The folks over at UNC are planning a design overhaul for their main page, and they are accepting feedback on what it should look like. I have always appreciated how good the old design was, although I admit that it was a little dated. You can go here to leave your input, so if you don't want the website to suffer the same embarassing downgrade that our obligatory game-time TV spot experienced, here's your chance to help out. Here is my top 10 suggestions:

1. No scrolling tickers.
2. No Comic Sans fonts.
3. No dancing character home refinance or google ads (how about just no ads period).
4. Keep the light background and clean look.
5. Simple = Elegant.
6. Busy = Ugly.
7. While this is not true of all sites, for a University site, the front page should contain minimal content--just enough to draw you deeper into the site, or serve information efficiently.
8. Equally represent all three missions of the University: education, research, and service.
9. Make me feel like the website is an extension of campus.
10. No deep royal blue or bright red.