Launching the iankerr.ca re-design

Sep2011

Just in time for the start of his fall semester, Ian Kerr’s new website is up at iankerr.ca!

The objective of the re-design is not only to update the look, but also to improve usability. The new menu system features far fewer sub-menus, while the site as a whole uses larger and bolder fonts. Overall, the site is much cleaner. While the former iteration was based on Joomla, I elected to go with WordPress for the re-design. If a full-blown content management system is unnecessary, WordPress is a great choice for anyone looking for significantly improved backend usability.

Iankerr.ca is a WordPress multisite install. The theme of the main site is distinguishable from the subsites, but maintains a similar colour palette. Here’s an example sub-site: nyu.iankerr.ca. The subsite theme is based off of Jason Millar‘s customization of Rising Sun. Featured in the header is some of the amazing work created by Eric Joyner.