What You See is Not the Real Design

At some point, most people who view our prototype of the new site want to talk about its visual aspects. However, while the videos and screen shots on this blog show what looks to be a finished website, it's not. The prototype is meant to look and act as real as possible so we can communicate our ideas and concepts in the most true-to-life way possible. That means we have to give it a visual look of some sort. But while you view the work, don't assume the colors, layout, fonts or other visual aspects are final.

At this early stage, we want to focus our efforts and discussions on the underlying principles of the site such as why we should segregate information by audience type or why we should organizing academic information around degree programs instead of departments, schools, colleges, and divisions. Only after this work is finalized will we then move into design explorations.