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Subject:RE: When Programmers Design Web Pages ... From:Linda Harrison <magdalen2000 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:45:32 -0800 (PST)
> i think they're reaching for something. that's part of the creative process, having the
> willingness to go outside prescribed boundaries, make mistakes, get a little crazy. it's a form
of brainstorming. that's what the arts are about.
>
> personally, i don't like the colors. they assault. the way the site is set up is a bit
> off-putting for me; my immediate reaction was *fear*. how the heck do you navigate through this
> thing? but it wasn't that hard.
>
> i think they should've made the photo links larger as well. keep in mind that this was more than
> likely created by students from 18 to 22 YOA. perhaps an entire class had to create the web site
> as an end-of-term project. maybe this was the best offering!
>
> technical writing is very much "just the facts, ma'am." for a lot of us, trying to stretch
beyond
> our daily confines would be a huge challenge, but artists have to be willing to do it all the
> time. that's how great art is created, whether it's in music, dance, or any of the visual arts.
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