Andy, the redesigned site is beautiful, spacious--and so usable, even for a Luddite like me. I think even Willa (whom I suspect of Luddite tendencies) would be at home there. Bravo--and many, many thanks to you and everyone involved.
All best,
Ann
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On Mon, 5/18/15, Andrew Jewell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Subject: [5BANKSTREET] Willa Cather Archive Redesign
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, May 18, 2015, 1:04 PM
Dear 5 Bank
Streeters:
After several months of work and testing, last
Friday we released a complete redesign of the Willa Cather
Archive (http://cather.unl.edu).
This new look prioritizes comfortable reading and is meant,
typographically, to evoke the design sensibilities Cather
herself preferred for her works: wide margins, large type,
and pleasing simplicity. The font is, in fact, an electronic
font based on a typeface design by Rudolph Ruzicka, the
designer of some of Cather's Knopf dust jackets and,
most likely, her headstone.
The redesigned site is also much more friendly
for mobile devices. Last year, about 25% of all encounters
with the Cather Archive were on mobile devices or tablets,
and that number will only grow. I've used responsive web
design technology so the site will make select design
adjustments for users with smaller screens, adjustments that
will make reading and navigating much more
comfortable.
Thanks goes to those who provided excellent
feedback and advice during the redesign process, and I want
to particularly thank Karin Dalziel, Emily Rau, Gabi
Kirilloff, Caterina Bernardini, and Samantha Greenfield for
their help.
We hope you enjoy the redesigned site, and, as
always, we welcome your feedback and
suggestions.
I'm looking forward to seeing many of you
soon at the Cather Seminar, and I promise I'll have some
nice Cather Archive swag for you to take home with
you.
Best,Andy Jewell
--
Andrew Jewell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University
Librariesco-editor, Scholarly Editing: The Annual
of the Association for Documentary Editing (www.scholarlyediting.org)
Editor, Willa Cather Archive (http://cather.unl.edu)
203S Love Library
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588
402.472.5266
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