Fwd: re: reminder of goals/vision for site redesign project

Thanks for your efforts Shawn.

Charmane

>Envelope-to: [email protected]
>From: "Shawn Lawton Henry" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:44:39 -0500
>X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
>Importance: Normal
>X-Original-To: [email protected]
>Subject: re: reminder of goals/vision for site redesign project
>X-Archived-At: http://www.terra.es/personal7/a100009/
>Resent-From: [email protected]
>X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/387
>X-Loop: [email protected]
>Sender: [email protected]
>Resent-Sender: [email protected]
>List-Id: <public-wai-eo-site.w3.org>
>List-Help: <http://www.terra.es/personal7/a100010/>
>List-Unsubscribe: 
><mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
>Resent-Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:44:49 +0000
>X-Virus: None found by Clam AV
>X-Spam-Level:
>X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.64
>X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on sys03.mail.msu.edu
>
>
><excerpt>
>If we are getting resistance on a more graphical design then maybe we
>need to educate whomever on the necessity of doing this.
>...
>The last design submitted proves we can get the Wow-factor and do
>accessible design.
></excerpt>
>
>The issue is not resistance to a graphical design, nor the ability to do
>WOW & accessible.
>
>The issue is coming up with a design that conveys the appropriate
>message, feel, etc. to our extremely diverse, international audience.
>(starting with ourselves... for example, at least two people had
>negative reactions to the last design)
>
>We might end up on the more conservative side for the design of the WAI
>site, and put efforts elsewhere into demonstrating WOW & accessible.
>
>Sorry I didn't communicate more effectively in our meeting last night
>the issue we're facing on this.
>
>~ Shawn


-- 


MSU: Advancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives.

Libraries, Computing & Technology: Connecting People and Information

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have a Productive Day!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Charmane K. Corcoran
Information & Accessibility Specialist
Michigan State University
Client Advocacy Office
316A Computer Center
East Lansing MI 48824

E-mail: [email protected]
Phone:  Dept. Office - 517/353-4856
        Direct/Vmail - 517/355-4500 Ext. 244
FAX:    Office: 517/355-0141

HmPg:   http://www.terra.es/personal7/a100011/