Features

Archive of osu.edu homepages

1995-1997

1995-1997 screen capture

Notes:

  • Built with "Internet Assistant for Word"
  • Javascript news-ticker

1998

1998 capture

Notes:

  • Designed for 640x480 pixel screen resolution
  • Rotating images highlight campus landmarks

1999-2000

1999 screen capture

Notes:

  • Large rotating features highlighting recent OSU happenings
  • Expanded news and information content

2000-2005

2000-2005

Notes:

  • Semi-fluid design
  • Flash menu navigation
  • PHP/MySQL back-end feature management
  • A categorized "Index" at the bottom

May 2005-September 2008

2005

Notes:

  • "A system of second level pages (based on main page top navigation) to create more helpful, content-rich sites for specific audiences or key initiatives and provide a more organized, enriched experience for users visiting osu.edu as well as better leverage our features, news & events items for specific audiences while reducing clutter, making it a starting point for the thousands of web sites at Ohio State"
  • Fixed-width (for 800x600 pixel screen resolution minimum)
  • Full CSS, standards-based layout
  • A more standard-sized feature area
  • Separate News and Events sections
  • Reduced file size and no flash
  • "Index" content moved to secondary pages