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Date:
Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:51:43 -0500
From: John Fritz <fritz@umbc.edu>
To: Sandra Shattuck <shattuck@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: featured website
Sandy,
I've sorta been the scout looking for possible sites, but I
coordinate
with OIA. I think this is a good candidate. However, I'd ask
that you
consider a few tweaks (mostly usablity, but one for brand):
* A reference (and preferably a link) somewhere that this is a
UMBC
site.
I think you could even use one of the UMBC logos or navigation
bars at
http://www.umbc.edu/Styleguide.
Also, should the title be "UMBC Women's
History Month 2001"?
* I find the text labels (WHM, Webtivism, Etvents, etc.) very
difficult to
read. Either drop the shadow or make labels change colors on
rollover.
* The blue links against black background are very difficult to
read,
and
virtually impossible to see when the visited link color turns to
purple.
This is a site-wide problem.
* I'd center the search box at
http://www.umbc.edu/whm/search/index.html
* On the homepage, none of the "click here for
more>>"
cues on the image
rollovers work. Maybe that's one of the tweaks you
mentioned.
* You have some interesting content, and good organization, but
I
think
some of these nits would make it more usable.
Later,
John
John Fritz
Coordinator of Web Development
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
410.455.6596 or fritz@umbc.edu
http://www.umbc.edu
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Sandra Shattuck wrote:
> John,
> I have no idea how the featured website for the UMBC splash
page
gets
> chosen (so please let me know if I need to speak with
someone
else), but I
> just wanted to make a plug for the Women's History
Month
> website, which has been crafted by two students. They're
still
working on
> bugs, but if you want to take a look, it's at
www.umbc.edu/whm.
> I thought it might be a good website to feature in March.
I've
been
> working with the two students creating the site. Thanks -
Sandy
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