klenwell press » Design http://klenwell.com/press A Developer's Broadsheet Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:51:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 The New White House Website http://klenwell.com/press/2009/01/new-white-house-website/ http://klenwell.com/press/2009/01/new-white-house-website/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:26:40 +0000 klenwell http://klenwell.com/press/?p=76 I confess I skipped most of the inauguration. I’m not one for pomp nor circumstance (skipped my college graduation — both times.)

But just saw the new White House home page and I’m impressed. Here’s a comparison side-by-side (new Obama page to the left, of course):

white house website: 2008 and 2004

white house website: 2008 and 2004

To be fair, that’s an older version of the Bush website and the most recent version (see here) was definitely a step up. But, still, the designers of the Obama Adminsitration’s site did a superb job. One of my big hopes for the Obama Administration is more transparency. I hope this is a sign of things to come.

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On that topic, one of the first matters for attention this blog’s theme. I’ve started by installing plainscape. It seems like a good, simple foundation upon which to build. I also like primepress and no-frills and expect to incorporate elements from them.

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