Study at the OU (re)designs
December 4th, 2007
Here are a few mockups I’ve been preparing for the next round of usability testing for the Study at the OU website.
Here are a few mockups I’ve been preparing for the next round of usability testing for the Study at the OU website.
The OU science faculty have a brand new website courtesy of Green Cathedral.
I like these designs. The photos are brought to the fore and nicely framed by the OU Turquoise info header. Great, high-impact pic. What does this massive sat-dish do? Is it one those ones that searches for extra-terrestrial life? Nice to see OU ORange get an outing.
Some interesting patterns going on here. Something very appealing about OU Light Green. The colour cross-shapes on both these publications remind me of balsa-wood model aeroplanes! I think this type of design can carry across to the web where we have a solid white bar at the top of each page. Having a solid OU […]
Familiar design. Sarah Crompton perhaps? Always was very partial to the patterns she used to create for us.
New brand meets the olden days. The juxtaposition works very well. I like both of these designs. I wonder which one they went with?
Images shouldn’t be: Cliched Busy Old fashioned Dull Boring Forced Posed or setup Confusing Composite collages Surreal Complicated Source: OU brand guidelines 4.1 I really like this design. Very aesthetically pleasing despite breaking all those image rules! Images shouldn’t be: Cliched Busy Old fashioned Dull Boring Forced Posed or setup Confusing Composite collages Surreal Complicated […]
Images shouldn’t be: Cliched Busy Old fashioned Dull Boring Forced Posed or setup Confusing Composite collages Surreal Complicated Source: OU brand guidelines 4.1 Another guideline that Business School are exempt from? One day business will not mean people in suits with laptops and chods of cash. See more OU approved ‘on brand designs’ on the […]
5.3 Typography recommendations Good typography is based on function, format and purpose. Type should always be left-aligned and set in conventional sentence case (i.e. not all caps or all lower case). Source: OU Brand Guidelines 5.3 …unless you’re the business school who due to the nature of their business must appear authorative and dominating. BUSINESS!!! […]
Here’s a nice design. This has been approved by Design Approval Group (DAG). Which just shows that there is room for some flexibility outside of the ten OU colours that the guidelines suggest. See OU Brand Guidelines 3.1 (see any brown?) See more OU approved ‘on brand designs’ on the brand website.