I don't like it at all. It is too spread out and I think the current page is easier to navigate.

The new osu.edu SUCKS big time. PLEASE do NOT change it. I love it the way it is. It looks more cool, and it is a lot easier to navigate!

I really don't like the new look. It is not very eye-appealing at all. The current design actually looks much better. It needs to be much more simplified and colorful. The different sized font looks very unprofessional. The information could be better organized/presented in another way. It looks just looks like a burden to navigate.

The new look it awful, it's to spread out and confusing to look at. I like the current page so much better.

As a student, I'm used to where things are on the old page--I can easily find anything I need. In that aspect I do not like the new page. It's going to take a LOT of getting used to. I do, however, really like the link to Buckeyelink on the top of the page! It will be nice to have a handy link to click!

On the other hand, I think the new page is much more attractive and helpful for parents or prospective students who are looking to learn about the university. It definitely is a better representation about what OSU is all about--so if that's the plan, bravo!

I definitely do not like the new page. It is not visually appealing at all. If I was a new student, I might rethink going to OSU based on that webpage. The current one is much better and easy to navigate.

put class schedule as an option under the index page tab.

it's not bad, but i think it can be more nice if it's not complicated.

If you were to launch it the way it is, I would dislike it. Here are a few suggestions that could drastically help the site.

1. The rollover dropdowns at the top and the rollovers under "Most popular links" blend in way to much with the page. They need to be hilighted somehow with a different background color or something.

2. There is a little color gap between the rollover dropdown menu's at the top and I can see the idea, but the color it is now(off-white) looks bad, almost like a mistake. The same is used between sections on the mainpage to section them off into boxes. There needs to be a darker color to help bring out the different sections. Probably a little darker gray.

Feel free to contact me for any clarification or further explination on my suggestions.

Great Look. I think the new design presents a nice view and everything looks less crowded and jumbled. I really like the tab which allows students to check the status of their applications. OSU, as an institution, has so many layers and so much red tape that it's pleasing to see and review something that appears to provide smooth and easy access.

Terrible, way to much information on one page. The current one is much better, it has a clean look with just enough info. The proposed website is a step back to the osu.edu of old (2004 era) which was possibly the worst website ever posted on the internet.

Most, if not all of the other Big Ten Universities have a favicon on their Home site. Where is our block O?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon

PS: I like the old site better, I don't like to scroll.

Any chance we are going to see a redesign of the redesign? I take a look at the new website everyday and I am becoming more comfortable with it, it just needs a color overhaul!! Make it a little more bolder and easy to read and I think a lot of people will be surprised at how attractive and eye-catching this will be to show of Ohio State's colors...not to mention much more grateful for the all the work I am sure has been put into it!

The picture on top is way too big and you shouldn't have to scroll down - too messy - I like it how it is.

I like the Buckeye Link link at the top of the page, but apart from that I don't really like the appearance or having to scroll. There's way to much unnecessary information. It's not bad per se, just not what I'm used to.

I'm graduating in Winter so it's not like I have to deal with the new site for very long.

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While I too grew comfortable with the existing site, I recognize that change is necessary.

1. Mos modern computers have wider, higher resolution displays and as such the current site cannot have as much impact. The new site is less crowded, utilizes my larger screen better and presents information more logically.

2. I too grew comfortable with the current site and got used to finding links or other information in certain places. After using the new site for a week I have already adjusted and now find that the content I'm seeking is more readily available than before.

3. The old site, while well designed, lacks the richness of the new site. The new site has an opportunity for more multimedia features built in from the start and seems much less like a collection of links that the old osu.edu now appears.

4. Several have complained that the page is too long, but I disagree. I don't mind scrolling down the page for less frequently used items and actually prefer them on the front page. This avoids another page load or further navigation. Since many users have scroll wheels in their mouse scrolling the page is easy and convenient. Again, in retrospect, the small front page size of the previous osu.edu was a limiting factor in how much information could be displayed.

5. My one complaint is that the top result under most popular links is too big. Maybe a minor reduction in point size would still provide the desired visual effect without being so 'in your face" ?

Great job on the osu.edu redesign!

The new site cannot even validate to W3C standards? http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.osu.edu%2Findex-previ...

You should have taken advantage of the redesign to set a clear standard for all other OSU websites to follow. I don't find it very comforting that OSU developers have to use more than six stylesheets and javascript they didn't even write themselves to make a page work properly.

The site doesn't look like it complies at all with accessibility standards, and it even fails to meet all of the requirements of it's own web accessibility policy. http://ada.osu.edu/resources/WebPolicies.htm

Legal issues aside, the page is far too cluttered and you should never have to scroll down to see the entire home page.

Nowhere that's easy to find is there a page that summarizes who we are and what's great about Ohio State, like the listing we have in Wikipedia. Please consider adding this somewhere.

I would say that for a start, the new web pages is pretty good. I like the larger display and the drop-down menus at the top. I really didn't find it that difficult to navigate. That being said, I'd like to make a few suggestions for improving it.

- Overall, the page is very white. Try using a darker color, perhaps but not neccessarily scarlet, to show more contrast between different sections of the page.
- I think the Ohio State seal and the words "Welcome to Ohio State" shpuld be larger. They should make more of an impressions when someone visits the page.
- The "Most Popular Links" section looks fairly unprofessional with the different sized fonts. Try perhaps a bulleted formats or one that used different colors.
- Lastly, I think the font of the drop-down menus at the top could a size or two larger. They do seem to get lost on the page because of how big the main news image is.

For larger monitors, the plain background is dulling. Perhaps adding some imagery akin to that of a college website like www.vt.edu would brighten the look and add depth.

I actually like the new layout. The page looks more professional and updated. My only complaint is the popular links section - the first two links need to be smaller. I know those sizes are standard for such links but they are simply distracting. Just my .02.

I like the fact that the new design is nice and sleek, but I do slightly agree with the "too spread out" comments. It just seems very looong. I have to scroll down forever just to get where I want. It would make more sense to utilize the wideness of most windows and to make the gross minority of people scroll sideways if they need to.

The new layout is ok. I agree with the others that it is more spread out, but the new one has more text than pictures, so it looks like it can fit more information. The old one has a big picture at the center and links on the side, and the new one has a big picture at the top and most of links at the bottom directing me to certain places. When I view the old layout, the text is black and bold. On the new layout, it has a gray weak color.

It has way too much on the home page. I dont think I could get it to load at my home where I still have dial up. It looks jumbled. The different size fonts looks weird and distracting. I would give it a D+ for the effort, it just isnt eye appealing.

I like it much better. A nice clean look that seems easier to use. Nice work!

I like it. However, I think it needs more color or more Buckeye Spirit.

This is just busy-work...why do IT people feel compelled to redesign things that aren't broken? Don't they have enough to do?

And I do NOT like the new page...it's harder to find things on it, and it doesn't even look better. Stick with what's working...

I don't like it as well. Too much text meshed together and font point size too small. Sorry for the criticism.

I like the new design, it builds on user experience with the old version. Tabs are definitely a welcome navigation feature.

Text color has accessibility issues. Headlines of light blue on white are difficult to read because of the lack of contrast. Likewise the grey on white tabs are lacking contrast and readability. This lack of contrast due to color is a readability and eye fatigue factor for everyone not just people with impaired vision (who doesn't wear glasses or contacts anyway :)

Colored text has additional accessibility issues for the color blind. Generally, color should never be used for navigation or guidance. For this reason links, for example, have traditionally been underlined.

We humans are very used to black on white text for information. In addition to readability issues, colored text makes the topic seem like advertising copy, a commercial, not to be taken too seriously. "Buy Tide Now!"

The point of a homepage is to not have to scroll through it. I have to scroll down to get to calendars etc. I like the current home page more. Current search engine however, is terrible. If I type in "EM Credit" I just want the pdf from th e testing center but get results that are 5+ years old that little relevance.

I don't like the new page! It is too busy and there is too much scrolling. Much more difficult to navigate. I think the new page give a bad impression of OSU.

I do like the new homepage, the layout allows you to see the topics a lot easier than on the previous page. In my opinion its Ohio State it has to be busy. We have a lot to offer so it has to be busy. I did not find it hard to navigate at all. I like the appearance more too.

I would venture to say that the osu.edu website is the primary gateway between the students and the university outside of the classroom. With the unbelievable advances in web technology and graphic design, I would personally have expected much more creativity involved in the redesign. To me, the new site looks flat, bland, and unremarkable. It definitely does not encourage me to return or dig through the only somewhat efficiently organized content.

I like the new page. The varying text sizes that seem to appear throughout are a little distracting.

There's too much going on with the page. Current Page is easier to navigate because it is simpler but could use updating but leave it simple.

NOT at all colorfull enough. Like any webpage, advertisment etc...the first thing the viewer notices is if the work 'appeals to the eye'. The new webpage is not at all appealing...it is confusing, not spirited enough and pretty much boring. I like the old one better...The new one seems very informative, but students truly just need to navigate easily and FIND exactly what they are looking for, instead of having to go through MANY different articles and announcements that prob don't pertain to them.

Too much white space on the home page. Maybe more color or pictures would help. It needs to grab your attention when you open the site.

New page is ok, not necessarily better than before, except wide screen. There should be a button (at least for a few years) to easily switch to "square" or "full screen" for crt monitors.

I like that the new website fills the entire screen. The information was organized very well. I didn't have to search too much to find the links that I was looking for.

On the other hand, it's way too plain and simple to be the home page. I would like to see some sort of color and less of white.

Keep up the good work!

It's too unorganized and a pain to navigate through. Why not worry about finishing e-mail so we don't have to go through two screens?

I do not like the way it is laid out, the overwhelming amount of words, and the lack of color or creativity. It does not look professional, and is not as easy to navigate as the current website.

Too unorganized...it looks like a bland collection of random articles. The functionality of the website looks like it will be hampered. The website is a resource used by students and faculty on a day to day basis. This new layout does not reflect the practical purposes that it serves. Do not apply these changes OSU.

If you want, I'd say change the main page to appeal to newcomers (I personally don't think your preview is that appealing) but leave the /currentstudents one alone. As an active student, the website should be easy to navigate, have a collection of useful links, and be overall useful to "currentstudents". There is no reason to make different links different fonts/sizes, or that the page needs to be spread out over 3+ pages when it can fit on one with all the same information.

Remember that we are not trying to "encourage" (force) use of newer hardware, and should continue conforming to OSU's own WAC policy. That means it should load fine in an 800x600 resolution without any added hassles. One thing I do like about the new version is that there is not an annoying Flash executable embedded right in the center. Flash is not very accessible to those with screen readers, and can annoy some other users who don't rely on such software, or don't like needing proprietary plug-ins to read the source. To those who like all the added styles, playing hide-and-seek with school-related links you might be looking for should not be one of your greatest challenges in school.

The new website is full of the words. I can not find what I want.

I like the way it is better

I am a current Grad student & now a staff of the university. I don't know what people are talking about because the same buttons/links at the top of the old page are at the top of this new one. I like the changes being made because it does include more and it's easy. I'm all for change!

I do not like the new homepage at all. Does not work. Very unorganized and unnecessary.

There are parts of the site that look really great but there are some things that really should be changed or enhanced. Overall I think the site looks more modern and up to date, but where's the scarlet and grey?!? I mostly see blues and whites. Also I think that with some time navigating through the menus will become easier but I wish there were more lists and not just links in a cloud of words. It's really hard to find what you want in that format. Overall I think it will be ok after some tweaking.

the med center link should be readily visible. you shouldn't have to scroll to find it. OSU med center is known as a top medical center, research center and cancer center. When you put the link for it down on the page, it appears that you are embarassed to be associated with us at the med center.

Umm... I also think there should be a link to student health (the link should say 'student health' and not 'health & wellness' since newer freshmen may not associate that link with themselves). I hate using the internet when I'm sick to look up that stuff. The different size texts play games with my eyes a bit, but I'm an older non-traditional student so you young whippersnappers may like that type of design. It does look quite stylish. As for the number of links, I like that there are fewer - sometimes less is more - as long as the flow from one site to another within the university is easy to find and clearly labeled. My only other critique is that possibly someone should research the NAMES of the links under "Administration." I realize that those are compartmentalized and named according to internal OSU vocabulary but to an outsider, the only real useful link there is "Offices." But that's an English issue,not necessarily a design issue.
Okay, good job to all the folks that put time into the design - my hat is off to you and I'm glad that's not my job! Good work!

This website is embarrassing. Other competing schools have better designed, cleaner, more simple and easier to navigate websites. This brings OSU into the late 90s, lets bring them into the 21st century.

Webmail is so Yahoo Circa 1998. And that was just upgraded.

Bring us the functionality and clarity we need. The web page should dynamically adjust to a wide screen monitor.

I don't like the new design; It is far more confusing, unorganized and harder to get around than the current design. I say keep it the way it is!

I do like the spread layout of the page. It looks a lot better and more professional. Still, however, there is a lot more room for improvement. The page has a jumbled look,and combined with the different size fonts, everything just looks too busy. The old site was easier to navigate, but then again it's just the one I'm used to, so I'm not sure if this is a valid point. The last thing, is the design. The older site has a great use of the school colors and is very vibrant. Definitely shows pride (even though it's a well known fact OSU doesn't lack in this department). Although, I would definitely like to see this in the new site.

I'm sorry. I just feel the need to ask this question. Why do we need to spend our time/resources on re-writing a web page, when there are far more productive things the IT staff can be working on. Is it for advertising? Were there a lot of complaints about it? The IT staff could instead work on something more productive like increasing students'/faculty's e-mail quota beyond the unimpressive 15 MB provided - which barely covers the space needed for a couple PDFs sent by your professor (surely that new hardware can support new storage for student e-mail, can it not?), getting rid of that stupid e-mail redirect page that's been there like 6 months, fixing broken links on websites, or maybe finishing putting wireless routers around campus. The page works and doesn't need to be re-written, so I don't see what it would accomplish.

Here are a few things that are good and need improvement for the page to work:
1) Tabs - I like the tabs, I think they're great. However, they should be spaced in such a way as to spread across the whole screen, rather than bunched up in some areas and spread out in other areas.
2) Too much white space - perhaps choose a different background color (such as black or red) that would more effectively. Also, fill in areas that are missing material (the lower right hand corner) with meaningful material
3) Location of Items - Perhaps think about moving the various items around, taking into account not only use and importance (which seems to have been your priority thus far), but also aesthetics. Placing the rotating stories underneath the main story would be more aesthetically pleasing.
4) Font - The different sized links for the "Most Popular" item looks sloppy. Also, if one heading is underlined as a link, all headings should be underlined as a link (see, e.g., "On Campus" vs. "Across the State" or "Locate" vs. "Information").
5) Repetitiveness - how many search functions do you need to have? How many links to "Find People" is necessary? Why not just have one search field with three different radios for "osu.edu", "google," or "find people"?
6) Symbols as links - consider under "Social Media" having symbols for YouTube, Facebook, and Wikipedia in conjunction with or as replacement for the names of those websites.
7) Rethink What's Important - The updated page now requires the visitor to scroll down to get to the bottom rather than being able to see everything on one screen. Reconsider whether every item on the screen needs to be as big and prominent as it is, or whether it could be placed under a tab or some other link, or removed entirely.

I cannot stand the varying font size. If you look at it to find a certain link, you start feeling like you are in the twilight zone. That is bad.

I understand that this university must enroll students constantly. However, I feel as though this site is dedicated to prospective students, rather than those of us who use it everyday, and appreciate the current page's ease of use.

The tabs at the top are hard to see.

The crazy font size is nearly unbearable.

I definitely do not like it...the one we have now works just fine

Will it make a differnce if enough people express nagative views on the new homoe page? When "new" does not mean "improved," why bother then?