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The knowledge site has entered the era of cell phones and tablets

The site is now adapted to the HTML 5 standard, and can be viewed well on screens of all sizes. Also in the new version emphasis was placed on usability and increased orientation and of course - a new logo

Logo of the Hidan site as of February 28, 2013. Credit: Tamir Shalom
Logo of the Hidan site as of February 28, 2013. Credit: Tamir Shalom

A new design for the knowledge website in its 17th year of existence. And this time, in addition to the need that characterized the previous designs - the need to respond to the growing site navigation, a new technological need was also added: a flexible design that would allow viewing on devices other than a personal computer.

The use of smart phones and tablets is increasing, and the sales of Apple and Samsung prove it. To this end, the WC3 organization developed HTML 5, a standard that allows viewing to be adjusted to the size of the screen without interfering with the browsing experience on the website. The version you see today is adapted to HTML 5 and allows you to see the site on any screen in an optimal way.

In addition, we increased the usability of the site through easier navigation of the sub-knowledge, since each such knowledge could be a site by itself on the specific topics. Each such scholar is now a sort of sub-site in itself, with a home page and a greater emphasis on the site's sub-themes. This topic will receive special attention in the coming months as well.

In its 17 years of existence, the Hidan site has won two major awards: the Outstanding Digital Journalistic Enterprise Award from Google and the Tel Aviv Journalists Association at the Eilat Press Conference, November 2012. Even earlier, in 2009, the site was awarded a token of appreciation by the Israel Science Communication Association and the Academy of Sciences for its contribution unique to the popularization of science.

On this occasion, we are proud to announce the opening of a new chief scientist. opinions. This knowledge will include articles responding to current issues, articles defending science and scientific education, criticism of various problems in science and society, and more.

Visual changes over the years

The science site has seen a number of major design changes - starting with a simple site in IOL's MEMBERS, which gained momentum after being adopted by the company's leaders as the official science channel, and until the portal's retirement in 2002, at least three update technologies were replaced that also affected the design, then in 2002- 2006 the site was under the technology and design of the AAI company developing the BuildaGate system headed by Shushi and Petah Cohen (now IP-DOT).

On November 11, 2006, we switched to the system WordPress (Version 2.0.5), with the assistance of Rami Yushobiev, which accompanies the site to this day. Since then the site has been renewed and designed several times according to the trends and needs of the site.

Now, we are proud to present to our audience the next step - a website adapted to the mobile era. The new design of the scientist is fresh, colorful, and flexible. The site is optimized for display in resolutions on all end devices - desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices.

The entire project was managed by Rami Yoshchev - the man without whom the entire site would look and function completely differently. The new design was designed by Tamir Shalom from Tim Design who planned the new design and improved the user interface. and last but not least - Yehoshua Marom - The integrator of the project and the person responsible for converting the design to the WordPress template and the man who brought the site into the new era.

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  1. In short, those who are looking for what is interesting in the latest articles, not necessarily in a particular field (like many popular science lovers - hint hint) will find it more difficult on the new site, which is a shame

  2. looks better But you lost the list of recent articles whose content was more detailed in a few lines and that's a shame. By the way, the "site map" is empty

  3. Congratulations on the change.
    I recommend investing a little in development in jQuery Mobile in order to compare the website with the visibility and functionality of a real mobile application

  4. Mr. Blizovsky, if you go to the following link:
    http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hayadan.org.il%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0&user-agent=W3C_Validator%2F1.3
    You will see that the site is indeed written in HTML5 tags but does not meet the standard conditions of the W3C organization.
    Another thing, if you are in the mood to adapt to weak devices, wouldn't it be better to develop a website based on the XHTML standard?

  5. The most important thing is to finally be able to enlarge your photos to their original size...

  6. Congratulations on the new site. I've had a lot of fun so far. And I believe he continued to enjoy it in the future as well.

  7. A small note: it seems that the title changes at a higher rate - I can't read the line and a half of the detail.

  8. Avi, as we mentioned before, the box for writing the text is not convenient to use, it is very difficult to edit a message when you see at any given moment only 2 lines of it.

    If possible please fix this.

  9. May we all renew!

    I am one of the silent readers and I visit the site almost daily and enjoy every moment. And really, most of the surfing in my case is from a smart phone.

    Many congratulations on the act, good luck!

  10. It would have been desirable to add a numbering to the responses, sometimes you want to refer to a certain response and without numbering it is difficult.

  11. Hi Abi, I surf through Internet Explorer 9, and the new text box for writing messages is really not convenient to use - it is very narrow, you can barely see two lines of the text written, it is really difficult to edit a message in this way.

  12. maybe yes maybe not
    The site is in the process of constant updating. We haven't fully finished the upgrade yet. In the coming weeks, everything will return to normal, and the furniture will even be upgraded to what it was before.
    I guess these are labor pains that every system that gets this kind of upgrade goes through.

  13. My father, even though it upset me, renew yourself (-:
    Why Bias? It is not possible to view "all opinions" and "all comments", as was possible in the past, or maybe I didn't find it..(?)

  14. Shelly, I admit I'm having trouble understanding what you're talking about.
    In fact, you yourself don't seem to know what you're talking about.

    HTML is a standard cross-platform language that has been used to create web pages since the birth of the Internet in the early 90s until today.

    HTML5 is the new standard that is being developed by two non-profit institutions that promote a uniform and modern standard for a universally open Internet.

    There is no better alternative, and even if there were, there is no logical reason to use any other technology.

    I would appreciate it if you could give an example of those "less commercial technologies" you are talking about, because I do not know them and have not heard of them.

  15. I think that choosing HTML5 is a very uncourageous choice that sharpens global conformism and is a detriment to less commercial developments that rely on the middle class collapsing under the burden.
    A bolder choice of less commercial and less mass technologies could have been expected, even if this meant that the site would only address a few who know and run these platforms.
    Maybe if you did this, these platforms would develop thanks to the purchase of their readers and hence the companies that developed them would advance and one day replace the giant corporations that have dominated the technological landscape since the 80s of the last century.
    Such an opportunity and you chose to miss it! Too bad 🙁

  16. Hi Abby, I am now reading from my tablet and (running Windows 8) and the site looks much more comfortable to read.

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