Bouvé College at NEU
University:
Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Website Link:
http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/
Date Launched:
Redesign – Thursday, April 21, 2011
Original Design – October 1, 2010
Design / Development Notes:
HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, JQuery, Cascade Content Management System
Website Notes:
This is the biggest project that I have worked on. It was a two-part project. The first part was a complete site restructure where a new sitemap was generated to create a better user experience navigating through the website. Here, the expertise of Josh Willis was used to create a structure where every Department and School program could be reached from the home page of the website. Before this, only 3 departments were accessible from the Bouve home page.
The second part was the design. I tried to focus on a simple design template that could be used for each page of the website. There are a number of different content formats that needed to fit within the main content area of each page. One example of this is the faculty pages. For these pages, I worked with Craig Cocca of Threemagination who created the entire faculty database and code to allow for a dynamic, image-centric solution within the Cascade Content Management System. This was a very enjoyable project as design, development, and website architecture were all required to create a user-friendly solution.
Update
In April 2011, the redesigned version of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences website was launched. We made updates to the Home Page and to the Main Navigation. I worked closely with Bouvé staff and an outside consultant on the project. The home page used to contain Flash elements that did not work on mobile Apple products. The new slideshow on the home page is JavaScript-based and works on mobile devices. The menu also has a lighter feel. I used JQuery to soften the approach and have the menu roll out instead of drop immediately. I also changed it from dark grey and red to a transparent white background, providing a lighter feel for the website.
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