Birmingham Weekly’s new site design for 2010.
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Less than a year after completely revamping the website, Birmingham Weekly is set to roll out a new online design Thursday.
Incoming editor Sam George mentioned the redesign in an earlier interview. He added by e-mail that the new site will be done in collaboration with Wisconsin-based Wehaa, a Web company specializing in content management systems for print publications.
The previous design had debuted in April 2009.
Birmingham Weekly’s website front page from 2009 to 2010.
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George described the upcoming changes:
“Readers should expect a site that is much easier to navigate, a slick interface with bells and whistles that actually enhance the browsing experience, rather than distract from it, and a comprehensive city directory and event calendar. For the first time ever, many sections of the paper that were overlooked on the website will be available online as well.”
“On our end, the process of getting our content online has been streamlined, largely thanks to the new digital edition of the paper which will be available every Thursday along with the print edition. The digital edition is processed from the same PDFs we send to our printer, and getting the individual articles plugged in is a snap.
“Also, the online events calendar allows us to reverse publish everything, including user-submitted events, making it easier for us to provide a calendar in the print paper that is concise, comprehensive and easy to use.
“These are just a few of the many new features I am excited about. You’ll just have to browse on over to the site on Thursday to check out the rest.”
The Terminal has another screenshot of the new design.
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