Here is a preview of Jenny Cham’s poster for the ISMB/ECCB 2013 conference happening in Berlin, 19-23 July 2013:
Jenny Cham’s poster for ISMB [PDF]
The poster tells the story of the EMBL-EBI website redesign
The poster (number B44 at the conference) is a timeline showing the process we used to redesign the website from start to finish (although it’s never really finished!) As far as possible, we applied a user-centred design philosophy – where evidence from users helped us to decide on the layout, the way search works, navigation, and other stuff.
We used BBC’s Global Experience Language (BBC GEL) as a shining example
BBC GEL provided the inspiration we needed to create style guidelines for the new site. These include a style guide, design patterns and other advice (such as UX techniques), which designers and developers can follow to make the look and feel (and behaviour) of webpages consistent across diverse services under the EBI banner. These guidelines will be available later this year, via the EBI website.
Acknowledgement of help
Jenny would like to thank Spencer Phillips (Graphic designer at EMBL-EBI) for his tips on improving the timeline and call out boxes in this poster. Thank you!
See you in Berlin!
As well as the poster, check out Jenny’s talk on Tuesday 23 July (12.00-12.25, Hall 7) “Designing with the user in mind: how UCD can work for bioinformatics”
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