A screenshot of the redesigned provost web site, currently in development.
It has been one year since University Relations rolled-out new page templates for University of Minnesota web sites. So at this week's web standards meeting, we'll be taking a look at how the U's web staff have implemented these new standards and what they have learned.
After several months of study and hard work, I am happy to announce that Apple has accepted ArtAlphabet, my new iPhone and iPod Touch application. It is an alphabet flashcard game designed primarily for young children, and secondarily for anyone who enjoys typography, design history, and art. It is one part educational game and one part miniature art gallery.
As part of the application development and marketing process, I also started a new company called Aesthete Software. Look for additional iPhone applications from Aesthete Software in 2010.
Thanks to many people who have encouraged and supported this side project; several are listed personally on the credits screen in the application.
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My presentation from HighEdWeb 2009 in Milwaukee.
Last week I was honored by having my proposal to speak at the HighEdWeb Professionals Association's national conference accepted.
My topic: Nurturing Communities with Social Networking.
MinneWebCon 2009 was, according to the numbers and the feedback heard so far, a great success:
For more information, links to presentations, and video of the keynote presentations, please visit the MinneWebCon web site.
I am looking forward to attending a wayfinding workshop sponsored by UCDA (University & College Designers Association). Particularly because two of the presenters are Drew Sternal and Gary Stemler, who were involved in the University of Minnesota's Scholars Walk.
Because I designed (and continue to manage) the Scholars Walk web site, I'm thrilled to learn more about the design process for this web site's subject. Hopefully "getting into their heads" a bit, and possibly even hearing some critique of the Scholars Walk web site from their perspective, can help me improve the overall wayfinding experience and help it better relate to their design ideas and goals.
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