The White House redesigns its web page

August 17, 2000 8:59 AM   Subscribe

The White House redesigns its web page
Spin up front, navigation off to the side. Reminds me of a weblog. I always thought the original deisgn looked too much like the Vatican web site.
posted by rschram (11 comments total)
 
man, i've been waiting forever to use this word, you know how it's not easy to just mention this, but that site is fugly. haha.
posted by tiaka at 9:16 AM on August 17, 2000


I don't know. I kinda like it. I agree with rschram. The old version of the whitehouse site was very Vatican-like and not appealing. This one is actually almost likeable.
posted by ZachsMind at 10:55 AM on August 17, 2000


It gives the impression of being saturated with self-importance. But we Americans have come to expect that from the White House.
posted by eyesandfists at 11:54 AM on August 17, 2000


Or maybe that's just me.
posted by eyesandfists at 11:54 AM on August 17, 2000


Two words:

Embossed text.

Eww.

(Or is that extruded text? Could someone tell me what lame Photoshop effect that really is?!?)
posted by solistrato at 11:57 AM on August 17, 2000


Extruded. (Lame.)
posted by eyesandfists at 12:00 PM on August 17, 2000


Yeah, who does the graphics for the White House site? I could come up with something better than that, and I'm super-lame when it comes to that kind of thing. Oh well.
posted by daveadams at 12:48 PM on August 17, 2000


Oh man, you all are missing the point (while making good points about the hideous extrusions!)! The White House is coolest! You can read press briefings online. Now at least the look of the site is appropriate to some of the better functions.

I do have to agree that the photos and graphics are fugly!
posted by rschram at 12:55 PM on August 17, 2000


The Vatican site also the coolest, in terms of press briefings ane e-encyclicals, but not that visually appealing.
posted by rschram at 12:56 PM on August 17, 2000


i like the level 4 site map - but everything else kinda stinks
posted by alethe at 1:04 PM on August 17, 2000


Cute.
posted by gleemax at 7:07 PM on August 17, 2000


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