Past Intranet Design Annuals Intranet Design Annual: 2014

Get an inside look at the 10 best intranet designs of 2014 — this 314-page report is the only place to find this information, with 144 full-color screenshots of before and after designs, which are usually protected behind the organization’s firewall.

Comprehensive case studies and detailed best practices keep you up-to-date on current trends and challenges that you can use to improve your own intranet design.

The winning intranets were chosen by expert review based on design and usability, from a field of hundreds of nominations.

Article: 10 Best Intranets of 2014

Topics

• Tips for incorporating successful design patterns and best practices into your intranet
• Responsive design on intranets 
• Mobile considerations
• Agile development
• Persistent right rail
• Functional footers
• Search: Global, local, and people
• Streamlining megamenus
• Filmstrips and carousels
• Flat design
• Communicative carousels
• Helpful team sections and collaboration spaces
• Visual design to support the brand and desired tone
• Powerful images and photographs
• Continued integration and evolution of social tools
• Effectively coaxing employees to update their profiles, and comment on articles
• Change management
• Governance structures to maintain design gains
• Methods and technologies used to achieve the vision within an organization's framework
• Early wireframing to aid development and buy-in
• SharePoint advice

2014 Winners

• Abt Associates, Inc., a global research firm (US)
• Air New Zealand, an airline (New Zealand)
• Allianz Australia, an insurance company (Australia)
• AMP, a wealth-management company (Australia)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF), an international financial and economic organization of 187 countries (US)
• Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit group medical practice of physicians, scientists, and researchers (US)
• National Geographic, a non-profit scientific institution (US)
• Ooredoo, a communications company (Qatar)
• triptic, an online communications agency (The Netherlands)
• WellPoint, a healthcare solutions provider (US) 

These intranets supported from 20 to 61,000 employees, and the average size was 11,600 employees.

Learn more about the winning teams

See also:

Current Intranet Design Annual

Intranet Design Annuals (2001-last year)