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[last updated: September 9, 2023]
Iterating a navigation scheme for the Web Publishing Platform – combined menu solution
The latest phase of developing the navigation scheme for EdWeb2 involved testing a menu system comprising a top-level menu and a left-hand menu.
[last updated: October 25, 2023]
Testing menu designs for the Web Publishing Platform
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/website-communications/usability-testing-menu-web-publishing-platform/
At the end of June, the UX and Content team had an opportunity to test out some ideas during the Undergraduate Open Day. Armed with ipads and sunscreen, we took to the streets of Bristo Square to enlist some willing volunteers…
[last updated: March 29, 2023]
From left-hand menus to megamenus – our visualisation tool
Sites on the new Web Publishing Platform will have a megamenu instead of the left-hand menu currently in EdWeb. This shift has implications for the way content is structured and presented in University sites. We’ve developed a tool to help visualise and tweak megamenus in EdWeb sites.
[last updated: March 29, 2023]
Implementing and evolving a megamenu in the Web Publishing Platform
Since testing the megamenu concept, we have been developing this component as part of our approach to website navigation in the new Web Publishing Platform
[last updated: July 1, 2022]
Comparing a megamenu to a left-hand menu in task-based scenarios using Figma and Maze
We used Figma to create a mocked-up megamenu for a School site and used Maze to test how people used it to complete a set of tasks. We repeated the test for the same site using a left-hand menu and compared the results.
[last updated: June 21, 2022]
Testing a mobile menu concept with Figma and Maze
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/website-communications/testing-a-mobile-menu-concept-with-figma-and-maze/
We wanted to test a mobile navigation concept so we built a prototype mobile menu structure using Figma and tested it with 100 people using the Maze testing platform.
[last updated: February 27, 2024]
Applying effective digital content principles in practice – our new training approaches
Acting on our research carried out between 2022 and 2023 and to coincide with the web migration project and training in EdWeb 2, we’re running a series of practical sessions to help University staff implement concepts from the Effective Digital Content course.
[last updated: December 21, 2023]
Hearing from web publishers about News and Events
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/website-communications/hearing-from-web-publishers-about-news-and-events/
Between September and November 2023, we heard from web publishers around the University about their news and events content. This post summarises some of the themes that came out of this research.
[last updated: December 20, 2023]
Contributing to open-source Drupal as a non-developer – reflections and projections
Drupal is the content management system underpinning EdWeb (and EdWeb2). It’s open source meaning it’s built by the community for the community. I’ve been contributing my UX expertise to Drupal since speaking at DrupalCon in 2022.
[last updated: September 8, 2023]
Usability testing a combined navigation solution with representative EdWeb sites
We used prototypes based on two different EdWeb sites to test the usability of a navigation scheme comprising a top menu combined with a left-hand menu.