Tuesday, March 27, 2007 (links for 2007-03-27)
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Metal redoes sk8links.com… Very nice, can’t wait for the RSS.
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A look at their CMS. Too much going on, if you ask me.
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I haven’t done much real design in quite a while. This article reminded me of the process and for just a minute, I slightly missed it.
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Joe D #
Question regarding skatelinks.com… Is it still a ‘blog’ if there is no commenting and no rss feed? What makes a blog a blog?
Bill #
Hmmm, let’s wax intellectual on this. Actually, let’s not. The blog bubble burst pre2k and no one knows it yet. Link blogs are the new hotness.
cpawl #
Reguarding AIGA CMS and Expression Engine Redesign -
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The AIGA CMS is hotness… advanced management, support help requests, layout options with new articles, ..etc. For real content management you need a real system. This is why Expression Engine rocks too – you can literary do anything with it.
Speaking of Expression Engine, Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain is one of the best web designers out there. I love his thought process and technique and delivery. I also admire his use of the grid system and how even his code is “designed”. A true inspiration.
Bill #
His process seems to be effective, indeed.
Regarding the AIGA CMS, that too, looks effective. I would just like to see a CMS that can do the same stuff, but more intuitive, with less options & areas to make mistakes.
For example – why do they need to select between design templates, if that page is already under a particular section? If it’s a technology page, give me the technology template, not a couple of different options. I’m sure it’s kick ass, I just expected a little more (or less) from the “pros”, that’s all.
cpawl #
I would think the layout changes were options that AIGA asked for, not something that the developer thought to just throw in there. Either way, I like that idea. I like the idea of giving such flexibility with a click of an icon. It’s usefulness would depend on the concept for the website, but still it’s a very clean way of offering variety and change without techy stuff getting in the way.
I do agree that there seems to be plenty of room for mistakes.