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Title: City Council Website
Post by: Brengine on December 19, 2008, 07:18:18 AM
I was looking for some information about a city council meeting.  Am I the only one who thinks the council's website (//%22www.tulsacouncil.org%22) looks really amateurish? It looks like my grandmother put it together for her church.  Why does it look so much worse than the city's (//%22www.cityoftulsa.org%22)?
Title: City Council Website
Post by: RecycleMichael on December 19, 2008, 07:47:43 AM
It seems clean and functional.

I am not sure that slick and fancy is a good thing with public dollars.
Title: City Council Website
Post by: cannon_fodder on December 19, 2008, 08:05:02 AM
Not the sleekest, but it is OK.  A "very professional" website will set you back ~$5,000 if you want custom templates and all.  The City Council website is probably a $1,000 special.  I'm OK with it.

Definitely not going to impress anyone, but it is functional. If it was our tourism site, or our business development site... I'd be more concerned.
Title: City Council Website
Post by: Hoss on December 19, 2008, 08:12:37 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Brengine

I was looking for some information about a city council meeting.  Am I the only one who thinks the council's website (//%22www.tulsacouncil.org%22) looks really amateurish? It looks like my grandmother put it together for her church.  Why does it look so much worse than the city's (//%22www.cityoftulsa.org%22)?



It would appear that yes, you may be the only one...

[:D]
Title: City Council Website
Post by: inteller on December 19, 2008, 09:02:52 AM
im more interested in the content and I have to say they do a fine job of quickly updating committee minutes on there.

Now if they would just stream TGOV.  I was streaming my home web cam 5 years ago so you'd think it would be pretty easy for them with all the A/V equipment they have.
Title: City Council Website
Post by: Nik on December 19, 2008, 09:06:35 AM
Its better than the State Election Board's website.

http://www.state.ok.us/~elections/
Title: City Council Website
Post by: inteller on December 19, 2008, 09:54:58 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Nik

Its better than the State Election Board's website.

http://www.state.ok.us/~elections/

oh my eyes!  the horror!

i say teach these prisoners they have to design web pages, and then have them spruce em up.  I knew a guy that learned visual basic while in the clinker so I know they teach them skills.
Title: City Council Website
Post by: rwarn17588 on December 19, 2008, 10:05:46 AM
quote:
Originally posted by inteller

QuoteI knew a guy that learned visual basic while in the clinker so I know they teach them skills.



Cellmate?
Title: City Council Website
Post by: Gaspar on December 19, 2008, 10:27:01 AM
Old Dreamweaver 8 template.  I think it functions quite well.  Certainly easy to update.


Title: City Council Website
Post by: inteller on December 19, 2008, 11:00:27 AM
quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

quote:
Originally posted by inteller

QuoteI knew a guy that learned visual basic while in the clinker so I know they teach them skills.



Cellmate?



no, former coworker of a friend.
Title: City Council Website
Post by: sgrizzle on December 19, 2008, 02:02:23 PM
The website of the people who did the council site is a bit dated too, not a good way to sell yourself.

http://www.matrixforce.com/
Title: City Council Website
Post by: inteller on December 19, 2008, 02:51:23 PM
at least they are local.  but I know there is better local talent to be had for the same price.
Title: City Council Website
Post by: tulsascoot on December 19, 2008, 04:15:36 PM
They should have hired this guy to do it.
http://www.superdesignstudio.com/

I bet it would be cheap, too!
Title: City Council Website
Post by: Chicken Little on December 19, 2008, 09:11:26 PM
quote:
Originally posted by tulsascoot

They should have hired this guy to do it.
http://www.superdesignstudio.com/

I bet it would be cheap, too!

quote:
We are still growing, so harry up becouse our prices will be grow with us!!!
Man, what a sales hook![}:)]
Title: City Council Website
Post by: Chicken Little on December 19, 2008, 09:12:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by tulsascoot

They should have hired this guy to do it.
http://www.superdesignstudio.com/

I bet it would be cheap, too!

quote:
We are still growing, so harry up becouse our prices will be grow with us!!!
Man, what a sales hook![}:)]
Title: City Council Website
Post by: MDepr2007 on December 20, 2008, 10:09:57 AM
Don't we already have someone on the city payroll that should be able to build websites. What good are the techies if they can't build?
Then again isn't Carlos due some more favors from KT ?
Title: City Council Website
Post by: nathanm on December 20, 2008, 03:53:03 PM
The only thing I see wrong with that site is the idiotic shadow effects on the dropdown menu items.

Well, that and the fact the menu is javascript driven. Get with the 21st century CSS design guys. Those of us with modern browsers (and for this purpose, even IE6 is 'modern') get a dropdown menu, those who are stuck in the stone age can still click the menu title and get an interstitial page with the functionality of the menu.

I'm a strong believer in both simplicity and speed, which means both few images and small code size.