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24ways.org: A Sacred Cow?

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

OK as I’ve been drawn slightly into the conversation about this year’s redesign of 24ways.org and the innovative approach to it’s interface I have to concede in principle I agree with Veerle’s post - we need not throw unfair criticism at those who test the edges of the box. But on the flip side of that, if we test the edges and they appear lacking then shouldn’t we at least acknowledge the design issue? Sacred cows aside let’s talk frankly. Light grey on grey text? It is hard to read… no? Do WCAG and visual contrast ring any bells with anyone? Sacred cow or not the same site produced by someone of less stature would be caned regardless of the attempt at innovation. Are we back to undesign - bad is the new good?

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Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky (cover)

Clay Shirky's Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations has been on my bookshelf for the last few months literally screaming to be read. In fact, I'm wondering how I got so sidetracked to have reached the end of the year without having consumed it. The message of the book is an area of my own fascination, the effects that our new technologies have on the way we relate to each other, and how we're now empowered in ways that were historically unheard of (or not even conceived of) not too long ago.

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