Thanks for the comment.

As you suggest it is counter to human nature and as with all things always easier said than done. It does take a real desire to change but the benefits are worth it.

I don’t make it my job to call out developers, and often I will think twice but in this case I felt an overwhelming urge to write simply because I was floored by the net result of their labours. No doubt there will be more to come.

The real advantage here is that I do not work in the museum field, and am not burning professional bridges in my home city, because I am not based out of NYC. I don’t make criticism as a default position, but I think where it is due, it is always good to try and raise standards.

I haven’t received any direct response though I can see people from the Whitney, other museums and most likely LBA viewing the site day-in-day-out. Time will likely diffuse the fire, but having just read comments on the LBA site about the work, I feel like they have thrown down the gauntlet for further analysis of their output.

So stand by for more up close and personal commentary on the site.

i enjoyed your review of the whitney site, even though it was pretty tough. do you ever think twice about calling out other developers, or do you see it as an obligation? often times, people shy away from honest critiques like yours because they don’t want to limit their professional networking opportunities and so on.

finally, have you received a response from anyone over at the whitney or the agency in light of these posts? in short, have they initiated a dialogue with you about your criticisms? it seems that would be the smartest way to diffuse further criticism.