One should be passionate when designing a website not a matter of just putting codes online. This is our state what happened to "Najivunia kuwa mkenya" if these are the kind of websites we are going to design. I second Peter Karunyu On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Kibui Maina <mainakibui@gmail.com> wrote:
@John Gitau
1. Read title of email : WOW rate this http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/ did U rate it? 2. some of us dont just write code we also do build proper UI 's 3. This is the highest office in our country. It represents the country as a whole.
NB:
A user’s perception of a Web site can evoke a wide range of emotions and attitudes. These emotions and perceptions impact the user’s attitude towards the Web site’s content, advertised products, company, credibility and site usability.
The design and presentation of a Web site is strongly visual and users are known to make aesthetic judgments of a site very quickly. Since the site’s aesthetics can influence brand perception and credibility, the importance of design and color treatments must be considered.
Source : http://www.usability.gov/articles/062009news.html
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On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:44 AM, maina <dmaishe@gmail.com> wrote:
Well put @John Gitau
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:37 AM, John Gitau <jgitau@gmail.com> wrote:
well I dont care much for the design. If i was to be picky I'd say the fact that the site has links supposed to point to speeches that 'dead end' is just wrong.
What I am having an issue with is blanket procramations of site is bad.
If you look back the last time I saw such a rant <http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/05/companies-registry-website-cost-62-million-cant-even-search/> ( http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/05/companies-registry-website-cost-62-million-...) someone complained about the companies registry and gave a very concise list of their issue with that portal.
Im asking you to not compare our statehouse with white house site and instead point out issues with the site that we can actually go out and fix especially since Im sure this site was funded with my tax shillings.
Gitau
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com>wrote:
@John Gitau,
Lets first establish where you stand in regards to web design stuff, what do you think of http://www.whitehouse.gov/ in terms of:
- Content "richness" - Aesthetics
To make it even easier, if YOU had to contribute 100k from YOUR pocket for a website, would you rather get whitehouse.gov or statehousekenya.go.ke?
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:56 AM, John Gitau <jgitau@gmail.com> wrote:
ehh whats wrong with the site. What if the designer actually met the requirements? I mean who dictates what a site should look like. As far as I can tell the content there is way better than some 'well designed' sites.
How about maybe offer a suggestion on what you'd like to see, if you did a free site for the state house for instance what makes you believe we would like it more than the one there?
Me devos advocate (though I seriously see lots of bashing here so just before you start on me let me try defend someone:-)) JG
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:50 AM, victor yegon <viktayeg@gmail.com>wrote:
Seriously azin for a whole state house fraternity
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> I actually did a site and offered it free of charge, never got a > word from anyone on this or the other lists... (i had addressed it to the > PS). > > > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Garr Patronas < > garr.patronas@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Vic, you probably don't want to know who did this site. You could >> suddenly find it impossible to inhibit the urge to whack the >> "web-designer" with a crowbar. >> :) >> >> On 6/13/12, victor yegon <viktayeg@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Who did the site? >> > >> > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Kibui Maina < >> mainakibui@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> How much was whoever who did this * >> http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/* >> >> paid? >> >> >> >> Rgds, >> >> Kibui Kenneth Maina,* >> >> * >> >> >> >> * >> >> * >> >> *T:* +254 (0) 721 173 780 *B:* Opticom >> >> Solutions<http://opticomsolutions.blogspot.com/> >> >> *W*: kit-b.com <http://www.kit-b.com> *T:* >> >> @mainakibui<https://twitter.com/#%21/mainakibui> >> >> *S:* kenneth.kibui <http://www.skype.com/intl/en/home> >> >> >> >> >> >> * >> >> * >> >> *Tools I Use:* >> >> PHP, Javascript, JQuery, MYSQL, SQLite, Android app dev, Joomla, >> Amazon >> >> cloud hosting, WHM, Cpanel, Adobe CS2-5, Dreamweaver, OSx, >> Ubuntu, Cent >> >> OS, >> >> Linux, Windows, Networking, Hardware, VM Ware. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Skunkworks mailing list >> >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >> >> ------------ >> >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> >> ------------ >> >> >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> >> ------------ >> >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > Yegon Victor >> > Web Specialist/Internet Consultant >> > Extra IT Solutions >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three > developments of great political importance: the growth of > democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of > corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against > democracy”* > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >
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