UM-Flint University Relations

Normally I talk about things like user experience, web design, and best practices for the web. In this  post I hope to shed some light on font issues and to offer some tips in choosing fonts for things like emails, “quick” signage, and reports. FIRST, MY RANT Everyone in our office knows that there are some […]

A logo designer can choose the perfect typeface and construct the perfect logo.  A marketer can evangelize and promote a product or service.  Yet all of these things are irrelevant until the consumer or end-user experiences the product or service.  It is the job of a marketing professional to sell, it’s a user experience professional’s job to make sure that the […]

eduStyle.net is an excellent example of the spirit of collaboration and push for collective advancement that are hallmarks of today’s open source ethos on the web. According to eduStyle, its mission “is for higher ed web professionals to learn from and be inspired by the work of their peers.” Given their size, complexity, and array […]

This is a worthy read about why designing for the web is not just art and not just science.  The two rather fall on a continuum, and evidence-based design is the happy medium.  The result is a design that is backed by data, but at the same time is aesthetically pleasing. The Article The Art & Science […]

The statement “if something is animated on the web then it is flash” is a widely spread myth.  The truth is that a lot of animation and dynamic drawing can be done with open source technologies like HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript.  I hope to inform and demonstrate the power of these technologies that are giving Adobe’s […]

University Relations has been hard at work redesigning the university website. Earlier this year, we solicited feedback on an initial design. Many faculty, staff, and students responded to our request for input, and as a result, we have created a final design based on those suggestions and comments we received. The screen shot below shows […]