Hi Nathaniel, Thanks for your note! I'm not sure I understand all of your points, but it's actually a cornerstone of the Conan project strategy to utilize IxDA members (& those who love them) to create the interaction design as well as graphic design solutions for the new website.
The Conan project is pursuing its objectives with a smaller, all-volunteer-driven version of the design-by-community approach that we admired so much in the Drupal.org redesign project. This is not only in keeping with IxDA's member-led organization philosophy but it's also a crucial way that we're reducing costs for the organization. Back when we were originally scoping out a design & development project late last year, we heard ballpark quotes in the six-figure range from reputable firms, and that's far beyond our means. Also note that we don't anticipate adjusting the graphic design far from its current look & feel, largely because this aspect of the current website is one of the aspects where members indicated general satisfaction. So, besides contributing financially -- and I should mention that IxDA ALWAYS accept donations, even outside a fundraising drive -- people who want to stay involved can look for the call for community feedback in the near future, and help us define the right forms & behaviors for the first release of Conan. Cheers, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43252 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
