PROJECT REFRESH : PDA ’ s New Website
January 2022
• PDA staff met to discuss concerns about the current site , address member concerns and discuss the process we would undergo to make this happen .
• Staff met virtually with ISG Solutions ( current database and website partner ) to explore options to modernize our existing site design , our responsibilities for content and design and their responsibilities for the implementation of the new designs .
• Received a proposed timeline and estimate of cost from ISG .
• Sought Board of Trustees approval for funding ; the BOT unanimously approved providing funding for the upgrade .
February 2022
• Conducted a “ Website Usability ” survey with the Communications & Public Relations Advisory group and Leadership Academy participants .
• Considerable time was spent researching other sites and formulating ideas for the look and feel of our upgraded website .
Wireframe
A website wireframe , also known as a page schematic or screen blueprint
March 2022
• Staff met virtually to take a look at new features , style trends and share visual examples of navigation , as well as look at photo and video usage .
• Next step - turning these ideas into wireframes . What the heck is a wireframe ? Our friends at Wikipedia are spot on with this definition : “ A website wireframe , also known as a page schematic or screen blueprint , is a visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a website . The term wireframe is taken from other fields that use a skeletal framework to represent 3-dimensional shape and volume .”
12 MARCH / APRIL 2023 | PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL JOURNAL