On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:46:13 +1000, heretic wrote: > Maybe architecture is different in america, but here in australia > architects write the construction specification which has very little > to do with how anything looks. Yes, aesthetics are a really > significant part of the job; however so is function... and if they > forget the wheelchair ramps they're in some serious trouble.
I think the architect attitude is present here in Australia too - I completed the first phase of a project for an architect a little while ago, and it was maturing quite nicely for them (somehow I had even managed to avoid the Google Sandbox - I'd like to know how I managed that!) with traffic growing, but apparently it wasn't speccy enough and they found themselves a tafe student who would redo it in flash. Unfortunately it appears to be completely inaccessible flash (where they are residential architects and their biggest market segment is the older generation :( ) (I should have seen the signs - they kept showing me speccy sites from around the world done in flash with 8 pt type. Bad me.) Now it is dropping out of Google and they want to know why and how they can fix it. *sigh* It is bizarre how architects seem more concerned with form than function when one would expect that if they stopped and compared it to their own work they would see the analogies. I think a common comparison we make is to mention wheelchair access et al for public buildings and yet, your typical architect will make their business sites to impress their competition not their customer. :( Lea ~ looking for a permanent position in Brisbane. Contact me for CV. -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
