Comments on: It’s better when you have content http://www.veprek.com/history-and-new-media/its-better-when-you-have-content staying connected Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:53:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Levasseur http://www.veprek.com/history-and-new-media/its-better-when-you-have-content/comment-page-1#comment-114 Jennifer Levasseur Thu, 03 May 2007 14:24:13 +0000 http://www.veprek.com/2007/04/30/its-better-when-you-have-content/#comment-114 You have outdone all of us with your wonderful site, Laura. This much-improved version of the site has straightforward navigation, an elegant and clean look, and very appropriate design. I hope to learn a little about how your designer's mind approaches things like this. I think my site is fairly basic, and doesn't really integrate enough of the feel of the time into it's design. I'm so happy to have your work to look at and see how to think in different terms. I agree with Jenny on the challenges to putting your historian's cap aside for a bit to think about design, and I'm happy we've had your good examples of design to challenge us in that respect. You have outdone all of us with your wonderful site, Laura. This much-improved version of the site has straightforward navigation, an elegant and clean look, and very appropriate design. I hope to learn a little about how your designer’s mind approaches things like this. I think my site is fairly basic, and doesn’t really integrate enough of the feel of the time into it’s design. I’m so happy to have your work to look at and see how to think in different terms. I agree with Jenny on the challenges to putting your historian’s cap aside for a bit to think about design, and I’m happy we’ve had your good examples of design to challenge us in that respect.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.veprek.com/history-and-new-media/its-better-when-you-have-content/comment-page-1#comment-113 Jenny Tue, 01 May 2007 13:59:48 +0000 http://www.veprek.com/2007/04/30/its-better-when-you-have-content/#comment-113 I think the French Revolution redesign is fantastic. Good job! I think I'm still a little bit vague about the purpose of this class. I guess I have a different expectation as a history PhD and historian--I want to learn how to present good history, not how to design. I agree that design is important, but design is nothing without content. Because this class is in the history department, I have different expectations than if it were in a design department. I'm a huge believer in crossing disciplines, but I want to learn more history-based design. Is that possible, or is it all just design? I think the French Revolution redesign is fantastic. Good job!

I think I’m still a little bit vague about the purpose of this class. I guess I have a different expectation as a history PhD and historian–I want to learn how to present good history, not how to design. I agree that design is important, but design is nothing without content. Because this class is in the history department, I have different expectations than if it were in a design department. I’m a huge believer in crossing disciplines, but I want to learn more history-based design. Is that possible, or is it all just design?

]]> By: Bill http://www.veprek.com/history-and-new-media/its-better-when-you-have-content/comment-page-1#comment-112 Bill Tue, 01 May 2007 02:38:20 +0000 http://www.veprek.com/2007/04/30/its-better-when-you-have-content/#comment-112 The French Revolution redesign looks great, It seems the information architecture is a lot more straightforward. That the CHNM redesign was frustrating reinforces the point that you can't do justice to design without the content. Bill The French Revolution redesign looks great, It seems the information architecture is a lot more straightforward. That the CHNM redesign was frustrating reinforces the point that you can’t do justice to design without the content.

Bill

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