Let's be honest: TheDMOnline.com is ugly. The obnoxious red, the silly globe graphic, the novelty font in the main logo... It certainly doesn't reflect The Daily Mississippian or its content. Though the print and online versions are two different types of media and have different readerships, they should still coordinate. So a few months ago I made a new design and sent it over to College Publisher, our content management system, and today I received word that it's ready to go.
The new site is based in blue and white instead the overbearing red and blue of the current site. It also features an updated logo and a few font changes, but it's still the site you know how to use and it still functions the same way. We're improving other aspects as well, but we have to take baby steps with the web site — unlike with a newspaper redesign, there is a whole engine running behind the web site, and not many people speak its language.
I hope the updated design of The DM Online now better reflects the print version of the newspaper and the content of the site. I certainly feel that it's a step in the right direction of what The DM Online can and will eventually become.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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