Slog - Comments on The Henry Has a New Web Site! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site I'm excited. Very excited. Images from the collection will be online. The site launched this morning. But. I only had five minutes to check the site just now because I've got an interview at 9, and I had several annoyances. First off, one of the exhibitions currently up (Rauschenberg's "Booster") has no images with it. ?? I had to sign an agreement telling me not to violate the copyright of the collections images. This is a first for me on a museum web site. Necessary?? The font is annoying. On the front page, the images are laying over the titles... Copyright 2008 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:59:00 -0800 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:30:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by raindrop A URL is inherently in the public domain, hence a link to their Web site is not a copyright infringement.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167153 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167153 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:11:16 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Ugh. Flash. Ugh. And I'm getting the same overlap (FF 3.0.3).

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167163 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167163 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:23:09 -0800 Comment by sprizee It looks awful in Google Chrome. Things are all over the place.

]]> sprizee http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167164 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167164 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:24:14 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Chrome sucks. (And so does flash)

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167173 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167173 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:31:45 -0800 Comment by Eric F Keep poking around. I watched this in development (I'm married to part of the redesign team). The aesthetics are aggressive (and pretty cool, I think), but the tools are really intelligently put together, especially around the calendar.

]]> Eric F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167175 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167175 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:33:34 -0800 Comment by paul i am definitely not smart enough for this website.

]]> paul http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167184 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167184 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:45:44 -0800 Comment by fARTing horrible. Such an uninviting homepage; I have no desire to poke around.

]]> fARTing http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167185 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:45:58 -0800 Comment by David http://www.henryart.org/

Guys, I think what you're seeing IS the design. They have a calendar on the front page with horizontal bands that stretch across with repeating words, overlapped by images. I checked on IE6, FF3 (Mac) and Safari 3.1, and it actually looks pretty much the same in all browsers, so I think what you're seeing is supposed to be a feature, not a bug.

]]> David http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167186 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167186 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:46:13 -0800 Comment by Betsey As a contemporary art museum, we work with living artists and photographers. Our goal is to protect their rights and intellectual property. Many artists have asked us to take these steps. As a public institution, and part of the University of Washington we are also obligated to protect works in the collection. The T&C only need to be accepted once by the visitor, then a cookie is set.



As for any other comments, feel free to send them to webmaster@henryart.org.

Thanks - and the link to the site (not in the post) is http://www.henryart.org/

]]> Betsey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167193 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:49:47 -0800 Comment by josh I know you're into BREAKING NEWS, but why not take a few minutes to look at the site after your interview instead of glancing at it and hurriedly enumerating its launch day faults?

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167210 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167210 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:04:12 -0800 Comment by Professional Slogger Why don't you take a minute to shut the fuck up? It's called frames, they aren't there, so you can judge the living shit out of the whole thing. Free pass.

]]> Professional Slogger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167220 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167220 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:16:30 -0800 Comment by john You're kidding. You didn't realize the calendar layout IS the website? And you review art? Nice eye. Snap judgments made in a hurry without engaging what is being reviewed. Sounds like you have a future in art criticism.

Drag the month and year around. This is an awesome website. Especially for an arts org.

]]> john http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167224 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167224 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:24:54 -0800 Comment by joey it was confusing for the first couple of minutes but once i started playing around, it's got tons of great info that's easily accessible.

the site was created by If/Then (who also did KEXP, Top Pot and National Geographic's websites).

i like it.

]]> joey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167229 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167229 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:28:57 -0800 Comment by w7ngman The courier new NEEDS to go. Ugh. The navigational items need more pop. Other than that it's a pretty decent website.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167232 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167232 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:30:29 -0800 Comment by EmilyP I'm not seeing any overlapping images. (Big 20+" monitor, IE 7.) But I'm also not seeing the calendar at all, and I've clicked everywhere.

]]> EmilyP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167235 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:33:45 -0800 Comment by jim courier In ten years, everyone will love Courier.


]]> jim courier http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167242 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167242 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:37:24 -0800 Comment by Erin This is an innovative new site. It offers a vast amount of historical information about the Henry Art Gallery. Over 80 years of exhibitions are featured on the calendar timeline. Past, present, and future events can be examined and related media downloaded. As a contemporary art museum, copyright is an issue, so please do not assume the fact many exhibitions are missing images is due to disinterest.



We welcome visitors to try out the features using a variety of devices (iPhone, PDA, etc.). You can jump or scroll back to 1927 using the exhibition calendar. Change the view to a month or even year view to see what took place at the Henry. Upcoming events can be added to your pergonal Google and Outlook calendars. We have launched an online search of nearly 100% of our permanent collection objects (>20,000 objects!). We are working to include accessible images for all objects without copyright restrictions. In addition, a collection search kiosk is launching in the gallery this week with extensive information and additional, detailed images.



We appreciate feedback, especially with regard to exhibition or event information that we might be lacking. Please send comments to webmaster@henryart.org.



Thank you.

]]> Erin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167245 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:41:10 -0800 Comment by Paul Morrison Wow. That is really bad. Shame on you Henry! You should pay someone to design your site instead of having your little brother do it on an old commodore 64. It makes me seasick.

]]> Paul Morrison http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167252 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167252 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:52:41 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I like Courier.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167253 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167253 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:54:03 -0800 Comment by Suz Ugly site which is difficult to navigate. I like the Henry but I hate the site.

]]> Suz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167271 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167271 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:15:16 -0800 Comment by rjh Everyone's a web expert these days, and feels the need to crap on anything new or different. I like the fact that a museum site tried something bold. Not everything works, but the creativity is commendable.

]]> rjh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167317 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:50:28 -0800 Comment by Sara I was a little overwhelmed at first- all the info on the front page??
But it's pretty awesome to navigate with all the info on the front page- and I love the super cool retro ibm font- it's the right kind of casual.
It's a museum site that is not boring and easy to navigate! Wow!!

]]> Sara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167322 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167322 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:51:40 -0800 Comment by sara I love the 'add to calendar' feature. I just found it- this is an addendum to my first comment.
This site is the shit.
It does exactly what I want it to.
Maybe if you could add contests? Prizes? That's the only improvement I can suggest.

]]> sara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167335 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167335 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:57:42 -0800 Comment by sara I love the 'add to calendar' feature. I just found it- this is an addendum to my first comment.
This site is the shit.
It does exactly what I want it to.
Maybe if you could add contests? Prizes? That's the only improvement I can suggest.

]]> sara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167337 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:58:18 -0800 Comment by Likes New Things @ 20

Do you remember the old site?

]]> Likes New Things http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167390 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167390 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:28:02 -0800 Comment by litlnemo As a public institution, and part of the University of Washington, you are also obligated to serve the educational and fair-use interests of the public. Which is often at odds with copyright absolutism. Just sayin'.

]]> litlnemo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167604 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167604 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:48:15 -0800 Comment by iheartart I think a good way to approach the Henry's new website is the same way you would approach one of their exhibitions. Spend some time with it, bring an open mind and you may just experience something new.

]]> iheartart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167665 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167665 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:16:04 -0800 Comment by Silverstar98121 Personally, I'm going to nominate it for the Daily Sucker at Web Pages That Suck. New, innovative and creative is not necessarily good web design, especially when there are contrast issues that make readability difficult, and Flash limits your SEO. So, do you want search engine optimization? Don't do it in Flash until someone has a program that can read it. Google is working on it, but it isn't there yet. Did you make the website to serve your creative needs, or the visitor's need for information? If it's not the latter, you've done it wrong. BTW, Vince Flanders at Web Pages that Suck is an expert in web design. The Daily Sucker on WPTS should be required reading for anyone doing a website.

]]> Silverstar98121 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167993 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1167993 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:31:58 -0800 Comment by nik @28 after playing around in the exhibitions and all content parts of the site, and especially after viewing the site sans-css, i'd say the henry knows a little something about web standards and seo.

also, i think anyone with half a spark of aesthetic imagination would cancel their henry art gallery membership if their site looked anything like the great web design 'expert' vincent flanders's work. http://webpagesthatsuck.com. yeah, eww.

]]> nik http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1168081 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1168081 Visual Art Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:51:36 -0800 Comment by Sue Talksaboutart It seems that there is no home page on this site. No place where one might feel centered enough to even choose where to go next, aesthetically or conceptually. Yes it is hip and full of great stuff, but kind of like an ADD nightmare to behold.

]]> Sue Talksaboutart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1168351 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1168351 Visual Art Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:22:00 -0800 Comment by Sue Talksaboutart It looks like the perfect site for Henry employees (and perhaps anyone else that lives for the Henry) to be just ONE CLICK away from anything one might possibly want to know about anything happening at the Henry at any time. For the rest of us occasional visitors: Are two or three clicks really so bad?

]]> Sue Talksaboutart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1168364 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_henry_has_a_new_web_site#c1168364 Visual Art Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:30:14 -0800