From the popularity of Web Services' training courses, to new features and resources that were quickly adopted on department websites, 2020 was a year we came together to build better web experiences for our audiences. Check out our top stories to get the details:
- How we're rebranding and rethinking the WMS
An overview of exciting new changes on the horizon in the WMS. - Exorcise awkward layouts with ghost buttons
Our new ghost buttons were an overnight hit! - New Web Services training courses available
Web Services' new content training courses were launched in January 2020. - Answering the call...to update our call to action blocks
In late 2020, WMS call-to-action blocks got a new, brand-aligned look and some important customizations. - Updates to typography in the WMS
Our new ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ fonts went live in the WMS. - A fresh palette and a new look for text links
A fresh new colour palette and a new paradigm for text links were introduced. - Case study: The strategic overhaul of Undergraduate Admissions
Teams from departments across ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ came together to redesign the Undergraduate Admissions website. - Remote audience testing *at* ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ: Challenges and lessons learned
A look at the lessons we learned conducting audience research in 2020. - Building a better search experience
The long-awaited new search tool is released in the WMS. - What's your role in ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's web community?
At the end of 2020 a clearly defined web governance framework was introduced at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
Web Services tools and resources launched in 2020
New guidelines and best practices
- Diversity & inclusion in digital communications
- Gender neutral language
- Video and audio accessibility
New toolkits
New training courses
- Writing for the web at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ - WS-100
- ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's digital standards - WS-101
- Designing digital experiences with the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ brand - WS-102
- UX at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ - WS-103
- Lab for content creators - WS-104
- Web analytics - WS-105
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Our 2020 year-end presentation
Interested in hearing more about the tools and resources we launched in 2020? Sign in with your ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ ID to check out these links from our recent 2020 year-end presentation: