{"226581":{"#nid":"226581","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute Websites to Become \u2018Responsive\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 2014, more than 7.3 billion smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices will outnumber the world\u2019s population.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo meet this growing need, which was identified in the Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2011 to 2016, Georgia Tech is making responsive design a key component of its website makeover, which will begin to be rolled out this month. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cResponsive design allows websites to display clearly on any digital device, making sure that menu items and links are accessible and that text and images are legible and collapse elegantly to the screen size of the device on which they are being viewed,\u201d said Dave Holston, senior director of creative strategy and brand management for Institute Communications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong with the responsive framework, the site will also have several new features including streamlined navigation, an improved search function, a new campus calendar, and an updated theme. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany of the updates to the site are based on feedback from students, faculty, staff, and parents who reviewed early prototypes and participated in user testing during the design stages.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisitors to the redesigned site will notice a bolder use of imagery, graphics, and video, as well as a renewed focus on storytelling as a way of communicating the Institute\u2019s impact. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe need to show, as much as we need to tell the Georgia Tech story,\u201d Holston said. \u201cOur audiences need to be able to see our work, our people, and see how education and research impacts their lives.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new Web presence will be rolled out over the course of the 2013-14 academic year. Phase one will include a redesigned \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E page and top-level pages including the President\u2019s page and those for the news, research, academics, and strategic vision sites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhase two will include the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences sites and will be rolled out in September. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhase three will include the College of Architecture, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, College of Computing, Office of Information Technology, and Office of Human Resources sites, which should all be finished by 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother important aspect of the redesign will be the creation of a Web Governance Committee. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTech\u2019s websites need to be in a continuous state of improvement, so we are working with people from across campus to develop a long-term plan for their management,\u201d Holston said. \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe committee will be made up of staff, faculty, and students, and will meet regularly to establish policies, technical and brand standards, and direction for the evolution of the site.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dave.holston@comm.gatech\u0022\u003EHolston\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 2014, more than 7.3 billion smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices will outnumber the world\u2019s population.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In 2014, more than 7.3 billion smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices will outnumber the world\u2019s population."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-08-05 12:48:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:38","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"210221":{"id":"210221","type":"image","title":"Website Redesign","body":null,"created":"1449180018","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:00:18","changed":"1475894871","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:51","alt":"Website Redesign","file":{"fid":"196876","name":"redesign.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/redesign_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/redesign_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":718656,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/redesign_0.jpg?itok=-EajBGeG"}}},"media_ids":["210221"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"70591","name":"Georgia Tech homepage"},{"id":"44641","name":"institute communications"},{"id":"70581","name":"responsive websites"},{"id":"70611","name":"web presence"},{"id":"70601","name":"web redesign"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dave.holston@comm.gatech\u0022\u003EDave Holston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}