The Anniversary Issue

It's hard to believe, but in 2001 gotomedia was launched amongst the rubble of the dot com bubble and twin towers alike. At that moment, our book, Web Redesign 2.0: Workflow that Works was released. We moved into the infamous loft space at the Allied Box Factory and the rest is UX history!

This fall, gotomedia celebrates 20-years of creating products and services built for real people. We have always and will continue to reinvent ourselves decade after decade...

In this issue we feature an excellent Built In article on enterprise web planning, and a timely Zeitspace article on the state of digital accessibility. Also, our good friend Sean Yo comments on the book Web Redesign and why it was impactful. Enjoy!

Built In Article

18 min

9-Steps to Website Planning
by Jeff Link

There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Planning a website or redesign is an enormous undertaking. At the enterprise level, a site redesign can take several months to more than a year to complete, cost hundreds of thousands, even millions, of dollars and span thousands of pages. If you’re the one planning for the design, you’ll need to consider the time and cost, as well as messaging, site layout, brand identity, user experience and performance.

Zeitspace Article

11 min

Digital Accessibility by Design
by Kelly Pedro

Aging in place has driven the need for designers to think not just about universal design, but about product design that can adapt to many different environments and devices. It’s something that Goto has talked about at Fluxible in the past — the need for UX designers to create sensory experiences that include touch, gestures, and voice.

Web Redesign

Project Management

5 min

Sean Yo on "Why Web Redesign Worked for Me"

The Blue Bible. It has been 20 years since Web Redesign, Workflow that Works was released. Although we knew it was a helpful guide, it was unclear why the book has such resonance and longevity. Kelly talked to product manager Sean Yo, who explains why the book was impactful, and how it helped start his career.