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New Vanderbilt News site launched; new video player available campus-wide
Jun. 21, 2010—Keeping up with the latest news from Vanderbilt is now easier than ever. The redesigned Vanderbilt News website launched June 14, featuring a dramatic new look, a robust new back end and features that are available for all Vanderbilt departments. New features and technology available Video is a focal point of the new site, showcasing...
People Finder redesigned
Jun. 2, 2010—We collaborated with MIS (Management Information Systems) on this minimalistic redesign. At this time, it wasn’t possible to update any of the functionality of People Finder, but we could apply a new look (reskinning is the word we used). All of the data display areas (search results, individual record display, departmental display, etc.) use the...
Get to know the GRID … 24 columns that the VU site is built on
May. 28, 2010—The Vanderbilt website backbone is a 24-column grid that is based on Blueprint. Our grid system is a condensed version of the blueprint system (for instance -we did NOT include the push and pull selectors.) The grid is 950px wide, with 24 columns spanning 30px, and a 10px margin between columns. Using a grid system...
University Calendar redesigned
May. 18, 2010—The University Calendar is all up-to-date (get it?) with a look that matches the just-launched homepage. We changed the homepage to show all of today’s events (previously, it just showed highlighted events, with an option to view all – confusing). We didn’t change the functionality or the back end of the Calendar – the data...
New Vanderbilt website launched
May. 17, 2010—Vanderbilt launched a new homepage on the evening of May 17, focusing on making key resources easier to find while continuing to showcase the institution’s dynamic academic, research, patient care and campus life offerings. Take a closer look at the changes » “The Web and our usage of it have evolved dramatically since we last...