Thanks to people for some great feedback. All positive which is very good to hear. Also some useful feedback on specific things to maybe look at - just what beta is for :)
I have tweaked a few specific things that were raised:
The white space to either side of the content tables has been reduced a bit (thanks Mike)
I've adjusted the positioning of search box/submit as these overlapped on some screen sizes (thanks Nick)
We'll keep other comments in mind as we go forward too, so thanks for contributing.
many thanks to all, for your help with this.
Andrew
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:37:10 +0000
From: Nick Stevens <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: MCG website is now mobile responsive
Well done Andrew, looks like you've done a great job.
I would say that the search box and logo need some padding and the longer menu items (Volunteering as an MCG committee member) run off the screen but maybe that could be rectified, in this instance, with renaming the item 'Volunteering'?
Good Job!
Thanks
Nick Stevens
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We've just given the MCG website a bit of a refresh.
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The main difference it's now responsive so the display should be much easier to read on your mobile device of choice. It's tested on Samsung and Chrome Android browsers, iOS on iPhone, iPad and iPad mini and recent desktop versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer.
In the MCG spirit of getting the biggest user benefits out there as the priority, there might be one or two style or layout issues that have been overlooked, so feel free to let us know, but the overwhelming objective was to get it mobile-friendly now and we'll iron out any glitches as we go
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:51:32 +0100
From: Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: MCG website is now mobile responsive
Hey Andrew
Good work - it looks great!
My only comments would be that you'd gain quite a lot of real estate if you got rid of the whitespace on either side of the central content block (this is on iPhone, where maybe 30% of the width isn't being used). Also personally I'd slot the search box under the logo - or lose it entirely - it looks kinda weird right at the top.
ttfn
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On 12 Jun 2013, at 09:37, Nick Stevens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well done Andrew, looks like you've done a great job.
> I would say that the search box and logo need some padding and the longer menu items (Volunteering as an MCG committee member) run off the screen but maybe that could be rectified, in this instance, with renaming the item 'Volunteering'?
>
> Good Job!
>
> Thanks
>
> Nick Stevens
>
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> Dear fellow cultured technologists,
>
> We've just given the MCG website a bit of a refresh.
>
> http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/
>
> The main difference it's now responsive so the display should be much easier to read on your mobile device of choice. It's tested on Samsung and Chrome Android browsers, iOS on iPhone, iPad and iPad mini and recent desktop versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer.
>
> In the MCG spirit of getting the biggest user benefits out there as the priority, there might be one or two style or layout issues that have been overlooked, so feel free to let us know, but the overwhelming objective was to get it mobile-friendly now and we'll iron out any glitches as we go
>
> There have been a few other minor layout tweaks. When we last asked for your feedback, the most popular forum for MCG engagement was the MCG discussion list (90% of respondents) followed by Twitter (27%) . Accordingly, we have altered the site to highlight these more clearly.
>
> Disclaimer - I say we. It's really been me hacking away at a Wordpress theme, so I will hold my hand up and take the rap for anything that has gone awry in the process. Nothing like the thrill of making service improvements live - scary but strangely compelling - beta in action :)
>
> Andrew
>
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:37:22 +0100
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Subject: Re: Drupal partners - recommendations needed
Hi Angie,
I can recommend The Workshop http://www.theworkshop.co.uk
While I was with Parliament's education team they built this site for us:
http://www.speakersschoolcouncil.org, including hosting and mtce etc.
Best wishes,
Josh
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:56:44 +0000
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Subject: Re: Drupal partners - recommendations needed
I've enjoyed working with Adaptive Technologies Ltd based in Brighton before:
http://www.adaptivetechnologies.com/
They build all their sites with Drupal now ( I believe ) and can provide hosting.
This is the site they did for the museum of design in plastics:
http://www.modip.ac.uk/
Perry
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Hello
We're on the hunt for a Drupal partner who can build sites and provide all the supporting services (hosting and maintenance etc). We'd rather go with a medium to large provider.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Many thanks
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From: Martin Fell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Documentary filmmaker
Good morning all,
We are embarking on a film/documentary project relating to our studio
pottery collection that will involve interviewing artists, collectors,
gallery owners and others involved in the post-war British ceramics
movement about their connections to others working/collecting at the
time. We are taking a modular approach to filming - i.e. doing a series
of short, isolated interviews with key persons. Starting with six.
However, the long-term goal is to expand this into something much
larger. So, although there will initially be a series of separate
interviews, we will also be hoping to tease out several, over-arching
narratives that could, themselves, turn into standalone documentaries.
In short, we need a filmmaker who can help us structure this project so
that we get useful informatio/content from interviewees that can be
re-used in the future. Has anyone worked with good documentary
filmmakers in the past that I could contact? Someone with an
understanding of art/studio pottery would be handy, but not essential.
I am based in York at YMT.
Kind regards,
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:21:41 +0100
From: Adrian Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentary filmmaker
Hi Martin,
They're based in London, so I don't know if ideal, but we have used acapmedia and they are superb - http://acapmedia.co.uk/
Most of the recent videos on our youtube channel were made by them - http://www.youtube.com/user/horniman
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Subject: Documentary filmmaker
Good morning all,
We are embarking on a film/documentary project relating to our studio pottery collection that will involve interviewing artists, collectors, gallery owners and others involved in the post-war British ceramics movement about their connections to others working/collecting at the time. We are taking a modular approach to filming - i.e. doing a series of short, isolated interviews with key persons. Starting with six.
However, the long-term goal is to expand this into something much larger. So, although there will initially be a series of separate interviews, we will also be hoping to tease out several, over-arching narratives that could, themselves, turn into standalone documentaries.
In short, we need a filmmaker who can help us structure this project so that we get useful informatio/content from interviewees that can be re-used in the future. Has anyone worked with good documentary filmmakers in the past that I could contact? Someone with an understanding of art/studio pottery would be handy, but not essential.
I am based in York at YMT.
Kind regards,
Martin Fell
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:47:55 +0100
From: Tony Crockford <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentary filmmaker
On 12 Jun 2013, at 11:21, Adrian Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> We are embarking on a film/documentary project relating to our studio pottery collection that will involve interviewing artists, collectors, gallery owners and others involved in the post-war British ceramics movement about their connections to others working/collecting at the time.
You might try these guys:
http://www.mglmedia.tv/
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:49:25 +0100
From: Ricky Wallace <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentary filmmaker
Good Morning Martin,
A friend of mine is a Freelance Creative, Art Director and Director of his own company Joe Lygoe Creative Ltd. He has 13 years' experience in leading creative projects from TV ads, to interviews (talking heads), websites and much more. He has plenty of contacts in documentary film making and would be happy to take on a project like this. Being a Creative he is extremely interested in art so it would be a pleasure to work on for him.
His work can be seen at www.joelygoe.com but you might be particularly interested in http://joelygoe.com/50339/456361/the-work/fund-forum to get an idea of the style of his filmography and the quality of his work in film.
Hope that helps!
Ricky
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Subject: Documentary filmmaker
Good morning all,
We are embarking on a film/documentary project relating to our studio pottery collection that will involve interviewing artists, collectors, gallery owners and others involved in the post-war British ceramics movement about their connections to others working/collecting at the time. We are taking a modular approach to filming - i.e. doing a series of short, isolated interviews with key persons. Starting with six.
However, the long-term goal is to expand this into something much larger. So, although there will initially be a series of separate interviews, we will also be hoping to tease out several, over-arching narratives that could, themselves, turn into standalone documentaries.
In short, we need a filmmaker who can help us structure this project so that we get useful informatio/content from interviewees that can be re-used in the future. Has anyone worked with good documentary filmmakers in the past that I could contact? Someone with an understanding of art/studio pottery would be handy, but not essential.
I am based in York at YMT.
Kind regards,
Martin Fell
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:20:31 +0100
From: Nick Poole <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Meet Wikimedia UK at the Collections Trust's OpenCulture 2013 conference
Dear colleague,
With apologies for cross-posting, I wanted to make you aware of the
following announcement which the Collections Trust has issued today
concerning Wikimedia UK and the OpenCulture 2013 conference.
Wikimedia UK will provide an information hub at OpenCulture 2013
<http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/openculture2013> on 2-3 July to
discuss its projects with museums and other institutions, and to provide
delegates with an insight into how it can help with digitising their
collections and making them freely available online.
Commenting on the collaboration, Wikimedia UK's GLAM (Galleries,
Libraries, Archives and Museums) Coordinator Jonathan Cardy, says
"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment".
Wikimedia UK <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> is the charity
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Wikipedia's image library Wikimedia Commons
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projects in the UK, including participation in the world's largest
photography competition
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_
the_United_Kingdom> this September.
Jonathan has joined Wikimedia UK to coordinate and expand its outreach
work to Museums and the rest of the GLAM sector. He says: "We are
delighted the Collections Trust has invited us to OpenCulture 2013.
Please come and talk to us about the things we are doing with Museums
and other GLAMs. Whether you are interested in multilingual
accessibility
<http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Case_studies/Derby_Museum> ,
improving Metadata
<http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/02/the-british-library-picturing-cana
da-and-photos-of-cats/> , or just helping write the reference work
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BM/Hoxne_challenge> that
many of your visitors use, we can help.
"If you are considering digitising your collection, please come and talk
to us about making it freely available to the whole of humanity - or at
least the five hundred million who visit our websites every month".
The Wikimedia UK Hub will be situated in the exhibition area at
OpenCulture 2013, the Collections Trust's flagship event to be presented
at the Kia Oval on 2-3 July. The event will attract at least 300
attendees, and its programme and delegate booking are online at
www.openculture2013.org.uk <http://www.openculture2013.org.uk/> .
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:48:10 +0000
From: Annabelle Campbell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentary filmmaker
Hi Martin,
We have worked with a number of film makers to produce films for exhibitions . Each has differed as per the project theme and focus but all draw out narratives around making and process with the maker. I would highly recommend Federico Urdaneta (www.fumf.tv/), Jared Schiller (www.jaredschiller.co.uk/) and The Light Surgeons (www.lightsurgeons.com) - all of whom have worked with us, and who responded well to our briefs and understand the context within which we work.
You can see examples of their films here:
Nora Fok for Jerwood Applied Arts Prize by The Light Surgeons: https://vimeo.com/31595285
Maker films for Added Value by The Light Surgeons: http://addedvalue.org.uk/explore
Sheldon Cooney for Breath Taking by Federico Urdaneta: https://vimeo.com/24771483
Michael Marriott and Brent Dzecorious/ RawCraft curators by Federico Urdaneta: http://www.rawcraft.org.uk/about/
Gareth Neal for Craft Cube by Jared Schiller: http://www.jaredschiller.co.uk/tag/craftscouncil
David Watkins and in Cheung by Jared Schiller for Striking Gold: http://onviewonline.craftscouncil.org.uk/striking-gold/
Hope this is helpful,
Best
Annabelle
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Sent: 12 June 2013 11:08
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Documentary filmmaker
Good morning all,
We are embarking on a film/documentary project relating to our studio pottery collection that will involve interviewing artists, collectors, gallery owners and others involved in the post-war British ceramics movement about their connections to others working/collecting at the time. We are taking a modular approach to filming - i.e. doing a series of short, isolated interviews with key persons. Starting with six.
However, the long-term goal is to expand this into something much larger. So, although there will initially be a series of separate interviews, we will also be hoping to tease out several, over-arching narratives that could, themselves, turn into standalone documentaries.
In short, we need a filmmaker who can help us structure this project so that we get useful informatio/content from interviewees that can be re-used in the future. Has anyone worked with good documentary filmmakers in the past that I could contact? Someone with an understanding of art/studio pottery would be handy, but not essential.
I am based in York at YMT.
Kind regards,
Martin Fell
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:49:53 +0100
From: Sharna Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentary filmmaker
Would also agree with Jared, he's fantastic.
Also ReelNice have done some bits for Tate
http://reelnice.co.uk/
SJ
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Sent: Wed 6/12/2013 12:48 PM
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Subject: Re: Documentary filmmaker
Hi Martin,
We have worked with a number of film makers to produce films for exhibitions . Each has differed as per the project theme and focus but all draw out narratives around making and process with the maker. I would highly recommend Federico Urdaneta (www.fumf.tv/), Jared Schiller (www.jaredschiller.co.uk/) and The Light Surgeons (www.lightsurgeons.com) - all of whom have worked with us, and who responded well to our briefs and understand the context within which we work.
You can see examples of their films here:
Nora Fok for Jerwood Applied Arts Prize by The Light Surgeons: https://vimeo.com/31595285
Maker films for Added Value by The Light Surgeons: http://addedvalue.org.uk/explore
Sheldon Cooney for Breath Taking by Federico Urdaneta: https://vimeo.com/24771483
Michael Marriott and Brent Dzecorious/ RawCraft curators by Federico Urdaneta: http://www.rawcraft.org.uk/about/
Gareth Neal for Craft Cube by Jared Schiller: http://www.jaredschiller.co.uk/tag/craftscouncil
David Watkins and in Cheung by Jared Schiller for Striking Gold: http://onviewonline.craftscouncil.org.uk/striking-gold/
Hope this is helpful,
Best
Annabelle
Annabelle Campbell
Exhibitions and Collection Manager
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Mobile: 07530 285685
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onviewonline.org.uk
addedvalue.org.uk
rawcraft.org.uk
blockparty.org.uk
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Subject: Documentary filmmaker
Good morning all,
We are embarking on a film/documentary project relating to our studio pottery collection that will involve interviewing artists, collectors, gallery owners and others involved in the post-war British ceramics movement about their connections to others working/collecting at the time. We are taking a modular approach to filming - i.e. doing a series of short, isolated interviews with key persons. Starting with six.
However, the long-term goal is to expand this into something much larger. So, although there will initially be a series of separate interviews, we will also be hoping to tease out several, over-arching narratives that could, themselves, turn into standalone documentaries.
In short, we need a filmmaker who can help us structure this project so that we get useful informatio/content from interviewees that can be re-used in the future. Has anyone worked with good documentary filmmakers in the past that I could contact? Someone with an understanding of art/studio pottery would be handy, but not essential.
I am based in York at YMT.
Kind regards,
Martin Fell
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