Site Redesign
http://www.uidesign.net/2000/papers/newdesignrequirements.html

UIdesign
2001

Abstract:

After one year of running uidesign.net, I was aware that the original design though functional was looking tired. It was also failing to meet the requirements and expectations of Users and Owner to a sufficient degree. I was also acutely aware that if you are going to preach or teach then you need to lead by example. You have to walk-the-walk as well as talk-the-talk. Actually, the design of the site has remained far from static over the first 12 months. As the quantity of material has grown, the site design has had to grow with it. It became obvious very early that the initial directory structure just wasn't going to cope with the growth of site. The original premise of 'publish a few white papers' had been outgrown. This lack of foresight cost. Many of you still come by the site from Search Engines which have archived those early original links. So the directory structure changed after 3 months. The original navigation space underwent subtle change too, as it became evident where the focus of the site was and the areas that I was able to develop.