Our look has started to evolve, did you notice? We have started the process to slowly update the look and usability of the web. Some small changes have happened since the start of the year, but more noticeable changes are coming...starting next week.
You will see an updated feature image rotator on the main page which eliminates the thumbnail photos and streamlines the look. We are expanding the News and Events to the Government landing page. We have added print templates to make printing our pages easier.
The next set of changes will be header and footer changes that start to pave the way to the updated design. (You remember the design survey...you voted, right?) We will also be adding News and Events to the other landing pages as well.
We want you! The changes up to this point have been low impact as far as visual and data organization, but we do have changes coming that are high impact. We need you to help us test the new content with high impact. We want the opportunity to show you the new pages, see how you navigate them and provide valuable data for making them user friendly.
How? We have a couple ways to get this usability data. Starting later this month, Chris Geyer will be visiting coffee shops along Fayetteville Street and enlisting volunteers to preview new pages and test drive them. We will be calling on the usability volunteers that have gathered through our usability testing form. And, we will be hosting open meetings for anyone who wants to come, preview and test drive the pages. We will communicate all of these opportunities on the blog.
What can you expect to see and test? We have some exciting new pages for you...new main and landing pages; new parks pages which bring parks, playgrounds, community centers into one page; recreation programs and CAT bus route pages. All of which are some of our most highly accessed content.
Usability Testing Dates:
You will see an updated feature image rotator on the main page which eliminates the thumbnail photos and streamlines the look. We are expanding the News and Events to the Government landing page. We have added print templates to make printing our pages easier.
The next set of changes will be header and footer changes that start to pave the way to the updated design. (You remember the design survey...you voted, right?) We will also be adding News and Events to the other landing pages as well.
We want you! The changes up to this point have been low impact as far as visual and data organization, but we do have changes coming that are high impact. We need you to help us test the new content with high impact. We want the opportunity to show you the new pages, see how you navigate them and provide valuable data for making them user friendly.
How? We have a couple ways to get this usability data. Starting later this month, Chris Geyer will be visiting coffee shops along Fayetteville Street and enlisting volunteers to preview new pages and test drive them. We will be calling on the usability volunteers that have gathered through our usability testing form. And, we will be hosting open meetings for anyone who wants to come, preview and test drive the pages. We will communicate all of these opportunities on the blog.
What can you expect to see and test? We have some exciting new pages for you...new main and landing pages; new parks pages which bring parks, playgrounds, community centers into one page; recreation programs and CAT bus route pages. All of which are some of our most highly accessed content.
Usability Testing Dates:
- late February to March
- Main/Landing pages
- Park pages
- April to May
- Recreation pages
- CAT bus route pages
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