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Oscar

Location: Northern California

Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:29 am   Reply with quote         


My school website is a hideous place, I'm in charge of updating it to a new style, and i need some opinions here Very Happy

http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/jfk/

Also i need to send a letter to the Principal to inform him of this task... so if anyone here with some writing skills can you guys help me? Very Happy

This is what i got so far Confused

Quote:
I’m sorry to inform you that the current School Web Site is, for a lack of better word “hideous” and should be re-done immediately.
The present school web site not only for information purposes, it’s the


Any help would be much appreciated Mr. Green




Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:41 am   Reply with quote         


Ok...How about...

Dude...That SH*T STINKS!!! You really need to update it before they laugh you out of the teachers' lounge.




TofuTheGreat

Location: Back where I belong.

Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:27 am   Reply with quote         


What's with the links all opening new windows?!? Shocked Mad

Man that's some ugly stuff. I've got a suggestion for the letter to the principal:

Quote:

Mr/Mrs. Principal,

Our school's website does not do a good service to our school. Our school is touted as a "Multimedia/Technology Magnet High School" and yet our site is abhorrent.

The present school web site is not only for information purposes, it’s the gateway to our school. The site should make parents and visitors confident that our school knows what it is doing. This current site does not.

The site's failures on several items only serve to tarnish our school's image. Among some of the worst items:

    - Blurry/Jaggy logo images. They are hard to read in some instances.
    - Links that open new windows each time. This drives visitors away.
    - Incoherent page layout on the main page. There's just too much wasted space and the "Gallery" image gives the impression that you can click on it to see a gallery of images. Instead you get taken to another site.
    - The menu system on the main page isn't consistent with highlighting of hovered links. This misleads the user as the the functionality of the links unless they look at the status bar.
    - Color scheme, layout and interface inconsistency between the main page and supporting pages is a problem.
    - Broken image and page links appear at various pages on the site
    - The list goes on and on.


All things considered this site definitely does NOT give visitors the impression that we are a cutting-edge school. Is this really the impression we want to give the public?

Our students and staff have the talent and skills needed to correct this site and make it one that our school can be proud of.




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Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:30 am   Reply with quote         


Bravo Tofu!
Very Happy

And 10 points for using the word "abhorrent" in a sentence.

(heh...wonder how many people have to google that to get the meaning...)

Laughing




TofuTheGreat

Location: Back where I belong.

Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:35 am   Reply with quote         


digitalpharaoh wrote:
Bravo Tofu!
Very Happy

And 10 points for using the word "abhorrent" in a sentence.

(heh...wonder how many people have to google that to get the meaning...)

Laughing


I know. It's a strong word. But I needed the points. Laughing




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”The mind is like a parachute, it doesn’t work if it isn’t open.” - Frank Zappa
Created using photoshop and absolutely no talent. - reyrey

bigbuck

Location: Australia

Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:53 am   Reply with quote         


Some good stuff here, but remember a little tact and diplomacy goes a long way....

"While we appreciate the work that went into the design of this webpage, it is possibly a little tired and dated when compared to those of other blah blah blah. As a leading school in Technology, we would certainly benefit from an improved blah blah blah and I look forward to the challenge of redesigning a website that would blah blah blah...."




Marx-Man

Location: The United Kingdom!

Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:36 am   Reply with quote         


Man that site breaks all conventions...

I would word it like this...


Have you tryed browsing our site...


It is like eating the skin on the custard tha sticks to your tonsils...

Its like eating a spot ya just squeazed...

Its like Licking up sick...




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Oscar

Location: Northern California

Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:23 pm   Reply with quote         


digitalpharaoh wrote:
Ok...How about...

Dude...That SH*T STINKS!!! You really need to update it before they laugh you out of the teachers' lounge.


I'm pretty sure they are already. Confused




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