Unidata's web site has a new look. If you're reading this on the web site, you've undoubtedly figured that out. If you're reading News@Unidata via an RSS feed or some other aggregator, however, it's possible you haven't seen the site's redesign. Check it out.
Unidata's web site was last redesigned in 2011. In recent months, all of the individual organizations that make up the University Corporation for Atmosphetic Research (UCAR) have been working to adopt a common web design theme; the Unidata site's new visual style is our interpretation of the common look and feel. You'll find other interpretations at the sites for NCAR, different programs within the UCAR Community Programs (UCP), (like COMET and GLOBE and the Visiting Scientist Programs (VSP) to name just a few), and of course at UCAR's top-level web site.
While this organization-wide web redesign effort was aimed at presenting a more unified view of the many activities going on at UCAR, we at Unidata have also taken it as an opportunty to make our web site more usable on a variety of devices. We hope you'll find the new site easier to navigate and read on your tablet or telephone.
Unidata's web site goes beyond simply providing information about what's going on at the program. It also serves as a gateway to support services, package downloads, and software documentation. As you might imagine, these different functions make different demands on the web infrastructure that underlies the site. While we believe we've gotten most of the kinks worked out before making the switch, there is always a chance that something won't work as expected. Please be patient with us, and if you notice something that isn't working a few days after the switch, feel free to drop the web site support team a note describing what you're seeing.
Love it. Fresh design, better usability, great user experience=)
Posted by Maven on July 02, 2015 at 01:17 AM MDT #