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Redesigns 2011: St. Louis Community College – Meramec

September 7, 2011 in Redesigns, Websites

The SLCC-M Montage moved to WordPress this semester, and here is their new design:

montagenew

Here’s a screenshot from archive.org of their old design:

montageold

The two-column format seems to look more pleasing. More white space, more graphic elements. There still seems to be a bit of navigation bar confusion at the top of the page. What do you think?

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SPLC’s Frank LoMonte on current legal issues for online college media

September 6, 2011 in Legal Issues

I recently interviewed Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, about the most common legal issues facing college media related to their online presence. His responses are included in the YouTube video below.

Part 1

Part 2

Transcript below the fold.

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Links to Check Out 09/02/2011

September 1, 2011 in industry news

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Redesigns 2011: Daily Nebraskan

September 1, 2011 in design, Redesigns, Websites

The Daily Nebraskan at the University of Nebraska has refreshed their design for the new year. Here’s what the site looks like today:

dailynebraskannew

And here’s what it looked like in February, 2011 (via archive.org):

nebraskanold

I like the addition of more graphics “above the fold” to draw viewers into the stories. Also, the “flag” tones down the red somewhat. What do you think?