Colin's Corner

PCWorld's Redesign

Another IDG title, PCWorld is re-designing its site and will roll out the new design this summer. In the meantime you can see a sneak preview here

Computerworld launches redesigned site

Computerworld.com has spent the last several months completely overhauling its site and is now ready to roll out its new redesign. A walk-thru of the site can be viewed here. The new site will go live shortly.

Web Page Design

Analysis of the new Washington Post Homepage design by Eyetracker

The Eyetrack III research released by The Poynter Institute, the Estlow Center for Journalism & New Media, and Eyetools looked at effective web page design by analyzing how individuals viewed a webpage. Combined with other site metrics  -- usability testing, focus groups, log analysis -- the Eyetrack III findings provides some direction for improving the design of news websites.