COM222 Redesigned Website

In my COM222 class, after creating a new mascot for UT, we were asked to redesign the UT website.

The current website is extremely user friendly if you are a new student who is applying to UT, but not so user friendly if you are a current student trying to find anything.

What I have done is essentially created two separate home pages for the website.  In my version of the website, when a person goes to ut.edu, the first picture shown is what will appear.  Basically, you will click either "NEW STUDENT" if you are applying to the college, or "RETURNING STUDENT/FACULTY" if you are currently enrolled in the university, or are a faculty member.  On the bottom of this page are links to UT's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages, along with the most recent posts on each.  In the background is an image of the minaret, which is an iconic image in association with UT.

With my redesigned webs, by clicking the "NEW STUDENT" option, you will be redirected to the current UT website, as it is currently user friendly if you are applying to the college.

However, by clicking the "RETURNING STUDENT/FACULTY" option, you will be directed to a new home page.  An example is shown by the second picture.  Essentially all of the content is the same, it is just presented in a way that is easier to navigate.  Along the top of the screen are quick links to direct students to Blackboard, student email, and SpartanWeb.  Down the left side of the page is a menu with different categories.  All of these categories are somewhere on the current website, they just aren't as easily accessible.  By clicking on one of the categories in the menu, that specific page pops up, along with all of its content and any links associated with it.  In my example, I have the "Campus Life" tab selected, and as you can see, all of the information that has to do with campus life appears on the page.  Subsections of "Campus Life" are listed below the heading, and if students click on one (for example, "Student Services") they would be brought to that section of the page.

Any forms or other links associated with a certain category or subcategory appear in red and will open a new tab bringing you to the page associated with that link.

There is also a search bar located at the top of the page for quick searches, which can be used instead of the menu.

To check out UT's current website, click here

New Home Page

Returning Student/Faculty Page