Comments on: I believe that design can change

By: Design Can Change, los diseÃ±adores y el medio ambiente « el50

Design Can Change, los diseÃ±adores y el medio ambiente « el50 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:17:24 +0000

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By: DiseÃ±o responsable en campaÃ±a | flowmi

DiseÃ±o responsable en campaÃ±a | flowmi — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:54:51 +0000

[...] Aunque el sitio Design Can Change -como su perfil de responsabilidad social lo indica- tiene un diseÃ±o muy prolijo e impactante, busca no sÃ³lo diseÃ±adores sino tambiÃ©n programadores y artistas para este proyecto, que aquÃ ofrece mÃ¡s detalles. 11 Abr 07 | Flowmi | DiseÃ±o, Arte+Visual, Iniciativas | 0 comentarios | flowardealo Etiquetas: calentamiento global, diseÃ±o responsable, responsabilidad social [...]

By: Gong Szeto

Gong Szeto — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:38:05 +0000

brilliant post, and gobsmacked over designcanchange.org. kudos. i just post to my blog about this.

cheers from new mexico, gs.

By: Eric Karjaluoto

Eric Karjaluoto — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:48:41 +0000

Hi Rian,

Thanks for the comment--I'm happy to hear that you find the site useful.

The member listing area... Yes, I know... We've been bad about that one. We really did intend to have that online some time ago; however, it has been a very busy couple of months. (Sadly, we've had to push back a few Design Can Change updates, so that we can keep helping clients with projects that need to be completed.)

That being said, we do hope to get to that particular function again very shortly. In the meanwhile, however, you may find this interesting. We've recently created forums for designers to share ideas on the topic. It's still brand new, so not many posts yet, but we think it will be a great venue for discussion. Visit it here: http://forum.designcanchange.org/

(And we'll try to get that directory online as soon as possible--thanks for your patience.)

By: Rian

Rian — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:38:42 +0000

I felt that the social network for sustainable designers was the most unique and promising aspect of this project. There are so many climate change web sites appearing since An Inconvenient Truth was released, having one that speaks and mobilizes designers specifically will be a huge step forward.

Any word on when the community features of the site will be open to the public? I only ask because it has been much more than "two weeks" since the site launched (two months I believe).

By: Design Can Change by Ideas on Ideas « inel

Design Can Change by Ideas on Ideas « inel — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:43:11 +0000

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By: inel

inel — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:35:56 +0000

This site is just what I have been looking for: sleek visuals that present the issue clearly. I blog about climate change with an emphasis on making it clear and simple enough for middle school kids to understand key points and know where to go for ideas on taking action. They appreciate the issue better than many adults, and I am always looking for visual representations of the facts and have already used plenty from the IPCC and NOAA! Well, it is good to see more graphic designers joining the effort to combat climate change.

As far as John Lascurettes' comments are concerned, I share his concerns, as I always do when excellent graphics appear to be wasted by being embedded and unsearchable. The Vattenfall website falls short on speed, accessibility and search engine access too.

However, as long as bloggers discover your website, and describe it in words that search engines can pick up on, you can spread the word about anything these days. So that's what I intend to do.

As far as shawnpetriw's comments are concerned: ignore them. He is peddling misrepresentations of science by a minority who twist the truth. Basing your information on IPCC reports is exactly what graphic designers should do.

By: Eric Karjaluoto

Eric Karjaluoto — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:44:34 +0000

Hi John,

Thanks for the comments and feedback. You make some good points, and we did consider these before developing the site. That being said, we felt that mass accessibility wasn't the primary concern, given our intended audience.

Most of our projects are built to W3C accessibility standards; however, as we were building the site primarily for graphic designers, we felt it was less of a concern than the sites we create for more general audiences.

As I'm sure you know, every interactive project requires some level of compromise. Often making things more accessible reduces some of the visual appeal, and vice versa. We feel that these are decisions that have to be made on a per project basis. Could this site have been built better? Yes, certainly; nevertheless, given its audience and purpose, I'm quite comfortable with the compromises made.

As for the bookmarks, give that another try. The entire site is bookmark-able.

Best,

Eric

By: John Lascurettes

John Lascurettes — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:53:24 +0000

Great goals. I mean it. But it as a call to action I found it ironic that not to many are going to hear the call...

Any reason why the site is completely inaccessible, unsearchable and reliant on JavaScript to serve up a 100% site? Even Google thinks the site is only one page deep. Methinks you should at least consider _some_ static content. None of the content is bookmarkable.

By: DiseÃ±o responsable en campaÃ±a | FlowMi

DiseÃ±o responsable en campaÃ±a | FlowMi — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:10:25 +0000