Two weeks ago I conducted usability testing on the design for the new School websites on behalf of …
Thursday 23 May 2019
Capitalising job titles: an update to University house style
For those familiar with the University house style, you will know that the digital communications team advises against the unnecessary use of capital letters on web pages. This includes the capitalisation of page titles, team names and job titles.
Monday 29 April 2019 ContentLatest posts
We have taken feedback into consideration and optimised the hero banner used for home pages. The current hero …
Friday 19 April 2019
Image files are the most common items which are incorrectly added to the University’s content management system, TerminalFour …
Thursday 11 April 2019
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What is a JPEG file?
If you’ve ever moved photographs from a digital camera to a computer before, you’ll have encountered the JPEG (pronounced jay-peg) file format. These files will end with .jpg or .jpeg. What is a JPEG? A JPEG is a standardised lossy compression mechanism for digital images. Digital cameras compress raw photographs as JPEG images to make…
8 April 2019Technology
Redesign of University maps
The University maps page has been in existence since 2008. It uses code from Google to display locations on a map of St Andrews. The map has now been redesigned so that it uses the latest Google code and the digital pattern library to provide a better user experience on desktop and mobile devices.
28 March 2019Design
Student portal design sprint findings
As part of the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) project, the digital communications team hosted a design sprint with students to help redesign certain elements of the student portal. Currently, students access teaching and learning information across a variety of platforms including MySaint, ‘MMS’ (Module Management System) and Moodle. The TEL project seeks to unify the…
25 March 2019Design