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Mobile: Design changes

Rob Knight edited this page Jan 12, 2018 · 1 revision

Noting design changes (accepted or not) to collect the reasoning behind the decisions.

List of changes

Status Description Applies to Pages Approved By Notes
Temporary Change color of Top Nav text and remove bold All n/a Final color TBD
In Review Remove background color from Top Nav All n/a Confirm decision
In Review Change Top Nav hover color All Rob Blue color is now inline with campus colors, standard across all links
Implemented Increase billboard size on page Home Pages Rob Aspect ratio remains the same
In Review Change billboard image references from boxes to dots Home n/a Includes change to blue when highlighted
Implemented Remove "more" links from home page block headlines Home Rob Complicated smaller screen sizes and interrupted document flow.
Implemented Remove "Enjoy the View" region All Jim & Lisa n/a
Implemented Expand width of main content region All Jim & Lisa Final width TBD
Implemented Increase text contrast (accessibility) All Jim & Lisa Final colors TBD
Implemented Italicized text in serif font All Rob Adds emphasis to text. Typeface is set to italicized Georgia anywhere em, cite, or i tags are used.
Temporary Change bottom row block header text color from 2 tone blue to 2 tone brown Home pages Rob Temporary change for accessibility. C&M to review color palette.
Implemented Change background color in content and image areas All Jim & Lisa Increase contrast between text and background.
Implemented Change standard link text color to darker blue All Rob Increased legibility for accessibility.
Implemented Footer link font size All Rob Font size increased from 12 to 16 for accessibility
Implemented Footer link font style All Rob Font style changed from all caps to Title case for accessibility.
Implemented Removed footer area vertical bar after address All Rob The HTML "container" holding the address is no longer a fixed width. Needed for responsive.
Implemented Image caption text color change from blue to grey All Rob Blue made the captions look like links.
Implemented Breadcrumbs now using slashes instead of arrows All Rob Improper use of arrow symbol.
Implemented Left nav sub-items now show with bullets All Rob More condensed list that is still readable.
Implemented Left nav grey separator line between sub-items removed All Rob More condensed list that is still readable.
Implemented Change "See Also" link format from 2 column horizontal to 1 column vertical Where applicable Rob Makes See Also easier to read and improves layout.
Implemented Change table header row default vertical alignment to bottom All Rob More natural & legible (visually associates with content better).