I like the onepager design a lot and I'm waiting for InFlux to develop a Drupal
version. I'd like to do a test-drive and do a usability test, because I think
simple designs go a long way.
I like your approach Sean; that is, to design around what's being used the
most. I've found that our
Glad you like One-Pager.
The free template is meant as a starting point - indeed library sites all
need to be different.
A Drupal version of it is nearly complete.
Stay tuned for that.
Nate
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Junior Tidal jti...@citytech.cuny.eduwrote:
I like the onepager design
Ross,
Good counter example, and I'm sure your experience is a common one. Pat's
question caught me in a moment of deep cynicism -- I'm not saying there can't
be library website design patters, just that libraries more often than not end
up implementing new sites by reinventing the wheel, and
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Mark Jordan mjor...@sfu.ca wrote:
libraries more often than not end up implementing new sites by
reinventing the wheel, and justifying that reinvention by arguing
that their local wheel needs to be a oval, not round
Well... wheel shape depends on the road
- Original Message -
From: Nate Vack njv...@wisc.edu
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 9:05:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Mark Jordan mjor...@sfu.ca wrote:
libraries more often than not end up
Mark, I actually wouldn't say I'm disagreeing with you (:)) or that your
cynicism isn't completely justified.
Indeed, the library website redesigns always, on the whole, turned out unique
(besides the common design patterns of cluttered, jargon-y and
aesthetically woeful). That being said,
Ross, I agree we're not disagreeing, and the components of library sites you
itemize are good examples of the kinds of things that we could describe as
patterns, since as you say, they do overlap across most library sites.
Mark
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Mark, I actually wouldn't say I'm
Salvete!
That's all I'm saying - that on the aggregate, there are probably
patterns, although I would not say they are necessarily coherent or even
well-thought out, I think patterns would emerge.
I concur, and would risk the rotten tomatoes sure to emerge by adding that
I think the
I agree with Ross on this one, but would say that evidence shows that, as a
profession, I'd be thrilled if we were on average as good as Wordpress.
:-)
Jason
Big fan of the WP
On May 11, 2012, at 8:04 PM, BWS Johnson abesottedphoe...@yahoo.com wrote:
Salvete!
That's all I'm saying -
So, there are a gajillion and one design pattern libraries out there...has
anybody come across a set of design patterns focused on library web sites?
Thanks,
Pat
Wouldn't the NIH syndrome endemic to libraries make such a set unlikely?
- Original Message -
So, there are a gajillion and one design pattern libraries out
there...has
anybody come across a set of design patterns focused on library web
sites?
Thanks,
Pat
There's this thing: http://influx.us/onepager
But I don't really believe in it.
I know the library world is full of people that think that we're unique
snowflakes, but at least in my case (for library websites) I find that to be
true. This is based on a number of factors: how librarians
Matthew Reidsma also recently shared his work, a UI pattern library, at
Grand Valley State University here: http://gvsulib.com/ui/
Tod
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MLIS Candidate 2012
University of Washington
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