[Web4lib] U.Va. Library website design review

[John Loy]

We've just posted a draft of a new design for the U.Va. Library  
homepage at <http://lab.lib.virginia.edu>, and would really  
appreciate any suggestions and comments on it from the Web4Lib  
community.

Please keep in mind that this is very much a work-in-progress, and  
several things aren't working yet, most notably the search box. Most  
of the links in this version work, but they will take you to the  
site's current live pages, not ones reflecting the new design. The  
design concept; including typography, colors, layout, and other  
visual elements; will be applied before long to templates for the  
rest of the site. Those templates will be included in the next  
posting to our online "Lab".

In the rush to get the page up by our deadline, we haven't tested  
very thoroughly. So the html and CSS may not completely validate yet,  
the CSS may not render quite right in older browsers like IE5, and  
we've undoubtedly not covered every accessibility detail.

We've also started a blog at <http://uvalibwebdev.wordpress.com/>  
where you can find out what's coming next in our design process,  
learn about the technology running behind the site, and get links to  
sites in which we're finding inspiration.

Please send feedback to webmanager_library at virginia.edu. If you  
respond to the list, please Cc that address.


Many thanks,
--
John Loy
Web Designer
University of Virginia Library
phone: (434) 924-7099
fax: (434) 924-1431
552 Alderman Library
http://lib.virginia.edu