Presentation Type

Presentation

Description

In just a few short years, the range of web-enabled devices on our campuses has exploded. The University of Washington Libraries has adopted responsive web design (RWD) as a way to provide our content on whatever device comes our way. Learn why this is a good strategy for us, what tradeoffs are involved, why concise content is more important than ever, and strategies for conducting user research/testing to inform every step in the design process.

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Other

Start Date

7-2-2014 10:00 AM

End Date

7-2-2014 12:00 PM

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/24682

Subjects

Library Web sites -- Design, Web site development, Information retrieval, Web sites -- Management

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Feb 7th, 10:00 AM Feb 7th, 12:00 PM

Responsive Web Design: A Future-Friendly Web Strategy

In just a few short years, the range of web-enabled devices on our campuses has exploded. The University of Washington Libraries has adopted responsive web design (RWD) as a way to provide our content on whatever device comes our way. Learn why this is a good strategy for us, what tradeoffs are involved, why concise content is more important than ever, and strategies for conducting user research/testing to inform every step in the design process.