The John Muir Trust released their new home page last week. I worked on the concept and structure with them, and the graphics were done by their web hosting company.
It still needs a few adjustments, but it's been getting a lot of compliments. I've found myself just sitting and watching the beautiful images change.
We tried to achieve several things with the redesign:
- Align the text with the Trust's three main strands of work: Conserve, Campaign and Inspire.
- Make it quicker for users to figure out what the Trust is about.
- Add in buttons and links for the new social media sites, which needed a bit of restructuring of menus to fit them in.
- Add a form to subscribe to the email newsletter.
- Create obvious Join Us and Donate buttons which would be visible on every page.
- Showcase the wonderful landscapes and wildlife on the Trust's properties and add some visual movement, by adding the slideshow of panoramic images.
Old page:
New page:
Any John Muir experts spot the problem with one of the quotes?
