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To Myers-Briggs I'm an INTJ on the cusp of an E. A war-orphan, I was raised an only child by my mother. Born into a family of engineers and inventors, I naturally gravitated to engineering; model railroading at age 5. By the time I left high school the railroad was well automated (back when mechanical relays and vacuum tubes prevailed.) Home was Gary, Indiana and while attending Purdue University I majored in Electrical Engineering, worked part-time and summers as a motor inspector at the Inland Steel 80" Hot Strip, where I found the air conditioning requirement of early automation equipment to be personally beneficial. I joined the DuPont Corporation as a Design Engineer and moved to Waynesboro, VA. (where in 1969 I automated the 1929 Acetate Chemical process using a Digital Equipment PDP 8E computer supervising five PDP14 industrial controllers -- the computer was programmed using a Teletype machine and paper tape!) I also had the pleasure of an assignment in Londonderry NI in 1973 followed by a move to Charleston, SC in 1976 to construct a fully automated polyester fiber facility (complete with industrial robots). But enough about me...

Friday, November 18, 2005

A Most Timely "MUST READ" Article

BtoB Magazine's annual "Ten Great Websites" issue bestowed honor to the approach of ten business to business websites toward making customer's lives easier, presenting detailed information in an easy-to-navigate format, and embodying the brand essence in an uncluttered design. The complete article includes accolades from the industry's top website usability and online marketing experts such as Kate Everett Thorp, President, Interactive Advertising, AKQA Worldwide and Hoa Loranger, User Experience Specialist at Nielsen Norman Group, a usability consultancy co-founded by industry expert Jakob Nielsen.

As we intend a Business to Business wesite, and this article points directly to examples of great sites with explanations of the characteristics that make them "great", I strongly recommend a thorough read of "Ten Great Websites" including each of the ten linked website reviews.

posted by George | 12:14 PM

2 Comments:

Blogger George said...

Thanks for asking. I've described Our Logotype. Any suggestions for a logo or tagline upgrade are welcomed.

Sunday, November 20, 2005 9:21:00 PM  
Blogger George said...

Thank you Tim for your kind comments. I too am most impressed with Kate Everett-Thorp and hope you were able to open some of her comments about the ten websites. It's nice to know what's out there and to find a great example of who we can be. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:27:00 PM  

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