[MLA] Robin and our new site....

[Robin Reumers]

Hi Eelco, Bob, and the rest,

I’m happy I can help with the new website. I found an ex-student of mine who just graduated (and is interning at Wisseloord studios), he is also a webdesigner. So he will help us with the graphic aspect.

I would propose the following workflow and timetable:
- Could you please send me some more info about what you want to include on the website (I assume the front page should be a “news-section” where you can write an update every few weeks about what’s happening), then another section with documents & recommendations (with an integrated PDF reader), a contact section and maybe a page with more info about all of you? If you let met know what you want, I’ll create some wireframe drawings that you can all look at and comment on.
- I will then send you the wireframes this Sunday 12/03. You can then obviously send feedback.
- I will send the final wireframes to the designer (Michiel) by Friday 12/08.
- Michiel will create some design mockups and send them to you by 12/17. Again your chance to provide feedback on it.
- Finalised design in CSS by 12/28 and I will have it running on a “temp domain” by New Years (12/31). 
- Then you can give feedback again, and when you’re happy, we go live.

Hope this workflow and timeline works for everyone? If not, I'm happy to adjust to whatever you are all looking for.

Best wishes,

Robin

> On 26 Nov 2017, at 12:00, Grimm | Eelco <eelco at grimmaudio.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bob, and welcome Robin!
> 
> Great news, this seems like the ideal solution for MLA. I am sure Robin will do a great job - thanks a lot! 
> 
> Regarding your questions: Robin is now added to the MLA mailing list and your eagle picture is still great.
> 
> Cheers,
> Eelco
> 
> 
> 
> On 24 nov. 2017, at 16:53, Bob Katz <bobkatz at digido.com <mailto:bobkatz at digido.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Hi guys! Happy post-Thanksgiving! cc to Robin Reumers.
>> I've met with Robin and we have a very good mechanism for upgrading and moving the MLA site. I initially proposed to him to keep the site at my ISP because I control the DNS and it's already pointing to my hosting service, but Robin proposed letting us use his Amazon-based server, which he maintains. It has many advantages in addition to security, it has load-balancing and speedup so that automatically the URL will be served from the Amazon server nearest to your location. He also will take care of backup, which will keep incremental copies even to the day if desired. After a year, there may be some very small Amazon maintenance site fees which we can contribute, or Robin may offer to pay them himself and absorb his costs in the gamut of several sites that he administers for Leapwing Audio, Abbey Road and a few others that he runs.
>> All that sounds very fine to me and I told him if he has to buy any plugins we will contribute to and pay for them. Specifically, security plugins, if necessary, or any look-and-feel plugins. But it's a pretty basic site, and probably we don't need any fancy look-and-feel plugins like I'm using for www.digido.com <http://www.digido.com/>. We'll see what they  come up with. Before the MLA site was hacked, I had a dramatic photo I have taken of an Eagle. At the time you guys seemed to like it. Attached is the photo (if the maillist can accept attachments) and you can tell me what you think. Or feel free to offer another photo or image for our new home page! 
>> So, Robin and his team will make up a mockup that we can look at, criticize and contribute to, and when we decide that it's ready, I'll change the master DNS to point to our new site. Then within 24 or so hours, it will propagate around the world!
>> 
>> As for content, I asked Robin to implement a way for viewers to view a PDF file. That way we can edit or create the PDF offline and submit it to him. Other copy he could change, or if necessary, give one of us access to the Wordpress back end for refinement. Any way we like along these lines is workable and he's flexible in that way.
>> So, Eelco, can you please add robinreumers at gmail.com <mailto:robinreumers at gmail.com> to our mail list. 
>> 
>> Let the games begin!
>> 
>> 
>> Take care all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Bob
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