Launch Category
Trademark Licensing moves into OmniUpdate
Mar. 20, 2014—The Office of Trademark Licensing, which ensures that Vanderbilt’s brand identity is properly represented on goods and services, moved into OmniUpdate and went live with a redesign at the end of February. Thanks to Mary Ann Daniel-Kaszuba for being such a great partner on this project!
Federal Relations launches new site in Omni
Feb. 5, 2014—Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations advocates on behalf of federal legislation, regulations and policy that could affect Vanderbilt University. They recently launched a shiny new website, now managed in OmniUpdate. We have consulted with them over the past year on their new social media presences as well — they’ve launched both Twitter and Facebook presences...
Library system launches new websites
Aug. 13, 2013—The Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University has launched its new website. The redesign takes into account library user feedback while capturing advances in Web design to create a robust user-centered experience. This two-year project is the culmination of a huge collective effort, involving staff from across the Heard Library and University Web...
Off our nut: Squirrelcast
Apr. 2, 2013— UPDATE: Apparently the week of April 8 is Squirrel Week, and our furry foray into the world of squirrels was recognized by the Washington Post. We’re doing important work here, people. Every year, universities around the country take great pleasure in April Fool’s pranks. And every year, we sit back and watch the madness...
Telling the Vanderbilt Story
Mar. 19, 2013—This was one of those A-HA! projects that come out of nowhere and then takes over your life—but in a good way. Lacy and I were brainstorming about something or other when we had the idea to create a site that focuses on the people at Vanderbilt. Faculty. Staff. Students. Alumni. Not the research they’re...
Provost’s presence peps up
Mar. 19, 2013—When the Provost’s Office approached us about a redesign for their website – one that would be a vibrant academic hub for the university – we were on board. After all, their previous site was a little staid. And the chief academic officer of the university deserves a website that showcases our research and faculty...
Spring cleaning for Nashville
Mar. 19, 2013—Ok, not the city of Nashville – it’s great the way it is. But our website that brags about how great Nashville is was in need of some sprucing up. Fun fact: Vanderbilt’s Nashville site was the very first site we moved into our content management system, OmniUpdate, in June of 2010. We’ve come a...
We need a website TODAY: The beauty of my.vanderbilt.edu
Jan. 17, 2013—“I know you guys are really busy, but – I need a website right away. Like, TODAY.” They’re the words that every project manager dreads, and hears about once a week. We understand: Work piles up, deadlines sneak up on you, you plan an entire publication around a website and then forget to ask someone...
2012 with Web Communications
Dec. 20, 2012—2012 has been a busy year in Web Communications! We’ve launched projects, trained users, answered hundreds of help desk tickets, tweeted, facebooked, flickr’d and youtube’d—and had a pretty good time through it all. Here’s our year in review—as an infographic, what else?!? :)
Anchoring Down with BOWL CENTRAL
Nov. 28, 2012—Anyone who follows me on twitter knows I am a HUGE Vanderbilt football fan. I paint my nails black and gold for home games, am a season ticket holder, and bleed black and gold. During home games, I also post for Vanderbilt on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sooo… when we get to the point in the season...
Blair School of Music moves from Drupal to Omni and WordPress
Nov. 26, 2012—In September, the Blair School of Music migrated their website from Drupal into OmniUpdate and WordPress. Alongside the migration to a new content management system, we also redesigned the site — streamlining navigation and adding in some standard Vanderbilt theme elements to the design (a modified brand bar and footer section — which tie in...
School of Engineering now powered by WordPress and Omni
Oct. 26, 2012—Earlier this fall, the School of Engineering launched their new web presence powered by OmniUpdate and WordPress. As part of the move to OU and WP, we also rolled our a brand new look for their site — with a cleaner, streamlined look, simplified navigation. Their homepage includes easily editable content blocks for featured stories...