Before and After Redesign

Student Financial Services

• Complete overhaul of content, including restructuring site architecture, (including the merger of two existing sites), consolidating replicated information and writing new content.
• Complete redesign including improved navigation, color and new visual elements, such as tabbed tables to improve management of large amount of tabular data.
• Added functionality, including rotating images, breadcrumb navigation, search engine and a calendar of important dates.
• Built in the WCMS, where changes are either implemented on-demand, or automatically during a nightly deploy schedule.

Career Services

Launched: September 2006

School of Music

Launched: August 2006

• Complete overhaul and redesign
• Integrated calendar and News
• Flash audio player showcasing musical selection
• Flash animated brochure
• Rotating Photos with caption

Northwestern Magazine

Launched: June 2006

• Pages developed in accordance with University Web Standards
• Pages developed in CMS for easy maintenance and update
• Magazine-specific search functionality added
• "Printer-Friendly Format" link added for better printing
• Announcement box added on the home page

University Police

Launched: May 2006

• Complete overhaul and redesign
• Design based on newly created architecture
• Automated Blotter displaying and archiving system using database

Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine

Launched: February 2006

• Visually appealing design based on research images
• Newly integrated news, seminars, and events section
• Ready to be migrated into CMS
• Clickable photos linking to news stories

Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems

Launched: February 2006

• Visually more appealing design
• Design theme based on research images
• Rotating research-related photos with caption

University Library

Launched: August 2005

Northwestern University

Launched: August 2005

Athletics and Recreation

Launched: February 2005

Transportation Center

Launched: October 2004

• Implemented Resource Finder:
  • Conducted usability testing
  • Developed specialized meta-tagging system
• Transitioned from Front Page templates to Dreamweaver templates

University Circle

Launched: October 2004

NewsCenter

Launched: September 2004

Information Technology

Launched: August 2004

• New service-based architecture
• Simplified navigation
• Warm and inviting images
• Better organized menu groupings

Facilities Management

Launched: May 2004

• Restructure and redesign the site to make a more customer-friendly site
• New architecture for the site to facilitate usability
• Redesigned to follow University standards
• Implemented Online Repairs & Services Request

School of Law

Launched: April 2004

Publications

Launched: April 2004

• Visually more appealing design
• XHTML and CSS compliant
• Ready to be migrated into CMS

Dining Services

Launched: December 2003

• Redesigned site to match branding
• Trained staff how to update site
• Conducted comprehensive analysis of site after launch, implemented recommended changes
• User tests
• Online survey
• Web traffic analysis
• Ongoing partnership: online payments, ordering

Center for Talent Development (CTD)

Launched: September 2003

• Complete overhaul and redesign
• More visually appealing
• Much positive feedback from primary audiences
• Integrates Plan-It Purple Calendar

Human Resources

Launched: May 2003

Health Service

Launched: April 2003

Student Affairs

Launched: October 2002

Feinberg School of Medicine

Launched: July 2002

Office of the President

Launched: April 2002

Online Directory

Launched: February 2002

University Relations

Launched: December 2001

Commencement