UX / Design

UPDATE:  The presentation I'd planned to give was about how to be ready for a disaster tomorrow -- and now that we are *in* a disaster, that hardly seems valid -- but perhaps I can pass on other lessons I have learned from previous disasters to be more helpful to everyone today.

Current events are very similar to my experience at ground-zero during Katrina -- and that includes emotionally. This is pretty personal to me -- and deadly real (see below).

What does neurodiversity really mean and why it is essential to ensure that our products are designed with it in mind?

How to use new Gutenberg to edit WordPress

https://wordpress-training.stanford.edu/

You have a perfectly good Drupal 7 site that does everything you need it to do, but Drupal 7 is nearing its end-of life. If you haven't considered moving to Backdrop CMS, you may be surprised to learn that Backdrop could be your most affordable option -- especially if you've invested heavily in custom code.

UX design methods tend to focus entirely on usability testing, but usability is just one of many product attributes that impact the user. If we want to holistically improve the UX of a product, we should expand our methods and test additional attributes, such as look and feel. In this talk, I will present methods I employed to examine the visual appeal of academic library websites. I will share what I learned during this study, like design elements that have a powerful impact on visual appeal and the do's and dont's of altering UX study methods.  

Websites are typically the largest marketing tool an organization has, and yet few organizations have the budget to fully redo a site every few years. It’s critical to create a site that can sustain you for the long-term, and it can be done! We'll share tips on how to improve the longevity of your site, such as:

Take a closer look at the authoring experience in Stanford Sites Drupal 8 platform.

• How to add content to your website
• Page layout best practices
• Content "chunking"
• Accessible content
• And more!

The days of only developers building the web are long gone. Many of our faculty, staff, and students are looking to claim their own corner of the web. Learn how to equip the folks outside of IT with the resources and skills necessary for them to build confidently with the same standards we set for ourselves. Demo of Stanford Domains included. 

Introduction

You can view the slides here or download them via the links below.

Drupal 8.7 will be released on May 1, 2019. As Drupal 8 continues to evolve, the content authoring experience has become amazing, especially when compared to past versions of Drupal.