Now that the new public website is up and running, the Web Transformation Project team has turned its attention to redesigning the staff and student websites. We are expecting these to go live in the middle of 2016. Once again we will be asking for your help, so it’s time to review the content on […]
Updates
Public website reverts to business as usual
Following the launch on 12 October, Macquarie’s new public website has been live now for more than a month. With an increase in traffic of around 15 per cent compared to the same time last year, we’re pleased to see visitors are also spending up to 15 per cent more time on the site. Supporting […]
Visit our official wiki
We’re proud to announce that the web transformation project has gone mainstream. With the launch of the new public website this week, the Squiz CMS now also has an official IT services Wiki. The wiki has links to all the information you need about the Squiz CMS, including: FAQs Link to the Macquarie University website […]
Writing for the web
The Web Transformation Project team has arranged some training courses on writing for the web. These will be run this week by Dan Kaufman from Media Survival. The course covers techniques for producing web copy that is clear succinct readable. It also explains how to write in the Macquarie style. The University has some useful […]
Design templates for our new website
The design templates for the public website have been approved, and we’ve provided some links to view them in our Wiki. You will need to log in with your Macquarie University OneID to be able to see them. The design templates have been created with input from many areas of the University. Thank you for your help. […]
Testing the site navigation
Finding your way around our new website The Macquarie University website is undergoing a transformation, and we need your help. We want to know whether we’ve organised the information on the new site in the best possible way. We’ve developed a short activity to find out about your experience using the new navigation structure. If you complete the […]
Features of our new website and portals
Macquarie University has chosen Squiz Matrix as the platform for its new website. It is an open source content management system that was independently rated by Gartner as one of the most advanced content management systems in the world. The system is easy to use and highly functional. It is used by some of the world’s leading companies and […]
Conducting a content audit
The web transformation project is currently conducting a content audit of the Macquarie University public website. It’s a big job and we are lucky to have people from all over the University helping us with it. What is a Content Audit? A content audit involves checking all of the content on a website and compiling […]
How to make type readable on the web
In a user-centric website design, ease of reading content is just as important as good design and a well-structured navigation system. So what makes type readable? For the main body text of a website, where readability is arguably the biggest concern, it’s actually a combination of a number of factors including: line length leading x-height […]
Advantages of using a single CMS
The current Macquarie University website is spread over a range of different systems. This causes inconsistencies and problems, both for our website users and for web authors. When the new public website is launched in August, it will be sitting on a single CMS platform, Squiz Matrix. Early in 2016, the staff and student websites will […]