[IMC-US] banners and width

[deva]

All comments should be taken solely on their wisdom or lack thereof, 
regardless of who it is from! Ideas and new concepts of indymedia are 
certainly welcome as far as I am concerned

It seems like the syndicated featurewire is an important feature of the 
US-Indy site - How would you see that working with your text-lite 
concept?

deva


On Dec 29, 2004, at 10:25 PM, Aaron Couch wrote:

> Hello US Indymedia,
>
> I have not been involved in the US site process but I think this is an
> important discussion and would like to chime in.  Since I have not
> done ANY work for the US site, I don't expect for my comments to be
> taken as anything more than comments to be read soley on their wisdom
> or lack thereof.
>
> I think that the US Indymedia site should be as text-lite as possible.
> Why? Here goes:
>
> I think that the full-browser format that most indymedia sites use is
> good for the local sites.   This is because most local indymedia sites
> are directed toward local organizing and events, and need to feature
> as much content as possible to provide a democratic balance b/w
> newswires and features.  Also, most local indymedia's do not have
> features regularly enough to have a text-lite site.   If features are
> only posted every couple of days, then you want to get the most out of
> each feature as possible.
>
> Local indymedia sites are great organizing tools. I think the US site
> should be a portal to all that is happening in indymedia, for those
> outside (and inside) of the organizing realm.
>
> The US site should look like a legitimate news source for people who
> do not have experience with the indymeida network.  A text-heavy site
> does not look like a legitmate news site.  Every other news site I can
> think of, is very text-lite.  And this is not just for mainstream.
> Democracynow.org, salon.com, workingforchange.org, fair.org,
> commondreams.org, enn.org... (i could go on) all use text-lite sites.
> It is simply easier to read and digest.
>
> I think that the san fran (sf.indymedia.org) site is the best example
> from the indy network of what the US site should look like. (I really
> like democraynow.org as well). I don't know the details of and don't
> want to get intot the whole sf/indybay split.  I do think that the
> indybay site (i read both daily) is a better model for a local
> indymedia site.  but for the us site, I really feel strongly that the
> sf site is a better model for the US site.  Newswire stories are
> strictly the title of the story and not any of the text of the story.
> I think the US site should follow the same lead.
>
> i have spent a lot of time over the last six months taking a close
> look at indymedia site design as i have been redesigning the front end
> of the PhillyIMC site (see below for link to latest draft), so i have
> webdesign and IMC experience, and am eager to throw up some examples
> of what i am talking about if anyone is interested, though i think the
> sf site is a brilliant example of what shape the US site should take.
>
> and once again, if my comments seem critical, they should be tempered
> with the fact that I am also truly inspired by the US site and what
> you have put together.
>
> -Aaron
>
> Aaron Couch
> PhillyIMC
>
> latest phillyimc draft:
> http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~acouch/PhillyIMC/draft19.html
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:50:21 -0800 (PST), bradley at riseup.net
> <bradley at riseup.net> wrote:
>> I'll be another person to agree.
>>
>> I think that bannerb looks great, though i think i actaully prefer (a)
>> http://rumpus.rackhost.net/bannera.png
>> (but, i'll be happy with either one)
>>
>> sincerely,
>> Bradley
>>
>>> I agree - with the text heavy site, it should expand as wide as a
>>> persons screen
>>>
>>> also agree with the gradient so there is not a cut line
>>>
>>> deva
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 29, 2004, at 10:23 AM, john duda wrote:
>>>
>>>> i agree with bht here. we need as much screen space as possible, the
>>>> syndicated wire really needs to expand out.
>>>>
>>>> i like bannerb, i.e.
>>>>
>>>> http://rumpus.rackhost.net/bannerb.png
>>>>
>>>> it would look even better if whoever expands the banner does it such
>>>> that the edges of the two images had a bit of gradient fading to 
>>>> black
>>>> to make the transition smoother.
>>
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