why we need to think beyond the website
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Can you make this look good?
This site needs a facelift!
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Design is making things work.
“If you’re not prepared to fail,
you’ll never create anything original.”–Ken Robinson
1861
1850
1840Fifth US Census: Pop 17M Colleges: >100
Sixth US Census: Pop 23M Colleges: ~150
Seventh US Census: Pop 32M Colleges: >200
Source: http://americanphilosophy.net/american_colleges.htm
1861Seventh US Census: Pop 32M Colleges: >200
600+ Colleges had
FAILED
Source: http://americanphilosophy.net/american_colleges.htm
In their haste –they forgot design.
Words matter.
“Books aren’t written –they’re re-written.”
–Michael Crichton
Say the color, not the word.
Say the color, not the word.
Yellow
Say the color, not the word.
Orange
Say the color, not the word.
Blue
Say the color, not the word.
White
Logo Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3
Logo Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3
Logo Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3
Logo Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3
Serendipity.
“What we find changeswho we become.”
–Peter Morville
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!
Let’s talk about:
The history of electrical sockets
Hello!
Hello!
LampsWired
ServiceConsumer Interface
Predictable openings
Precise service specs
120 volts
60Hz
I’m an API!
Why do we re-design?
Content is out of date.
Content must be portable.
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We stop making websites.
We stop making websites.
We start making a digital campus.