Category: Design

This post tries to show that there’s good evidence the existing WCAG requirements for accessible contrast are overly simplistic. They do not take into account … Read more

We received feedback from three 1st-year students about our upcoming website changes. This included the homepage, course page and course help concept page. Deciding to … Read more

We investigated providing stronger upfront help and easier contact points to prospective students in the updated design. We also tested out visual and usability improvements. … Read more

So where are we and what are the next steps? A short history A new university website hasn’t just been a change of new theme, … Read more

Until now we’ve aimed our web redesign project squarely at externally-focused marketing content. The consumers tend to be prospective students, parents, or other external users … Read more

The new Sport and Exercise Sciences (SSES) pilot site launched in September and we wanted to get feedback from students to help us evaluate it. … Read more

We’ve had some really valuable feedback and here are some responses. It is a process of learning and adapting. Below are responses to some frequent … Read more

We’re developing page types and guidelines for Site Editor (a new system we’re working on to make it easy to create online content using our … Read more

We did guerrilla user testing with 10 people (8 students, a staff member and by chance a parent of a sport sciences student) in the … Read more

One of the hardest things in life is to look at things how other people look at them. So when you’re building something - say … Read more