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Renee Meyer ErnstAssistant Professor of Graphic DesignSt. Ambrose University | [email protected]
LOSING SITE ONLINE
Renee Meyer ErnstAssistant Professor of Graphic DesignSt. Ambrose University | [email protected]
The Future of Web Design without Past Designs
the issue
the issue
Teaching web design “in the now” is a huge technical, conceptual, and aesthetic challenge in higher ed.
the issue
Teaching web design “in the now” is a huge technical, conceptual, and aesthetic challenge in higher ed.
How does one prepare students for the future of web design without an archive of the past?
Then & Now: Facebook
2006 2007 2009
2010 2011 2012
Then & Now: Facebook
2006 2012
Then & Now: Yahoo!
1996 2012
challenges
challenges
No true history of web design textbook.
challenges
No true history of web design textbook.
Limited resources relating to the history or evolution of web design, period.
challenges
No true history of web design textbook.
Limited resources relating to the history or evolution of web design, period.
Images of old websites are found few and far between, and are often pixelated or cropped. Little to no indication of design credits or other site information.
resourceswith potential
resourceswith potential
Wayback Machine http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
Communication Arts http://www.commarts.com/annuals
AIGA Design Archives http://designarchives.aiga.org/#/home
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Wayback Machine (beta)
Communication Arts Interactive Annual
Communication Arts Interactive Annual
Communication Arts Interactive Annual
Communication Arts Interactive Annual
AIGA Design Archives
AIGA Design Archives
AIGA Design Archives
AIGA Design Archives
AIGA Design Archives
what we need
what we need
Centralized website archiving system.
what we need
Centralized website archiving system.
Organized, credible, usable.
what we need
Centralized website archiving system.
Organized, credible, usable.
Increased awareness.
main challenges
main challenges
Management
main challenges
Management
Archiving Methods
main challenges
Management
Archiving Methods
Copyright
main challenges
Management
Archiving Methods
Copyright
Cooperation
Facebook screenshots borrowed from:
Devil’s Workshop: The Tech Community Blog http://devilsworkshop.org/facebook-design-20042011-timeline-screenshots/
Facebook Craze http://facebookcraze.com/tag/old-facebook-designs/
All other screenshots taken by Renee Meyer Ernst from the following websites:
AIGA Design Archives http://designarchives.aiga.org/#/home
Communication Arts Interactive Annual http://www.commarts.com/annuals
Wayback Machine http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
LOSING SITE ONLINE
Renee Meyer ErnstAssistant Professor of Graphic DesignSt. Ambrose University | [email protected]
The Future of Web Design without Past Designs
