When Site Redesigns Go Wrong
Ok, this is more about a site redesign Request for Proposal (RFP) rather than an actual redesign, but I still found it pretty interesting (and hilarious).
According to Talking Points Memo, a RFP from the Republican National Committee is circulating around the web, and the public reaction hasn’t been good. First, it leads off with some truly painful corporate jargon (“If it’s going to be ‘outside the box’ – then not only keep it outside the box, but take it to someplace the box hasn’t even reached yet.”) and then follows up with some specifics about…well, there actually aren’t really any specifics.
Also, fans of the open web won’t like this part: “Flash interfaces can often make mundane tasks exciting, and having Flash developers who understand user behavior will make the site more user-friendly.”
Reaction from conservative bloggers has been pretty harsh…comments like “”a masterpiece of confusion and idiocy” and “clueless losers” are being thrown around. Ouch…and I thought the Mozilla audience was tough!
If you’re curious to see for yourself, you can read the full RFP here.
