
And when I say “soon”, I mean SOON. As in, tomorrow. (Barring catastrophe, of course.) OWC has been working very closely with Tracy Vosburgh (Director of Development and Production in University Communications) to provide a vehicle on cornell.edu that will allow us to share a growing library of video content. Behold CornellCast! [This is a [...]
The Low-down
I am running out of cliches to use as titles… New Things on cornell.edu The Faculty Highlights page has been updated to reflect 2006 honorees. There was a special run of three Reunion pano-images over this past weekend. My favorite was the baseball player. Another new podcast The Chronicle has uploaded a podcast of Commencement [...]
Time Flies When You’re…oh…Nevermind.
Well, will you take a look at that? October 28 already. Why, it seems like just yesterday that we were rolling out the new logo, all shiny and round and refurbished. I could wax nostalgic about the process, but let’s be honest, here. You all don’t really care about the fact that I’ve spent a [...]
Ask the Experts?
And by “experts”, I mean YOU ALL. The folks who are in charge of the print side of the Visual Identity project are stumped by a couple of problems that keep cropping up. We all would appreciate any advice or suggestions you might be able to share. #1. Sometimes when people open up the eps [...]
All the News that’s Fit to Blog
This Just In The Good News This morning, new css code for the Visual Identity Banners went live at: http://www.cornell.edu/identity/banners/. This is a much-simplified version of the css that drives the banners and should make implementing them on your site MUCH easier. The Bad News There is no bad news. Seriously. There are no changes [...]
So Long, Farewell, Amen
Anonymous commented: With all due respect, the problem is that we are disagreeing with the premise that this quarter’s version of the guidelines is what’s best for the University. We are now being asked to make a third round of usability, accessibility and design sacrifices in favor of visual identity. (You yourself communicated the motivation [...]
I’m very happy to announce that the new versions of the Cornell Templates for web developers were re-launched yesterday afternoon. These templates, developed by IWS at CIT and the Office of Web Communications, are intended as a tool for campus web developers who wish to bring their sites into the Cornell look and feel. Though [...]
Imminent Identity Imbroglio
“Identity Crisis” is such an ugly phrase, don’t you think? I much prefer imbroglio. It’s Italian. And there’s that whole alliteration thing going on, too. I was an English Major, I enjoy having opportunities to actually use my degree. Right. First things first. There has been a recall of the Developer’s Templates Think of this [...]
Identity Update
People have been wondering aloud if the departure of President Lehman will have repercussions relevant to the Identity Project. The answer is no. I suppose that it is within the realm of possibility that our new president (whomever he or she might be) might look at the logo and decide to replace it with something [...]
My Kingdom for a Crystal Ball
If I had a dollar for every time I am asked “So, when is X website going to be redesigned?” I’d be?well, let’s just say that fruity drinks and pool boys would be involved and leave it at that, okay? Unfortunately, the OWC is not the Keeper of All Things Web at Cornell. Actually, strike [...]
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