[NCUC E-team] Website homepage mock up 1

[William Drake]

Hi again

On Jan 28, 2013, at 4:05 PM, Sarah Clayton <sarahliannec at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I expected there would be some push back on the top visual, however
> something else can be designed to go in that area - it doesn't have to
> be the 'heart of the Internet' graphic - suggestions welcome :)

Understood
> 
> I wanted the website to look modern and clean to illustrate that the
> NCUC is a group going forward, not stuck in the past. I agree, the
> NCUC does need an 'image'. I think that the top graphic should
> illustrate this 'image' - however, I'm not quite sure what you want
> this to be.

Welcome to the club.  It's a conversation we've never had, and I at least have never thought about it.  So you're ahead of the curve...
> 
> Am I right in saying that the meeting tomorrow will be at 5pm British
> time?

9 am in California so eight hours later UTC

> Also, there was no dial in information for UK citizens in the
> NCUC meeting agenda - unless I have missed something?

You did, have a look lower down the message I sent to the members list, there's a bunch of UK dial ins.  Anyway, I always just Skype to the US 800 number, costs pennies.
> 
> My car - unfortunately, I collided with a truck on the narrow lanes by
> my house in the snow/ice just over a week ago. The insurance company
> has told me that the car is a 'total loss'. I have been bargaining
> with them today to get the best scrap value for it - I got £700 more
> than their first offer, so that wasn't too bad. Anyway, as a result, a
> lot of my time has been spent looking for a new car and dealing with
> my insurance/car hire company.

Ouch!  Well, important thing is you're ok, eh?

Cheers

BD
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sarah
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:40 PM, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:
>> Hi Sarah
>> 
>> This is indeed quite clean and nice looking, thanks much for putting in the time on it.  Personally, I'm not sure about us claiming to be the "heart of the Internet," which goes rather beyond our current "The home of civil society organizations and individuals in ICANN's GNSO," but the principle of foregrounding some sort of branding visual rather than having the usual overly cluttered textual front page is interesting and worth discussing.
>> 
>> We'll be talking a bit about e-platform issues in the meeting tomorrow.  If you could join in remotely and offer some thoughts that'd be really helpful.
>> 
>> What happened to your car?
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> BD
>> 
>> On Jan 28, 2013, at 3:18 PM, Sarah Clayton <sarahliannec at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> 
>>> I have mocked up a homepage design for the new website. It is quite
>>> modern/clean/fun. I welcome your constructive criticism/ideas.
>>> 
>>> I have started designing some more corporate looking homepage options
>>> as well, although these are not yet finished. Unfortunately, all of
>>> the problems associated with writing-off my car have unexpectedly cut
>>> in to the time allocated to complete this work.
>>> 
>>> I will endeavour to participate in the meeting tomorrow.
>>> 
>>> Enjoy LA!
>>> 
>>> Sarah
>>> <Website design1.png>
>>