New launch: BC Centre for Disease Control
We’re delighted to announce that the BC Centre for Disease Control has launched their new website. The BCCDC provides a wide range of services for British Columbians that extend far beyond the “hazmat” image many people have when they think about disease control. They offer STI testing clinics that are open to the public, critical information about diseases and conditions from Anthrax to Zoster, and leading-edge research and statistics on a remarkable breadth of topics.
The new website takes an enormous amount of information and makes it remarkably accessible and easy to navigate; and although we would love to take credit for that, it was Analytic Design Group who provided information architecture consulting on this project — and they did a fabulous job indeed. We provided the graphic design for the new site, which needs to balance the BCCDC’s position as a source of authoritative scientific information with its role in public outreach. Our design approach was therefore guided by the client’s vision of helping to make British Columbia the healthiest place on earth; you won’t see any glaring red or other “emergency” symbols (although we did work in a space for emergency alerts that can appear across the entire site at a moment’s notice), but rather a warm, welcoming, and accessible look and feel that reflects the BCCDC’s collaborative approach to public health.
We would also be remiss if we didn’t credit the technical team at the Provincial Health Services Authority, who really outdid themselves on this particular project. This was a major team effort and we are grateful to have played our part!