Here’s a screenshot of the new look to the site:

The new template is Hybrid News.

Unfortunately, I do not have a screen capture of the old site design, and the . . . → Read More: Redesigns 2010: Loyolan]]> Tom Nelson sends along a redesign for the Loyola Marymount Loyolan web site, which moved to a WordPress install over the summer from the previous College Publisher system.

Here’s a screenshot of the new look to the site:

The new template is Hybrid News.

Unfortunately, I do not have a screen capture of the old site design, and the Wayback Machine is no help.

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Okay, so it’s not technically a student media site, but the SPLC does a lot of good for high school and college media outlets. On Aug. 25, they unveiled a new version of their website:

Frank LoMonte, in an e-mail to CMA’s listserv, listed some new features:

Just some of the many new features on the site include:

Here’s the new design:

Here’s a screencap from Aug. 31, right before the switch:

And here’s an ancient screen cap from 2007 (file . . . → Read More: Redesigns 2010: UCLA Daily Bruin]]> The Daily Bruin just launched a new version of their site now using the Gryphon CMS from DetroitSoftworks.

Here’s the new design:

Here’s a screencap from Aug. 31, right before the switch:

And here’s an ancient screen cap from 2007 (file image):

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Here’s the new look:

And here’s what the site looked like a couple of years ago (most recent version I have):

In addition to the redesign, the Northern Star is now using TownNews as a CMS. Previously, they had a homegrown CMS . . . → Read More: Redesigns 2010: NIU’s Northern Star]]> Jim Killam sends along word about the redesign of the Northern Star at Northern Illinois.

Here’s the new look:

And here’s what the site looked like a couple of years ago (most recent version I have):

In addition to the redesign, the Northern Star is now using TownNews as a CMS. Previously, they had a homegrown CMS solution.

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Here’s the old design:

And here’s the new design:

More news above the fold, more graphics, and a . . . → Read More: Redesigns 2010: Onward State]]> Onward State is an online-only publication for Penn State. Publisher Davis Shaver sends along news of their redesign for the new school year. “Major new features include community posting capabilities, community member profiles, and topic pages,” Shaver wrote in an e-mail.

Here’s the old design:

And here’s the new design:

More news above the fold, more graphics, and a lighter color scheme, along with the features mentioned above.

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