Posts filed under “Site relaunches”
News site needs new, innovative user interfaces
We can all agree that the Web is a vastly different medium than print. Which is why I can’t understand why almost every news site tries to emulate the user interface of a newspaper. The mediums are nothing alike, and they each have much different strengths and weaknesses. Why are we still making dynamic Web [...]
First thoughts on Philly.com relaunch
Philly.com, the site for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News relaunched with a much more aggressive design. The best way to describe the new Philly.com is attitude. This site does not look like your typical stale, stoic newspaper Web site. It packs plenty of spunk. I like the color pallet, it’s anything but safe. It’s [...]
Is College Publisher a good CMS for your college paper?
A lot of colleges are using College Publisher as a content management system, but is it the best choice? Well, College Publisher is free, so it can’t be that bad of a choice (that automatically makes it a pretty good choice actually). I’ve heard a lot of complaints about College Publisher as a CMS, but [...]
Washington Post hires outside firm to help with redesign
For the first time in the Washington Post’s history they are bringing in outside help to redesign their Web site. The redesign is supposed to be the biggest in the history of the Post. The current Post design isn’t nearly as solid as The New York Times or CNN. It just doesn’t flow well. Take [...]
You need swagger to succeed on the Web
To be the best, you have to want to be the best. A site that has always typified that swagger is my high school’s Web site. It has the audacity to want to be the best in the world, and it has succeeded for years. When I was a junior in high school, it was [...]
Check out the new Journerdism
One of my favorite journalism blogs is Journerdism, and it just got better with a new redesign. The new look is certainly sharper, but what I really like is how Will Sullivan is positioning his content differently. Instead of doing big updates with multiple small stories, he is posting each item as its own update. [...]
Today’s thoughts 7-3-07
Gannett and its 24-hour “Information Centers” this year to less-than-stellar results. Part of it is just poor thinking, which I’ll tackle in a minute. Editor and Publisher profiled the “Information Center” at the Daily Record in North Jersey. The center was launched this year, and already has begun back tracking. The editor profiled in the [...]
CNN.com relaunch review
CNN.com launched a new version of its site, and at first glance it doesn’t seem like anything earth shattering. It looks similar to the old design. Some like it more, some like it less and few really care one way or the other (I have no real preference over the looks of either, as they [...]