Let’s call this Phase 1.1, shall we?
And now, for something completely different… This is a draft of coming revisions to the home page that we’re hoping to launch in mid-January. Items of Note: Bigger Cornell Logo in the red banner “Libraries and Museums” in the banner navigation instead of just “Collections” Events column to highlight campus goings-on Athletics headlines in the [...]
The Buck and Where it Stops
A few days back, Dan said: Honestly, I think that taking two to three years to change a logo is a little slow. It seems like everybody in the A/a-dministration is incredibly worried about imposing upon webmasters. I can’t even count how many times the A/a-dministration said “don’t worry, take your time.” It is almost [...]
We Interrupt this Broadcast for Some Exposition
Thanks, everyone, for participating in this discussion. I’m still parsing and mulling and ruminating. As are we all on the administrative side of things. (Please note the small “A” in administration.) Meanwhile, here are couple of points of clarification. Roger said: As of today (11/16) four of the seven Cornell undergraduate schools still use the [...]
Open Blogs, Open Doors, Open Minds
So, one of the most consistent and common complaints about the new logo and its guidelines is “You say I can’t use my logo anywhere on my site except the footer. That’s stupid and annoying.” (Paraphrased–this is a family blog.) At Wednesday’s Web Forum Meeting, we had a lengthy discussion about this–about the reasons behind [...]
Survival of the Fittest
I have obtained, for your veiwing pleasure, a PDF file of the document that details the evolution of the Cornell logo over the years. Come and get it. Obviously, you will need a PDF reader of one sort or another to view this file. Word on the street is that CAMS is in the process [...]
Who Said Logo Police?
I?d like to take a minor (but important) side trip from the recent spirited discussions on the logo guidelines (which are very productive and should continue!) to consider recent rumors that the Logo Police have arrived on the scene. When I had my first opportunity to address an audience as (then interim) Director of the [...]
Various and Sundry
Here’s an explanation of the rationale behind the use of the term A.D. in the new insignia, as explained by Ed Hershey (Director, Communication and Marketing Services) in an email on behalf of President Lehman. Ed writes: This is not a new issue for us. When it became clear to our team that we had [...]