Re: FINAL: Invitation will be sent tomorrow morning

Thanks for the off-list suggestion to replace "steps we have identified is
to identify" with "steps are taking is to identify."

Any others?

On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Sharron Rush <srush@knowbility.org> wrote:

> As the newly appointed queen of the style tile search - I am in a hurry. I
> will send this out tomorrow morning if I hear no objections.
> ----
> FROM: Sharron Rush EOWG Co-chair
> SUBJECT: INVITATION: W3C WAI Style Tiles Request for Submission
> To:
>
> The Education and Outreach Working Group of the W3C's Web Accessibility
> Initiative is delighted to announce that we have begun work on a
> long-awaited redesign of our website, w3.org/WAI.
>
> One of the crucial early steps we have identified is to identify design
> resources and we are reaching out to you as a noted designer and artist.
> We ask you to submit one or more possible style tiles for the team to
> review with the possibility of overseeing general design direction.  Please
> submit your ideas to Sharron Rush (srush@knowbility.org) who is leading
> the search committee under the guidance of web site redesign project
> co-leads, James Green and AnnaBelle Leiserson.
>
> We are asking that style tiles be submitted by Monday September 5 and by 5
> pm US Eastern time.  We plan to anonymize submissions, so if possible
> please don't share your work with members of our team.
>
>
> *Background Information on the Redesign*
> First and foremost, our primary goal, is to:
>
> *Create the WAI site as the #1 Go-To place for Web accessibility *
> This goal serves as our beacon. What it means to us is about the public
> perception of the site — that it is seen not just as authoritative, but
> also as the most reliable place for Web accessibility information and that
> it's a role model. It's not about having the most traffic.
>
> Our short-term goal is to launch the initial iteration in the first
> quarter of 2017, with a modern, attractive (to our primary audiences)
> look-and-feel that reflects leadership in the Web community and builds
> credibility.
>
> We've identified three primary audiences:
> 1. Doers (includes developers, designers,content creators, web
> administrators, etc.)
> 2. Planners
> 3. Advocates
> If you would like more information on these audiences, see our "Personas":
> https://w3c.github.io/wai-website-personas/
>
> The following three pairs of adjectives capture our hopes for the visual
> design:
> 1. Engaging/empowering
> 2. Reliable/credible
> 3. Practical/clear
>
> Style tiles are to be based on the classic format from http://styletil.es/.
> The only two requirements for the style tiles are that they include a
> version of the W3C logo and adhere to WCAG 2.0 AA for things like contrast
> and resizable text.
>
> There is a lot of other information about the redesign, but our guess is
> the above is more than enough for style tiles.  That said, if you have
> questions, we welcome them.
>
>
> *Other Notes*
> While we wish we could pay for your very valuable work, alas we do not
> have the budget.  In case it's helpful to know, most of us, including the
> co-leads, are volunteers.  You are certainly welcome, however, to note in
> your resume and on places like LinkedIn, that you were selected by us, the
> W3C WAI Redesign Task Force, as a top accessibility designer.  And if your
> work is selected, of course you can say that too. We will recognize your
> work in all PR about the new site and something like the footer credits you
> can see here: http://www.w3.org/WAI/training/Overview.html and elsewhere
> on the current WAI site.
>
> That said, once you send it to us, it will be ours to use.  We ask that
> you not use any style tiles you send to us for other projects unless you
> are told that we won't be using them.  If you're told that we are using one
> of yours, we ask that you "retire" that design and only use it for things
> like your portfolio.
>
> Also, if it's alright with you, we will probably approach you again once
> we we have the information architecture and are ready to move on to
> full-fledged comps and prototypes.
>
> Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions or concerns
> and of course, feel free to send along to awesome designers who may be
> interested.
>
> Thank you for considering our request,
> Sharron Rush
>
> on behalf of
> James Green and  Anna Belle Leiserson
> Task Force co-leads
>
> and the following Task Force members:
> Brent Bakken
> Eric Eggert
> Shawn Henry
> Susan Hewitt
> Laura Keen
> Caleb Watson
>
>


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Sharron Rush | Executive Director | Knowbility.org | @knowbility
*Equal access to technology for people with disabilities*