Comments on: New TTC website: giving me what I want http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/#comment-870 James Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:46:36 +0000 http://eloquation.com/?p=456#comment-870 Hey, that's great! I hope you get to use your new iPhone on the TTC someday soon! Hey, that’s great! I hope you get to use your new iPhone on the TTC someday soon!

]]> By: Sameer Vasta http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/#comment-869 Sameer Vasta Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:38:37 +0000 http://eloquation.com/?p=456#comment-869 Haha! Maybe end of month James. I'm too busy being excited about the new iPhone to be negative. Haha! Maybe end of month James. I’m too busy being excited about the new iPhone to be negative.

]]> By: James http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/#comment-868 James Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:36:48 +0000 http://eloquation.com/?p=456#comment-868 "so don’t expect any harsh criticisms just yet" Don't keep us waiting! When will we get to see your harsh criticisms? “so don’t expect any harsh criticisms just yet”

Don’t keep us waiting! When will we get to see your harsh criticisms?

]]> By: Sameer Vasta http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/#comment-866 Sameer Vasta Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:10:54 +0000 http://eloquation.com/?p=456#comment-866 Great thoughts guys. I'm still withholding any serious criticism until there's still more meat built into this beta. As someone who works with content and information, the site is quite bare right now. I'm going to give them a few weeks (benefit of the doubt) and let them work on the content before I skewer them. That being said, both $400K and $8mil sound steep to me. Scary to think that some smaller, reputable firms could probably do it all on a much much smaller budget. Oh, and Alistair, I <strong>completely</strong> agree about the low-quality logo. I see it everywhere...do they seriously not have a good high-quality vector image? Great thoughts guys. I’m still withholding any serious criticism until there’s still more meat built into this beta. As someone who works with content and information, the site is quite bare right now. I’m going to give them a few weeks (benefit of the doubt) and let them work on the content before I skewer them.

That being said, both $400K and $8mil sound steep to me. Scary to think that some smaller, reputable firms could probably do it all on a much much smaller budget.

Oh, and Alistair, I completely agree about the low-quality logo. I see it everywhere…do they seriously not have a good high-quality vector image?

]]> By: Brian http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/#comment-865 Brian Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:04:43 +0000 http://eloquation.com/?p=456#comment-865 According to Adam Giambrone - "the entire project -- including all the features, technology, consultation and expertise that when into the redesign -- cost about $8-million, with the site itself consuming about $400,000 of that amount." What does he think a Website redesign is? Features, technology, consultation, expertise. This is an $8 million Website redesign. I'm really at a loss for words on how bad this site is given the pricetag. I couldn't even take the TTC Website Survey. It's broken. Brian According to Adam Giambrone - “the entire project — including all the features, technology, consultation and expertise that when into the redesign — cost about $8-million, with the site itself consuming about $400,000 of that amount.”

What does he think a Website redesign is? Features, technology, consultation, expertise. This is an $8 million Website redesign.

I’m really at a loss for words on how bad this site is given the pricetag. I couldn’t even take the TTC Website Survey. It’s broken.

Brian

]]> By: Jerrold http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/#comment-864 Jerrold Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:47:15 +0000 http://eloquation.com/?p=456#comment-864 Do you think that what they came up with is worth the $400k pricetag? Do you think that what they came up with is worth the $400k pricetag?

]]> By: anon-o-istair http://itellstories.org/2008/06/06/new-ttc-website/#comment-867 anon-o-istair Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:29:09 +0000 http://eloquation.com/?p=456#comment-867 While I agree there should be a focus to 1: standards 2: accessibility, I feel this new site was taken far too seriously in those regards. Sure, all the relevant information is presented on the site, but with its lackluster style sheet ( fraught w/ errors ) there is really no definitive calls to action, or anything to direct you from one element to another. I know going to the ttc site shouldn't be comparable to a visit to anything possibly entertainment related, but is shouldn't feel like the internal DOS based application of a midas brake locale chain either. I think, sadly, some of the "local accessibility experts" have pushed the site's designers and overseers into a corner, where in order to meet only their goals, any sense of personality it might have had, is woefully vacant. Oh, and if anyone at the TTC needs a "vector" version recreated of their logo, they can give me a call. Seems there is a gif scanned off a business card in 1998 making the rounds on all things TTC web-related. While I agree there should be a focus to 1: standards 2: accessibility, I feel this new site was taken far too seriously in those regards.

Sure, all the relevant information is presented on the site, but with its lackluster style sheet ( fraught w/ errors ) there is really no definitive calls to action, or anything to direct you from one element to another.

I know going to the ttc site shouldn’t be comparable to a visit to anything possibly entertainment related, but is shouldn’t feel like the internal DOS based application of a midas brake locale chain either.

I think, sadly, some of the “local accessibility experts” have pushed the site’s designers and overseers into a corner, where in order to meet only their goals, any sense of personality it might have had, is woefully vacant.

Oh, and if anyone at the TTC needs a “vector” version recreated of their logo, they can give me a call. Seems there is a gif scanned off a business card in 1998 making the rounds on all things TTC web-related.

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