museumsandtheweb.com - Web design

Differentiating Online Gallery Spaces within Larger University Branding Initiatives

lrazzore — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:09:14 +0000

MW2011

Lauren Razzore, William Paterson University, United States

http://www.wpunj.edu/

Abstract

William Paterson University underwent a lengthy Web branding campaign in 2010 that unified the online presence of the college. Overall university templates drive the design of every website on campus. While this may be appropriate for the vast majority of college departments and groups, it has remained important for the University Galleries, Art Department galleries and cultural art spaces to differentiate themselves online. Through a series of design phases and hard-fought compromises I have been able to give each of the online galleries its own unique design, while still complying with the overall University branding campaign. Using case studies as models, the paper identifies key aspects for integration into the William Paterson's cultural and gallery websites. By sharing the websites of the University Gallery, the Center for Chinese Art, the Center for Computer Art and Animation and the Art Department, together with the evolution of those sites throughout the process, I will demonstrate keys ways for online galleries to differentiate themselves within an overarching design scheme while still complying with university branding goals.

Keywords: design, branding, university galleries, content management systems, web design

Program Item Reference:

Differentiating Online Gallery Spaces within Larger University Branding Initiatives

Dulwich OnView: A museum blog run by the community for the community

biblio — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:34:44 +0000

Bowen, J., Beazley I., Liu A. H. Y., & McDaid S. (2010). Dulwich OnView: A museum blog run by the community for the community. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web 2010. Proceedings.

Mini-Workshop on Grid-Based Web Design

dbear — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:42:59 +0000

Type:

Session

Programs:

Using Grid-Based Web Design to Optimize Content Authoring and Presentation

Date & Time:

April 8, 2011 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Location:

Commonwealth C/D

design

Web design

grids

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Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Using Grid-Based Web Design to Optimize Content Authoring and Presentation

cmoad — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:39:07 +0000

MW2011

Published Paper:

Using Grid-based Web Design to Optimize Content Authoring and Presentation

Keywords:

Web

Keywords:

Web design

Keywords:

Grid-Based Design

Keywords:

960

Keywords:

Layout

Abstract:

Grid-based web design and the corresponding tools provide an accelerated path for web designers, developers, and content authors alike with the added benefit of providing a cleaner and more structured presentation to web site visitors. By borrowing this design approach from print publications and applying it to the web, a common and simplified language can be utilized by all members of a web site team Free templates are available online to serve as starting points for creating sites with a fixed number of columns (usually twelve or sixteen). Designers are then freed to focus on style more than layout, developers can create powerful layouts simply by assigning CSS classes expressing column size, and content creators can use simple tools to create rich text and image layouts using the same column convention. All parties involved can speak a simplified column number sizing system as opposed to pixel dimensions. We will show how the Indianapolis Museum of Art has been using this technique to optimize our web development efforts in addition to WYSIWYG and WIKI tools that enable content authors.

Type:

Mini-Workshop - teaches something or explores approaches

Mini-Workshop on Grid-Based Web Design

Authors:

Matt Gipson

Charles Moad

Gaze-tracking and museums: current research and implications

biblio — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:10:48 +0000

Milekic, S. (2010). Gaze-tracking and museums: current research and implications. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web.

Breaking the Bottleneck: Using pseudo-wikis to enable rich web authoring for non-technical staff members

biblio — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:10:41 +0000

Stein, R., & Bachta E. (2010). Breaking the Bottleneck: Using pseudo-wikis to enable rich web authoring for non-technical staff members. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web.