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[Evan Boldt <alitabuger7@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looks great!

I'm not sold on the bottom part - the 'top rated materials' part. It doesn't
look quite as nice as everything else. I think I want some kind of a mixture
of the pager at the top with the current design. Maybe this time with only
one row of materials.

I agree with Paolo about using just the verb in the top navigation, except I
want it made clear that those links are related to materials. It would need
some kind of label or something that says that all of those links pertain to
marketing materials.
I really like having icons. Perhaps we could make white silhouettes
(cutouts) of icons and use them in that orange row. Maybe even give it an
inner shadow.

The second row of get make translate share looks great, but I think I would
replace those icons with the current ones. Do we want to turn the current
icons orange?

I like how simple it is, but is there any other information we want on the
page? It doesn't say anything about what SpreadUbuntu is. I don't know if
its necessary. The information on that screen makes it pretty obvious.


I know that canonical is using it in their template and you just took their
screenshot, but I'm not a fan of the dots.
Am I the only one?

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Pierre Vorhagen <pvorhagen@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> it has been quite a while since I last wrote something to the list, but
> I have been following SU developments closely. I have a little more time
> on my hands now, which allows me to come back to a couple of projects...
>
> I welcomed the change in branding for Ubuntu with great joy and
> excitement last week, we are definitely heading in the right direction
> with the "light" themes and feeling. Sometimes, less is more!
>
> At this point, I want to show you an image that I found some time ago. I
> remembered it whilst reading Evan's email and thinking of possible
> changes.
> http://freezedriedwater.com/media/simplicity.png
> This is exactly what Spread Ubuntu must not fall into if we want it to
> be a central and productive tool for the community, especially with the
> new branding.
> Take Launchpad for instance. The UI is constantly being worked on and,
> considering the massive amount of new and old features, the interface is
> a slick, clean working space.
>
>
> Instead of replying to every point, trying to make images clear, I
> drafted a mockup of what I have in mind on the gimp.
> http://freezedriedwater.com/media/homepage_mockup1-PierreVorhagen.png
>
> Remarks:
> - 5 elements in my mockup:
>        * Top navigation bar
>        * Marketing campaigns scrollable banners (similar to ubuntu.com)
>        * Explanatory links of the Spread Ubuntu options with icons
>        * A short monthly choice of well-rated materials, with a
> description as to why they're good, and in need of translation.
>        * Footer -> needs to be modified of course ;)
>
> - The Get/Make/Translate/Share icons would be relevant to their meaning,
> and obviously not these ones, but keeping the same style.
>
> - The "Log In" link could be placed next to the "Share materials", in
> the top navigation bar, and the appearing links (News, Account, Create
> Content and Log Out) would add themselves to the top bar. There will
> probably not be enough space, so I suggest removing the word "materials"
> behind the links, which is quite redundant in my opinion, especially for
> returning visitors that know the concept.
>
> - You will have noticed that right now there is no reserved space for a
> small description of SU. This can be added at the right of the campaign
> banners I think, since it doesn't need to be long. And "Read more..."
> links are great! ;)
>
> - The monthly choice of top-rated materials might enable the marketing
> team to somehow draw Ubuntu-related marketing in a specific direction,
> reinforcing a unified branding over unrelated local efforts. I think
> that it's very important to not just offer an exchange platform, but
> also to show the way marketeers should go. To compare with the business
> world, marketing is deemed to fail if the marketeers don't follow the
> company direction. This is why our role as a link between Canonical, the
> marketing team and the marketeers is essential in my opinion.
>
> - If we want to make SU a central marketing resource, and not only a
> repository, the campaign banners are important. In the same idea, I
> would suggest that we echo the efforts of LoCo's and LUGs on a "Spread
> Ubuntu Blog". The posts would appear on the homepage in a dedicated
> "Marketing Ubuntu " box (which can be under or next to the top-rated
> box). It's very gratifying to see one's efforts relayed on a somewhat
> "official" Ubuntu site.
>
>
> I have not yet drafted anything about the materials node, but I think
> that with the sidebar disappearing, there will be enough space to
> "un-clutter" everything a little bit, and stay in-line with the new
> "light" theme. This e-mail already got way too long anyway...
>
> Wishing you a nice day,
> Pierre
>
>
> On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 01:38 +0000, Evan Boldt wrote:
> > SpreadUbuntu is participating in the new Ubuntu branding. We want to
> > start some discussion about the new layouts, design, and logo.
> >
> > Please take a look at this wiki page:
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Projects/SpreadUbuntu/Brand
> >
> > Some things to discuss:
> > New Logo
> > Check out the current versions. See what you can make out of it. There
> > is a source file on the wiki.
> >
> > Navigation
> > Where should the navigation be placed?
> >
> > The 'primary' navigation (get, make, translate, and share) is on the
> > left (top for the home page). To match the other websites, it should be
> > moved to the orange bar at the top, yet the logos and descriptions are
> > still desirable. What would be the best way to keep them?
> >
> > Where should secondary navigation be placed? Currently it is on the left
> > side only for logged in users. If the primary is moved to the top, the
> > secondary will be the only thing occupying the left sidebar, which would
> > be a weird transition from not logged in to logged in.
> >
> > Front Page
> > What improvements can be made to the home page? Is there any information
> > it needs?
> >
> > Is the current layout ideal? Nearly no visitor clicks any of the 'top
> > rated materials'. Instead, they go for a 'media' or click 'get
> > materials'.
> >
> > Font
> > Browsers with support for @font-face are growing large enough that we
> > can pick whatever font we want. Do we want to use something like
> > Liberation Sans for all text?
> >
> > Materials Node
> > This is the layout you see when you click on a material you want, and
> > you are given the option to download images or source. It displays
> > information about the material. How can this be brought to the new
> > style?
> >
> > Please make some mockups of what you want to see happen, and add it to
> > the wiki at the top in the appropriate section.
>
>
>
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