Hi Neil,

Quote Originally Posted by USA&USMC_COIN_Center View Post
On the public site, I have absolutely ZERO control over the arrangement, colors, or layout. That is the new Combined Arms Center template we have been directed to adhere to. Your comments mirror some of my comments internally to the web design staff, so I'll pass them on.
Ouch ! I've been stuck in that situation myself (Treasury Board Comon Look & Feel design restrictions) and, if the bureaucrats have taken control, it is the most frustrating thing imaginable. If it will help any, a couple of friends of mine in the Carleton HCI lab wrote a paper that analyzed the "impression time" of a "first view" (~ 50 milliseconds). If you shoot me an email, I'll be glad to send it off to you (an 1 page executive summary is available here).

Marc