42244 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>The newspaper is currently in the middle of an ongoing redesign process, which started with a <a href="/blog/1178-the-guardian-redesigns-its-home-page">new look for the homepage</a> in May last year. </p> <p>The Observer, as well as the news and politics sections have all been updated, though the rest of the site retains the old look: </p> <p> <img alt="Guardian sport" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/2259561495_38a7e4bb8f_o.jpg" /> </p> <p>The new navigation looks good, and is an improvement on the previous version, though it has yet to link up properly with the rest of the site. Until this is done, the site is a bit of a hotchpotch of different styles. <br /><br />For example, click on blogs from the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/">homepage</a>, the navigation changes and the old Guardian Unlimited logo is still there:  </p> <p> <img alt="Guardian blogs" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2259569111_473f1a3e33_o.jpg" /> </p> <p>Emily Bell has <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/inside/2008/02/changes_to_the_guardian_websit.html">explained</a> some of the changes, including the lack of a direct link to the football section (and others) from the homepage, which was picked up by a lot of people. </p> <p>This was something I found useful as it makes sense to link directly to the most popular parts of the site. Emily points out that it can be accessed from a drop down menu, but this is not very user friendly:</p> <p> <img alt="Guardian drop down" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2070/2259580549_5ec152f337_o.jpg" /> </p> <p>As well as the navigation, keywords and further reading next to articles has been changed to improve relevance:</p> <p> <img alt="Related information" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2259586749_9027c226a6_o.jpg" /> </p> <p>Another interesting feature is the total lack of any ads on the homepage, which makes for a much cleaner look, though this may just be down to the redesign.</p> <p>Football link issues aside, the redesign is coming along nicely, and the site will be much improved once the revamp has been completed and the navigation is consistent throughout. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/2116-why-is-the-indie-s-new-website-strangely-familiar">Why is the Indie's new website strangely familiar?</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/799-the-times-unveils-10m-website-redesign">The Times unveils £10m website redesign </a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>The newspaper is currently in the middle of an ongoing redesign process, which started with a <Link URL="/blog/1178-the-guardian-redesigns-its-home-page" Window="Self">new look for the homepage</Link> in May last year. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The Observer, as well as the news and politics sections have all been updated, though the rest of the site retains the old look: </Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Center"> <Image AlternateText="Guardian sport" Source="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/2259561495_38a7e4bb8f_o.jpg"> </Image> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The new navigation looks good, and is an improvement on the previous version, though it has yet to link up properly with the rest of the site. Until this is done, the site is a bit of a hotchpotch of different styles. <LineBreak /><LineBreak />For example, click on blogs from the <Link URL="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" Window="Self">homepage</Link>, the navigation changes and the old Guardian Unlimited logo is still there:  </Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Center"> <Image AlternateText="Guardian blogs" Source="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2259569111_473f1a3e33_o.jpg"> </Image> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Emily Bell has <Link URL="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/inside/2008/02/changes_to_the_guardian_websit.html" Window="Self">explained</Link> some of the changes, including the lack of a direct link to the football section (and others) from the homepage, which was picked up by a lot of people. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>This was something I found useful as it makes sense to link directly to the most popular parts of the site. Emily points out that it can be accessed from a drop down menu, but this is not very user friendly:</Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Center"> <Image AlternateText="Guardian drop down" Source="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2070/2259580549_5ec152f337_o.jpg"> </Image> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>As well as the navigation, keywords and further reading next to articles has been changed to improve relevance:</Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Center"> <Image AlternateText="Related information" Source="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2259586749_9027c226a6_o.jpg"> </Image> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Another interesting feature is the total lack of any ads on the homepage, which makes for a much cleaner look, though this may just be down to the redesign.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Football link issues aside, the redesign is coming along nicely, and the site will be much improved once the revamp has been completed and the navigation is consistent throughout. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/2116-why-is-the-indie-s-new-website-strangely-familiar" Window="Self">Why is the Indie's new website strangely familiar?</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/799-the-times-unveils-10m-website-redesign" Window="Self">The Times unveils £10m website redesign </Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2008-02-12T10:24:00+00:00 1 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>The Guardian continued the redesign of its site this week, unveiling a new look to the navigation as well as dropping the '<em>unlimited</em>' from its name.</strong> </p> <p> <img alt="guardian homepage" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/2260350376_7d73c71fb7_o.jpg" /> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>The Guardian continued the redesign of its site this week, unveiling a new look to the navigation as well as dropping the '<Quote>unlimited</Quote>' from its name.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Center"> <Image AlternateText="guardian homepage" Source="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/2260350376_7d73c71fb7_o.jpg"> </Image> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 2170 <p>Refer also to Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/user-experience-buyers-guide">User Experience Buyer's Guide</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/effective-web-design-best-practice-guide">Effective Web Design Guide</a></strong> for more information about best practice in these areas.</p> <p>Refer also to Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/user-experience-buyers-guide">User Experience Buyer's Guide</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/effective-web-design-best-practice-guide">Effective Web Design Guide</a></strong> for more information about best practice in these areas.</p> 365043 The Guardian continues its revamp false 2008-02-13T08:30:00+00:00 the-guardian-continues-its-revamp 2009-04-28T23:05:11+01:00 2009-10-13T09:31:20+01:00 398