MyHealth Toolkit
Client
Details
The MyHealth Toolkit on HealthLinks was created to address the needs of a growing number of users coming to HealthLinks looking for personal health information, a topic that HealthLinks wasn’t originally designed to cover. The requirements called for a simple, clean web site with a new style that would be easy to use on a variety of screens, including a touch-screen kiosk in the lobby of the Health Sciences Library. Like HealthLinks, the MyHealth Toolkit is a mini-portal to external content, so the point is to get users there as quickly as possible without distractions.
The solution involves clear language with large headings, lots of white space, and a fluid layout. The fabulous icons come from the Tango Desktop Project. The XHTML is as minimal as can be, making it very easy to edit for the staff. The vibrant red color is used on many health information sites and is meant to exude a call to action, as in “Hey, you! Take charge of your health!” Or something like that. Also the color of blood, don’t you know. Sneaky, subliminal.
Skills Used
XHTML, CSS, graphic design, user-centered design, accessibility
What I Would Do Differently Today
I kinda like this one. It’s simple and to the point. I’m not sure what I would do differently. Do you have any suggestions?
