For those IUSM web developers not using the Concrete5 CMS, the web team has put together a set of HTML templates to use for websites within the School of Medicine.
The HTML templates can be downloaded from the following link:
Effective date: October 27, 2011
Photoshop templates are provided in the zipped file for creation of identifying banners. If you would like them created, please forward requests for these to Jeramy Spurgeon.
Join us if you can at noon on Friday, June 24, to discuss the new look for fall; namely, the handsome, ready-to-wear web templates for IU School of Medicine websites.
We are assembling in Daly 186, Polycom channel 2218511. Chat starts at noon. We filter out around 1.
Here’s the preview: http://webtest.iu.edu/~meddev/iusm3.0/
See you there,
Marti
For short-answer frequently asked questions, Concrete5 has a handy tool for creating attractive, easy-to-read FAQ pages. Called the Expander block, it lets you create a list of questions with hidden answers.
Users can easily scan the questions and click on the ones they need an answer to. Readers can click on the arrow to reveal, then hide, the answer.
If you do not see the Expander block as an option when creating a page, go to the Concrete5 Dashboard/Add Functionality. Click “Install” to add Expander to your list of block options.
It’s nearly summer, time for a web beautification project. The new medical school web templates, slated for availability in fall, will modernize our web pages’ look — with a minimum of effort by IUSM webmasters. Most changes will appear on Concrete5 sites automatically. (Questions? Contact Marti LaChance.)
For current project status, you are in the right place: the IUSM Web News Blog.
To view templates under consideration, visit the critique and comment site.
March 30
Draft templates open for public comment and submissions.
April 15
Final day to submit comments and submissions.
April 22
New template designs will be previewed at the April 22 webmaster brownbag. Open to comments online.
May 2
Begin designing usability tests.
May 16
Round 2 comments due.
June 6
Begin the build-out of alpha design templates.
July 13 to Aug 5
Conduct usability testing on alpha templates.
August 19
Final revisions will be previewed at the August 19 webmaster brownbag. Designs open for public comment.
August 31
Public comment period closed.
September 1
Build out one or more beta sites.
October 17
New templates available for use in Concrete5.
November 1
New HTML templates available for non-Concrete5 users.
During our webmaster brownbag on Friday March 25, I hastily sent out a link to the preview site for our template redesigns so that our remote attendees could follow along. Although I provided clarification to the attending group, I did not do so here and would like to take a moment to point out a few items.
http://webtest.iu.edu/~meddev/web-development/
The preview site presents template ideas. There are several variations on design, and none of these are considered the final template. They have been offered up to you for input and critique. The Critique site allows for three actions by you:
When commenting, help us by being constructive. Instead of simply saying that you don’t like something, offer ways to improve the feature or design element.
You must login to the site to perform any of these actions, though you may view responses without logging in. As of now, I’ve only added users that are members of this list, but if you would like others in your area to have the ability to make comments or notes, please send me their email addresses and I will add them to the site.
Design remixes or additional ideas are welcome and will be added to the site for comments and suggestions.
To answer a few questions that I’ve received:
During our brownbag meetings, we discussed having colored template themes. The initial ideas submitted represent a blue theme, but other variations would also be offered, based on the secondary palette outlined in the IU visual identity guide: http://visualidentity.iu.edu/media/
No. While these templates do focus on the horizontal bar as the primary navigation, options will be made available to have a left column primary navigation. However, if you prefer the horizontal primary navigation, you may need to shorten your primary links and/or group like items together into a more general category. For example, if you have the following as primary or ‘top level’ navigation links: Staff | Faculty | Students consider combining these into a single People link.
As mentioned above, yes. These will be added to the critique site so that others will be able to comment on them as well.
For those that have already taken advantage of the critique site, thank you. Your comments and suggestions are very helpful!
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email Marti or me.
-Jeramy
For a sneak peek, be sure to attend the March 25 Webmaster brownbag:
When: March 25, noon to 1:00
Where: Daly Center 185
Polycom: 2218511
Okay! I’m officially starting a list of items to consider in the IUSM web redesign, which will begin formally this spring.
Comments are enabled, so feel free to add your own ideas.
For those lamenting SiteMaker’s ability to quickly add many pages to your architecture at once, weep no more!
We’ve developed a new tool that will allow you to add many pages to your sitemap in one easy step.
The new tool is called Add Multiple Pages. There are a few steps in implementing this, but don’t worry, it should be relatively painless.
To install:
Now, if your screen (monitor) resolution is less than 1280 pixels across, you will have problems seeing the new button. You’ll need to uninstall then reinstall the Sitemap Extension package (which is a good idea anyway because we’ve updated that too!). The Sitemap Extension package provides the Draft Pages and Pages in Edit Mode horizontal menu options in the Sitemap.
To update the Sitemap Extension:
Developers, download the new packages here:
Yamanoi Sitemap Extension (IUSM revised version)
Note: there was a slight error in the initial version of the Add Multiple Pages package which did not trim white space from the page name upon adding pages resulting in no toolbar for editing added pages. This has been fixed and the download reflects the latest version.
The headline says it all.
That give us two months to migrate content. We can do it!
If you have problems or questions, please contact Marti or Jeramy. We are happy to help.
