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Web Graphics: Art on the NetMark Harden, texas.net Museum of ArtLimited timeAs they say, there is never enough time in the day, and this applies especially to an individual trying to manage and augment an extensive web site in his spare time. I have made specific design decisions intended to streamline the process of updating the site. For example, I have established a link feature called not "Pick of the Week" or even "Pick of the Month", but "Pick of the Moment". The carefully chosen wording allows the luxury of revising this section at my convenience without the site appearing stale. In the essay section, Juxtapositions, I have adopted a purely textual interface. The backlog of essay ideas grows much faster than their writing; the last thing I can afford to do is spend a lot of time on the process of getting them into the site once they are finally ready to go. Similarly, the Art CD-ROM Reviews interface would be more attractive with a client-side image map graphic, or even thumbnails of screen captures from the respective CD-ROMs, but time constraints will not allow such an extravagance.In one sense, limited time has worked to the advantage of the site. Originally, I conceived a site that would rotate the exhibitions like a real museum, removing earlier sections as new ones were developed. Once I understood the extensive effort required to create an exhibition, I quickly determined that nothing should EVER be taken down. Fortunately, the expansion of economic web space has assisted in maintaining this eternal exhibition concept. Next: "Uh...I don't know how to do that." Return to Table of Contents
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