Comments on: Ed's Pledge: when Ministers go it alone http://puffbox.com/2009/08/31/ed-miliband-pledge-website-decc/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph http://puffbox.com/2009/08/31/ed-miliband-pledge-website-decc/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Joseph Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:29:03 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1075#comment-1102 Hi, since you noticed that the font was the same as on the labour site, do you know what font exactly that is? If you know and could reply it would be very helpful. Thanks. Hi, since you noticed that the font was the same as on the labour site, do you know what font exactly that is? If you know and could reply it would be very helpful. Thanks.

]]> By: Ed’s Pledge looking a little thin – run-up to Copenhagen climate change conference « Save Vestas jobs! Save the planet! http://puffbox.com/2009/08/31/ed-miliband-pledge-website-decc/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Ed’s Pledge looking a little thin – run-up to Copenhagen climate change conference « Save Vestas jobs! Save the planet! Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:27:43 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1075#comment-1101 [...] eagle-eyed (I was not one) noticed that it is a Labour Party website. Ed, in his official capacity, also [...] [...] eagle-eyed (I was not one) noticed that it is a Labour Party website. Ed, in his official capacity, also [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://puffbox.com/2009/08/31/ed-miliband-pledge-website-decc/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Jonathan Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:03:19 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1075#comment-1100 There is a slight blurring of lines here, something which you've commented on before - especially with regards to logos and ownership. Why doesn't this sit nicely within a government department - it would add some nice weight to the summit if he could say "look I genuinely have the British people with me". The site exists as 'edspledge.com' as well as 'labour.org.uk/edspledge/home'. Interaction with and access to ministers can only be a good thing, so maybe he doesn't deserve a kicking for the attempt, it's just the wrapping thats a little uncomfortable. Maybe he's lost patience and done his own thing? The Labour logo interestingly enough links back to the page on which it sits and not to Labour's home page. Design wise it scores a mediocre B-, its a bit all over the place. I noticed the font in the clip too. I don't think it was intended to be used like Ed has used it, on the main site its only used in UPPER case, and only then as a display font. It looks like the Labour font manglers have been at it again. See also the 'change we see' ident. Also if in doubt use the lens flare filter as much as you can... Surely there should be an opt out from further communications. Could that be the reason that its outside of a civil service framework? If this is an 'Ed promo' I think they need to do better. Milliband and Milliband, M&M, surely this makes him the green one? And his brother the blue? There is a slight blurring of lines here, something which you've commented on before - especially with regards to logos and ownership. Why doesn't this sit nicely within a government department - it would add some nice weight to the summit if he could say "look I genuinely have the British people with me". The site exists as 'edspledge.com' as well as 'labour.org.uk/edspledge/home'.

Interaction with and access to ministers can only be a good thing, so maybe he doesn't deserve a kicking for the attempt, it's just the wrapping thats a little uncomfortable. Maybe he's lost patience and done his own thing?
The Labour logo interestingly enough links back to the page on which it sits and not to Labour's home page.

Design wise it scores a mediocre B-, its a bit all over the place. I noticed the font in the clip too. I don't think it was intended to be used like Ed has used it, on the main site its only used in UPPER case, and only then as a display font. It looks like the Labour font manglers have been at it again.
See also the 'change we see' ident.
Also if in doubt use the lens flare filter as much as you can...

Surely there should be an opt out from further communications.
Could that be the reason that its outside of a civil service framework? If this is an 'Ed promo' I think they need to do better.

Milliband and Milliband, M&M, surely this makes him the green one? And his brother the blue?

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