The project to redesign the Pierce Law web site has reached a critical step with a proposed design for the home page. I am writing to ask for your help in critiquing and refining the proposed design next Wednesday, April 25th at 12 noon in Room 201.

Step 1: RSVP 

Like the previous workshop, this session is open to all members of the school community. A light lunch will be provided; Please RSVP to me via e-mail if you wish to attend so I can get an accurate head count.

Step 2: EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS

To prepare for this workshop, please take a look at the three proposed design directions posted on the Raka web site In evaluating these proposals, we seek to identify the strengths of each approach, select the direction that best meets the school's needs, and refine that design further. Each home page design has seven elements, and each design prioritizes those elements differently. We want to make sure each element is in the proper position in page's hierarchy of importance. The seven elements are:

1. The site ID (a.k.a. the Pierce Law logo)
2. a testimonial feature with pictures and text and/or video
3. the main site navigation
4. role-based portal navigation
5. calls to action ("request info", e.g.)
6. News, events, and announcements
7. site tools (search, sitemap, etc.)

Step 3: PROVIDE YOUR INPUT

You can provide feedback by adding your comments to the discussion on the Communications intranet web page for this workshop. (Note that this page is only visible from inside the campus network.) Please articulate what you see as the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals and explain your reasoning. Keep in mind that merely expressing one's likes or dislikes regarding these proposals or about web design in general is not helpful to our designers, who looking for concrete ideas for refining the home page design. You can also provide your feedback via e-mail or in person at the workshop on Wednesday.