I joined this list well over two years ago. I have designed sites on my own utilizing tips and suggestions I have gathered from most people on the list and other lists. This is the FIRST time I have had my hands tied as to follow a Graphic Designer/Marketing "expert" who has new visions for OLP Guitars, which is owned by HHI, for whom I work in the capacity of Webmaster.
I have attended college and have received a degree in Web Site Design and Management. I have worked for various companies in both full-time and freelance capacities and never in my short 8 year career in web design have I ever had my knowledge or lack of knowledge questioned and thus insulted as you have managed to do in this statement to me: "I won't go into all the remaining issues - you're probably aware of them anyway and have done the best you can with what you know." As for the text on the left. I am working within a pre-determined sized slice of the graphic designer's design. I have changed font faces, styles and sizes 100 times. Instead of chastising me (for doing something you have no idea of how I ended up concluding to) how about doing what this list is meant to do...HELP, ASSIST, POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! If you have an idea of how to make the font size larger as to be readable yet not break the table, please then by all means tell me. If it is to get rid of the table, then that is NOT a viable answer or solution for now, but in time that will come. I work for a company which up until 3 years ago, could have cared less about a web presence. I am basically in a weird position as the company's divisions start to grow and add on additional employees (design and marketing). Yes, I am in control of the sites that appear on our web servers. But yes, I am also needing to follow closely the assets that are provided to me regarding the building of the divisions web site as well. I have written a Web Standards paper which will be presented to each Division Manager at the next Managers Meeting. If you would like a copy of it so you can really determine my level of knowledge or understanding of standards and accessibility issues, I will send you one. I sent my first request prematurely to the list. I should have validated first but did not because I knew my problem was not in whether the site as a whole validated or not, but with another key element. I deserved the first answer I got. In all honesty, I do not feel I deserved your "elitist opinion" or remarks without some form of assistance on how to correct the problem within the boundaries I am restricted to with the version of this particular web site. Isn't that is what belonging to a specific online community, forum or email list all about in the first place? Oh well..end of rant. I will go back to lurk status and will learn the old fashioned way...trial and error until I can begin thinking of myself as some form of an elitist as well.. Thanks Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Doorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 2:47 AM Subject: Re: [WSG] Spacing Issue > G'day > > >Thanks for the replies. I actually took a step back, re-evaluated the > >suggestions I got and came up with this test page which appears to work: > > > >http://www.olpguitars.com/index2.asp > > > >The top links all work and I retained the graphic designer's sliced image. > > > >oh yeah...it VALIDATES! > > > A step in the right direction (in my "classist" opinion anyway). I > won't go into all the remaining issues - you're probably aware of them > anyway and have done the best you can with what you know. > > One thing though, what's that tiny text on the left? Is it legalese > fine-print you are trying to hide from potential customers, or is it > important information they came to the site for? Spare a thought for > visitors who use MSIE (which likely will be most of them) and don't have > perfect eyesight (which may be many of them). > > Regards > -- > Bert Doorn, Better Web Design > http://www.betterwebdesign.com.au/ > Fast-loading, user-friendly websites > > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
