If We Build it, Will You Come?
Lately, there has been a strange convergence in my work life. I find myself going to a series of three standing meetings. This, in and of itself, is not at all strange. The longer I work for Cornell, the more meetings I seem to attend. (Back in 1993, my meeting count per week averaged ZERO. [...]
The Buzz on Campus
Wow. I seem to be the last person to step onto this particular boat. Funny how a long “To-Do” list and a minor case of writer’s block can collide. I would like to draw your attention to The Buzz on Campus, a new feature that launched a few weeks ago. More than just a beautification [...]
Zen and the Art of Plate Tectonics
I’ve spent the past three days sorting through the feedback we’ve been getting on the launch of the CUInfo redesign and it occurs to me that I owe you all an apology. I failed to communicate the true nature of the project. My bad, entirely, and for that I am sorry. Most of the negative [...]
Ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strain)
The new skin for CUinfo went live this morning! Two known bugs so far: 1. There is an issue with the “submit” button not appearing on the Student Ride Board. Unfortunately, the person who brought this to our attention did not leave an email address, so we have no way of finding out specifics like [...]
CUinfo Design Response
The Web Design Team in IWS was asked to take http://www.cuinfo.cornell.edu/ and using the exact same content, redesign it and ‘brand it’ within cornell.edu style. That’s how we arrived at the current layout: http://web.cornell.edu/redesign/images/cuinfo/cuinfo_weather.png. From a design perspective I think it’s a huge improvement. The use of a “list” format to categorize information like this [...]
CUinfo Redesign: More Comps
First things first. We really liked the idea that Silvia had about including weather on CUinfo. Check it out. (Same deal as before: click on the image to open it large in a new window.) Second things second. I am really intrigued by the comments asserting that CUinfo is an internal web page. It’s certainly [...]
Sneak Peek at CUinfo redesign
Here’s a screen shot of what the re-skinning of CUinfo will look like: If you click on it, it will enlarge. Be warned that the big image is BIG and you’ll have to scroll to see it all. This will also be the case with the page, once it’s live. In this initial phase of [...]
The Next Big Thing
One day, not so very long ago, Ieuan walked into our weekly staff meeting and cheerfully said “Let’s re-skin CUinfo!” Will’s jaw went a little slack. Diane’s expression grew pained. And me…I just laughed out-loud. Truth of it is, CUinfo has been on our to-do list since the earliest days of Thomas Richardson’s tenure. His [...]