I would imagine that there are many designers out there who would be very happy to contribute to a project like this on a volunteer basis.
Also, purposely making your website look less "well crafted" strikes me as quite cynical (and almost certainly counterproductive).
> The actual aim seems closer to marketing or perhaps influencing public discourse on the subject
A worthy aim, no?
... How much do giant drug corps spend on marketing? Last I remember, it was more than they spend on drug development; in the tens of billions of dollars annually. In this context, quibbling that a website seems too nice seems remarkably misguided.
Finally, considering how much effort has been put into helping people actually make these things - far more than anyone else! - I think trying to redefine their aim to be just marketing is deeply unfair.
Also, purposely making your website look less "well crafted" strikes me as quite cynical (and almost certainly counterproductive).
> The actual aim seems closer to marketing or perhaps influencing public discourse on the subject
A worthy aim, no?
... How much do giant drug corps spend on marketing? Last I remember, it was more than they spend on drug development; in the tens of billions of dollars annually. In this context, quibbling that a website seems too nice seems remarkably misguided.
Finally, considering how much effort has been put into helping people actually make these things - far more than anyone else! - I think trying to redefine their aim to be just marketing is deeply unfair.