I'm glad so many people found the article as interesting as I do and I'm psyched to hear that the piece is making its way into the classroom. There are so few examples to pull from, but knowing that students have a chance to learn from the BBC's experience is very cool. Hopefully it will widen some perspectives.
Cheers, Alex Jones www.SilverSpider.com www.twitter.com/BaldMan www.RefreshAustin.org On Feb 24, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Art Thompson wrote: > Thanks for sharing this, Alex. My interaction students at St. Ed's are > working on a redesign project and I've just assigned this as required reading. > > Cheers, > > Art Thompson, Jr. > Logical Things - Web, Design & Marketing Solutions > 917-609-1158 [m] > 512-692-9865 [w] > www.LogicalThings.com > twitter.com/LogicalThings > www.linkedin.com/in/LogicalThings > > > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Robert Banh <[email protected]> wrote: > That was a good read. Thanks Alex. > > I sent it out to my team. I'm going to push for a 'wall of shame'. > > Rob > > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Julie Gomoll <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > What an excellent example of a well-thought-out redesign. Great fodder for > > clients who aren't familiar with what all goes into something like this, > > too. I *love* the "wall of shame" - definitely going to use that. Thanks, > > Alex. > > > > Julie > > > >>> The BBC has written up a lengthy and very informative piece on their new > >>> site branding and design: > >>> > >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/02/a_new_global_visual_language_f.html > >>> > >>> It’s well worth the time to read through it when you have a bit of time, > >>> but at a minimum, I highly recommend you at least skim the article as > >>> there’s a wealth of bite-size chunks of information related to the > >>> examples. > >>> Alex Jones > >>> www.SilverSpider.com > >>> www.twitter.com/BaldMan > >>> www.RefreshAustin.org > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > >>> > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "Refresh Austin" group. > >>> > >>> [ Posting ] > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >>> Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > >>> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > >>> > >>> [ Unsubscribe ] > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> [ More Info ] > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > >>> > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "Refresh Austin" group. > >>> > >>> [ Posting ] > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >>> Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > >>> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > >>> > >>> [ Unsubscribe ] > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> [ More Info ] > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Pat Ramsey > >> Web Design and Accessibility Specialist > >> [email protected] > >> > >> Code that works… beautifully > >> http://slash25.com > >> (347) 542-7252 > >> -- > >> Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Refresh Austin" group. > >> > >> [ Posting ] > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > >> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > >> > >> [ Unsubscribe ] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> [ More Info ] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Julie Gomoll > > http://launchpadcoworking.com > > > > -- > > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Refresh Austin" group. > > > > [ Posting ] > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > > > [ Unsubscribe ] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > > [ More Info ] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. 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