Category: theme project

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

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

We’re working with schools to test out content and prepare for our new website editor. Earlier this year we launched a set of initial top-level … Read more

We arranged a morning of guerrilla user testing to get feedback from students on our beta homepage and other online products. Going guerrilla Guerrilla user … Read more

A content audit is a way of taking stock of what is on your site. The outcome is a spreadsheet which lists all your content. … Read more

Prospective students visiting our website don’t care about our departmental structures or internal wranglings. They want information relevant to them, quickly. During the alpha phase … Read more

As a follow-on to our discovery phase, we had design workshops with three schools. Our previous design workshop, across central teams, was an experimental part … Read more

A content compass is made up of a core strategy statement, and a messaging framework. Core strategy statement The core strategy statement helps us provide the … Read more

There are a lot of definitions of information architecture, but put simply it deals with how content is organised, and how to lead people to … Read more

User-focussed content: simpler, clearer, less. Visual language We aim to support our brand identity by using a simpler, lighter design aesthetic which emphasises: space, bold, high quality … Read more