Life Before Plone v.1.0 Web (re)development project components prior to CMS migration Greg O’Toole, The Pennsylvania State University, 2010 This presentation also available in alternate media formats and from

4 Project Components Research Information Architecture Content Audit Design Interface

I. Research Staff feedback survey Benchmarking national universities Usability Testing University Publications / Web policies / Styles Other University departments’ project experience WebLion/Plone W3C / web standards resources Communication Team’s input I. Research - II. Information Architecture - II. Content Audit - III. Interface Design

II. Information Architecture Data visualization Organizes content of site Explains informational flow User decisions Overall view, confirmation, accuracy Example… I. Research - II. Information Architecture - II. Content Audit - III. Interface Design

III. Content Audit Informational accuracy PSU/OSA web styles compliant Refine / Proof / Edit / New process Guidelines process, Consistent format Styles Voice Tone Web format process Communication Committee structure Workflow for the CMS Training staff I. Research - II. Information Architecture - II. Content Audit - III. Interface Design

IV. Interface Design considerations I. Research - II. Information Architecture - II. Content Audit - III. Interface Design Contemporary, open source structure 508/504 compliance PSU AD54 PSU Web standards Encourage collaboration

IV. Interface Design process I. Research - II. Information Architecture - II. Content Audit - III. Interface Design Started with rough open source structure CSS, HTML Refined based on… Usability Testing IA Desired technology / functionality Color schemes Unveiling feedback

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