Poor Photographers – breathe a sigh of relief.
Just when we were about at our limit with Photoshop-like applications (and when we thought we couldn’t possibly find one more way to waste time on the Internet), developer Ola Sevandersson and a...
View ArticleW&M on Flickr: the one-year recap
It’s been about one year since we launched W&M on Flickr. While I’ve managed the Flickr site on a daily basis I’ve had a great deal of help in the form of ideas, volunteer labor, and (of course)...
View ArticleCascade playing well with Flickr – slick.
Thanks to some technical fixes put in place by Mark Windley, I recently updated the gallery section of the William & Mary website. We are now successfully integrating Cascade Server and W&M...
View ArticleApril Fools’ #3 – did you miss it?
A lot was written about April Fools on the Internet in 2011. Like most things, some hated it, some loved it. A particularly insightful post from Michael Fienen is worth a read. His .eduGuru piece...
View ArticleNew Cascade photo galleries, now with less Flash
As the summer is in its final days Creative Services is finishing up a few cleanup projects for our Cascade users. The latest (after the School of Business homepage refresh) is moving away from...
View ArticlePhoto Galleries v.2
We’re excited by the buzz over our new Cascade photo galleries. Here’s a summary of recent updates based on your feedback: The caption box is slightly transparent and open by default. There’s a new...
View ArticleDelving into our responsive homepage design
Earlier this week Justin Schoonmaker and I presented a client webinar for Hannon Hill on our new homepage design and how we integrated it with Cascade Server. We explored the goals for the project,...
View ArticleAnd the UCDA results are in….
Creative Services can celebrate a successful year of design, videography, illustration and photography according to the University and College Designers Association (UCDA). In its 42nd annual design...
View ArticleHigher Ed Marketing Awards
I stayed up for the Oscars last Sunday….didn’t win anything. But, I was pleasantly surprised the next morning to receive early notification of the winners in the Higher Education Marketing Report’s...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing a photo slideshow for #wmgrad
In previous years our office had helped collect photos for the Commencement ceremony opening slideshow. With the doors opening at 9:30 am, this slideshow repeated for a couple of hours, followed by a...
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