Pre-Web Design Discussion

I know you want to talk design, but. These are the rules. Formfollows function • Dont start what you can't finish. • Don't build what you can't maintain. • Don't use the web for a filing cabinet. • Don't build based on the org chart. Any functional system has to follow rules. REDUNDANT • OUT OF DATE • TRIVIAL When the rules are broken, websites ROT Coming soon. DATE TRIVIAL Duplicates inevitably becomes outdated. Meeting notes covered in dust. REDUNDANT • • Written from our point of view. • Who is your audience? #"Everybody" (O) Solvę the user's problems • What is the problem they need to solve? (not ours) •• How will we keep ROT out of your site? Form Now that we understand • Build an attractive site that's maintainable each other, let's discuss form and malntenance. • Look at data in 6 months, 1 year 3 EXIT Strategy • What happens if it doesn't work out? We can still be frlends. • Redesign or decommission?