I have a backlog of posts I’ve been meaning to get around to finishing, so I might as well get them out of the way, one by one. I mentioned to someone the other day that unfinished posts on one’s blog are a bit like those hungry baby birds in a nest - reminding you of their presence until you can push them out of the nest or publish them.  Perhaps reading blogs rather than writing on my own is an attempt at ignoring the constant peeping sound; such is the life of one who believes in actually crafting something worth reading (as opposed to people who just post links and call that a blog post…)
So onto the backlog.  Check out the redesign at my alma mater, the University of Toronto. Not quite as nice as the McGill redesign, but still, gotta love that blue. ;) I’ve always thought universities have a difficult task in conveying all they need to convey on their web sites; it’s like many a site with not only many target audiences (prospective students, current students, faculty, admin, alumni, staff) but many purposes (information, solicitation, etc. etc.). And yes, Virginia, it looks to be a standard based design - good for them! Shame about the title tag still not being utilized to its full potential, though - and I don’t know if agree with all the design decisions that were made. Still, at least they’re trying - I wonder if the folks at the Faculty of Information Studies have ever even contemplated a redesign…

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