I'm a design student and I would like to ask a question: What is this website for? What was the main goal for updating the website?
Nobody studied information design there? Those promos taking up all the space are already getting old!
How about a simple box for search upfront? Like the British Library: http://www.bl.uk/ -not small, in a corner. And, do you know that I need to type my search terms twice? Why? I enter my search term, click the arrow, and end up at a new, nearly empty screen.... with a blank search field. And then I have to type my search term again!
If proper 'user testing' was done, you would have found out that the most 'clicks' on the home page are on those three huge banners - 'discover' 'connect' 'get inspired'. But they're not even buttons! Get a qualified web designer!
Design question
Submitted on January 17, 2010 at 11:05 AM.
Hey Library,
I'm a design student and I would like to ask a question: What is this website for? What was the main goal for updating the website?
Nobody studied information design there? Those promos taking up all the space are already getting old!
How about a simple box for search upfront? Like the British Library: http://www.bl.uk/ -not small, in a corner. And, do you know that I need to type my search terms twice? Why? I enter my search term, click the arrow, and end up at a new, nearly empty screen.... with a blank search field. And then I have to type my search term again!
If proper 'user testing' was done, you would have found out that the most 'clicks' on the home page are on those three huge banners - 'discover' 'connect' 'get inspired'. But they're not even buttons! Get a qualified web designer!
It's like bad student work.