Re: [OT] Current website not very attractive

[Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celoserpa@gmail.com>]

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Hey guys,

Didn't mean to start any kind of flame.

@Nick: I'm not a designer, more of a hybrid coder with some design
foundations, but I'm definitely willing to help. I don't like the current
layout because of it's overuse of shadows and its "web1"-style layout.
Also, typography could use some improvement, and we could also use a better
screenshot, to give a better first impression.

- Marcelo.

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:

> Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:
>
> > Sankalp <sankalpkhare@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > --f46d044401de1e3ad604c6de28a7
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> > >
> > > I'm inclined to agree with Marcelo.
> > > --
> > > Sankalp
> > >
> > > *******************************************************
> > > If humans could mate with software, I'd have org-mode's
> > > babies.
> > >                           --- Chris League on Twitter.
> > >                http://orgmode.org/worg/org-quotes.html
> > > *******************************************************
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10 August 2012 04:44, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Good, that probably means it's one of the more accessible and usable
> web
> > > > sites on the internet.
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 9 Aug 2012, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hey list,
> > > > >
> > > > > Don't want to be negative, but doesn't anyone else also think the
> current
> > > > > design is kind of amateurish and not very attractive? I also did
> not like
> > > > > the screenshot used, I preferred the previous one, it showed more
> org
> > > > > capabilities, and the colors and indentation looked better.
> > > > >
> > > > > My two cents and food for thought,
> > > > >
> >
> > Talk is cheap: how would you improve it? And I don't mean generalities:
> build
> > a website as you think it should be and then invite us over to take a
> look.
> > And  as Jude suggests, don't forget to keep accessibility/usability
> issues
> > in mind as you design.
> >
> > Nick
> >
>
> It has been pointed out to me that my comments might be taken as
> "overbearing".  Not my intent, but I will take back the "talk is
> cheap" part (or repeat it to myself as the target this time) and
> apologize for it: I should have reread the mail before hitting send.
>
> But the larger point is still there: "I don't like it" is a legitimate
> response, but is not nearly as helpful as giving a list of reasons
> of *why* you don't like it. And providing something you *like* is even
> better. E.g. would the current design with the previous screen shot be
> OK? Or are there deeper problems?
>
> Nick
>
>

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