January 2011:
In SA's absence JN will consult with GN and MH for website assistance.
Jan. 7, 2011- an update re this site:
-index page: plate background and border has been removed. The newly sized images also now on all pages.
- GN emailed SB re EMRC site title banner
- Events Page: the two events have been added to the older events section
- Courses Page: have checked and correctly the links
- Courses Page: History in Art: have removed the hyperlinks to specific courses under History in Art but left the actual listing in, edited History in Art Grad. Courses.
Next steps:
SB requesting material for faculty page. Awaiting contents.
Beta version circulation on hold till arrival of additional content.
(Note: this site in the www-dev of the emrc account)
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Past history of EMRC website development:
Oct. 2010:
SA, JN met with SB and EC in Oct. 2010 to discuss the details of developing a new
website for Early Modern Research Collective.
The following is the result of that meeting:
Structure:
-visually similar to MS website
-1 layer (with "Global" logo on top right-side)
-no tables
-basically text and images
-repeating signature image (decide later, artist/budget required)
Tabs:
-coloured plates, round
-same size as MS shields
Banner:
UVic's EMRC on banner
Navigation:
Left nav (balance with right side "Announcements")
Announcements:
-on Current Events Page only
Color, font:
-prefer light background
-prefer striking/simple, no blandness
Timeframe:
couple of weeks (mid November)
Summary:
- color: TBA
- images: EC will send to SB; SB will send text to us
- Events Calendar: is the only urgent item
- Left Nav: on each page with imbedded picture as repeated element on each page
- Top Banner: includes "Who we are" symbol/text
- Font: TBA
Nov. Update:
- uploaded images
- worked on css; navigation; inputted content (courses)
- created Home, Courses, Events, Resources, Faculty, Contact Us pages
- main image on the home page - plate - was decided
Dec. Update:
- removed brown background and provided a gray gradient background
- removed some borders to make less "boxey"
- removed "UVic" in the banner- now reads only Early Modern Research Collective
- SA got sys admins. to create a netlink account
- requested high resolution copies of 6 plate images in order to provide us with
a better image for enlargement
- font decision pending
- SA got EMRC events calendar working
- GN standardized images (Archive, Large; Nav)