One month ago, I announced Ag CMS pages would undergo a significant design change (New Additions in the Ag CMS). That change will take place this weekend.
The biggest change will appear in the header image at the top of each page. Since the Ag CMS was launched, we have been working with Ag CMS users on designing a header image for each Ag CMS site. The design of these header images has been a point of contention. Ag CMS users are sometimes unhappy because they feel the header images do not completely reflect their organization. Ag CMS users have also expressed concern over the static nature of these header images. Ag CMS users do not have control over their header images, and any change in a header image would entail a re-creation of the image by Agriculture Communication.
By Monday, November 9, 2009, all sites on the Ag CMS will have the same header image. The name of each particular site will still be displayed in the black bar above the header image, but the image itself will be the same for all sites. This change will have a number of benefits. (Remember, this change affects only Ag CMS sites. There will be no change to the header images of sites in the TYPO3 Content Management System managed by NDSU ITS.)
In addition to the change in the header image, this weekend's updates will also increase the base font size on Ag CMS pages and correct some formatting issues we had in the previous design.
To see a sample of the new Ag CMS design, go to http://miv.ext.nodak.edu:8010/Plone/agacademics/ .
We will continue to look for ways that we can improve the Ag CMS. To stay up-to-date on all Ag CMS changes, visit http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/AgCMS or join the Ag CMS Users Group at http://agcmsusers.ning.com.
Posted by Roger Egeberg on November 06, 2009 at 08:16 AM CST #