Re: Conversion thoughts please

Thank you -- As you have noticed, yes, this is going to be major and I've 
been a member of some other lists long enough to know that seeking an 
opinion _before_ starting on this particular monster is the best way to go 
about the project.

At least I know I'm not alone!

The membership is having a convention next month and then I get to meet a 
lot more of the key individuals and offer some face-to-face persuasion.

I've been half-afraid to touch this site due to some of their internal 
problems. Now, I have a little extra ammunition.

But hey, I do like the background!! Can the rest, but nice background!

Tamara


At 10:45 PM 8/3/00 -0600, Carole A. Gay wrote:
>Hi Tamara,
>
>I don't know, but I think this is a MAJOR rework job.  The two shopping
>cart pages are pretty "standard".  I think the layout for them is
>probably dictated by the vstore.com folks and are at least consistent in
>the navigation.
>
>I, too think that the navigation is a mess.  Places I would expect to
>see a link - don't have a link, like the brown box in the upper right
>corner.  I think those things should be incorporated into the banner
>above.  It needs help!  Like, perhaps, Illinois Wildlife Federation -
>supporting ...,...,..., with the groups being listed in a smaller font,
>or in some way not given the weight that the IWF logo is given.  Maybe
>just eliminate it and use the 2nd logo as the logo banner.
>
>The home page is too busy with "cute" images.  It just doesn't feel like
>a professional site.  I've seen personal pages, designed just for fun,
>that were better organized.  Most of the page is one image after another
>of links.  I would like to see a more traditional navigation system and
>certainly something about the IWF Charter, Goals, and even something
>about successes made by the IWF in legislation.  There is no real
>information about the important 5 "W's" and an "H" on the site.  Perhaps
>you could convince them of the need for this.  They need to promote the
>IWF if they hope to get an expanded membership.
>
>The site feels lost in images, confused in purpose.  It needs direction,
>cohesion, reason.
>
>I think you have a tough row to hoe with this one, but if you give them
>some great ideas, forgetting about the popularity contest, I think you
>can win them over. :)
>
>Good Luck,
>
>Carole
>
>Tamara Abbey wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Yes, I am new to this list but I need some constructive help on my latest
> > project.
> >
> > http://www.illinoiswildlife.org/ is basically in the same state it was when
> > I *inherited* it. I tried to convert the index page to CSS and those using
> > NN 4.5 -- yes, I know the year is showing as 100.
> >
> > But, it's a site originally created in FP and, I fear, a *professional*
> > house created the FP template -- arrrgh.
> >
> > Now, the TD background colors are causing some real concern since the
> > members are accustomed to the look and it was sort-of created by someone
> > they were fond of who was able to do all this despite . . .
> >
> > What would be the most painless way - for me and the members -- to convert
> > the site to a more valid and consistent look while not doing any obvious
> > finger-pointing?
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any help/insight you might provide.
> >
> > Tamara
>
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