Oregon State Productions Blog

The Web Communications Office now has a demo reel of recent video, multimedia and motion graphics work. Thanks to our team of phenomenal interns for putting it together (and for doing much of the featured work). HD motion content is now a primary facet of communicating on the web, and our goal is to make […]

Through partnering with Central Web Services, we were recently able to bring a robust, branded theme to WordPress. This has been a tool that has been missing from our kit to to date. We’ve had older themes in place, but none of them followed the Brand guidelines. This new theme is designed for creating a […]

CWS and Web Communications rolled out the latest theme in the Brand family. This is a great step in creating a consistent user experience that reaches from the OSU home page to every department and program. The theme is called Standard, and it closely mimics the home page. It has an embedded rotating story feature […]

Powered by Orange: Lessons from a digitally driven campaign on Prezi

One of our amazing and talented interns organized a “flash mob” dance to bring awareness to diversity issues on campus. To date we’ve had well over 50,000 views and counting since the beginning of the month.

To remove some of the mystery surrounding how content is selected for the top tier and home page of the OSU Web site, we’ve created a set of publishing guidelines. These guidelines have been reviewed by the Web Redesign Steering Committee and should provide some clarity for those wishing to use the home page as […]

We’re thrilled to announce the full, working beta version of OSU’s new home page, ready to test drive for the next two weeks before it replaces the “vintage” site. In mid-May, we’ll replace the old site with the new beta. For those of you with a sentimental outlook on the old site, we’ll keep it available […]

Taking Your Cause Online Quick Start Guide Start your blog The blog can be the hub of all of your Web activity. Set up a free blog at wordpress.com or blogger.com Come up with a plan for adding content; stick to it Aim for twice per week Length isn’t important Mix formats: text, photos, slideshows, […]

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