[Imc-web] [IMC] UC IMC Website Redesign

[Austin McCann]

Definitely! Thanks for that reminder, Brian.

There are two different concerns re: the website, which have to be served:
(1) Providing a community news forum (e.g. Brian's email), and
(2) Having an online representation of our *whole* organization, which
includes Print, RFU, Oddmusic, Costume Closet, Makerspace, etc. which
requires having a more general website than just a news engine.

So the website has to both *be the service itself *and a *representation of
the service*. So how do we nest the first into the latter? It can be done!

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'd like to talk in person about this, but I want to stress the importance
> of making the site user-friendly.
> We are different from WILL or others in that we are an open publishing
> site.
> I frequently hear from people that they have a hard time posting stories,
> even comments.
> I know this is largely due to spam, but I wonder if there is an easier way.
>
> We also need to increase use of the site if we want more than pictures of
> protest.
> People need to post stories of people creating if that's what's wanted.
> The site is what people make it - this is indy media.
> It is more than just a tech issue, but a people issue.
> Our viewers aren't just an audience, but ultimately we want to make them
> users.
>
> BD
>
>  On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Austin McCann <austinmccann at ucimc.org>wrote:
>
>> Tatyana:
>>
>> I've been talking about this project with Chris Ritzo (our Tech-person
>> extraordinaire) for a while now. Getting a *completely redesigned*website is crucial for development and a host of other needs. Constraint:
>> The website needs to be understood by folks who'll be maintaining it next
>> year (*it very well could be me!*) but I also think it's time for a more
>> stylish design reflecting the diversity of our working groups and our
>> interest not just in social justice (cf. images of people protesting) but
>> the arts (e.g. images of people creating).
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Tatyana Safronova <tsafro at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, all. I volunteer at Illinois Public Media as well as at the IMC
>>> and last Friday I was at a meeting where some people from Missouri discussed
>>> the WILL.Connect web site with the production crew at Illinois Public Media.
>>> The questions they asked and changes they proposed made me think that we
>>> really need to rethink the IMC Website. I propose we redesign our Web site.
>>> Kristina has really improved the look of the RFU and Public i sites and they
>>> now look like exiting projects run by real people. As for the main site, ask
>>> yourselves these questions:
>>>
>>> How do people find our site?
>>> What do they see when they arrive? From an overall glance, *do they see
>>> the IMC we want them to see?*
>>> Does the Champaign-Urbana community get to see and learn about everything
>>> we have to offer at the IMC?
>>>
>>> I suggest we start an in-person group to discuss this topic and make the
>>> necessary changes to really represent the IMC well in front of our
>>> community. Please voice your interest and ideas.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>> Tatyana
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tatyana Safronova
>>>
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>>>
>>> "An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Austin McCann, Development Adviser
>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center <http://www.ucimc.org>
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>>
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>
>
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> Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
> 303 W. Locust St.
> Urbana, IL 61801
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>



-- 
Austin McCann, Development Adviser
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center <http://www.ucimc.org>
austinmccann[at]ucimc[dot]org
202 S. Broadway Ave. #100
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 344-8820

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