[Cc-webedit] [networking] New Website - Design Concept!

[Jody Boehnert]

hi Jonathan,

It is looking good. Nice template, well laid out.  Very well said about
trusting designer to do their job. It would be nice if we could adopt this
as a ethos on this list.

Still I have some comments in regards to content and hierarchy of
information. The camp has FOUR aims, action being one - but education,
sustainable living, and movement building are the other three. The content
on this homepage is very heavily action focused and I am concerned that is
is not grounded with the other three aims. If I were new to CC when I
visited this site I would want immediately to know WHY? - and there is no
link to this section. It is all action news.

Here are specific issues:

   - A lack of a space for 'resources' - or 'background information'.
   Everything is very news / blog oriented. We develop quite a lot a content
   and it would be good if we could have an area researchers could go to access
   information.


   - Nothing to point people to an 'about' page. - For total newcomers they
   want our mission statement, how we do our thing, etc.

In regards to design:

   - I think you need to be a little careful about putting unnecessary
   information on the homepage - which is making a bit more visual clutter than
   necessary. Make sure everything on the homepage especially serves a purpose.
   Are the dates for the blogs really necessary there? Could they be smaller or
   lighter or gone ideally.

Good work.

Jody



www.eco-labs.org
www.teach-in.co.uk


2009/7/31 Jonathan Leighton <j at jonathanleighton.com>

> Hi there,
>
> A concept design has been completed for our new website. Your feedback
> is sought!
>
> DEADLINE: 5 PM, Tuesday 4th August
>
> Please bear in mind that we are hoping to launch the new website in 2
> weeks (oh god!) Thus, a block to this general concept basically means we
> won't be able to do that.
>
> When the website group met to discuss this design brief, we explicitly
> agreed that implementing feedback is at the discretion of the designers.
> It's important that we trust our designers to do their job :)
>
> But with that aside, please take a look at the designs and let loose
> with your comments!
>
> Home: http://dump.jonathanleighton.com/climate_camp_home.png
> Blog page: http://dump.jonathanleighton.com/climate_camp_blog.png
>
> Once the concept is agreed, the designers will work on mockups for other
> specific sections (in addition to the blog).
>
> Thanks!
> Jonx
>
>
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