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Re: [Blueprint ubuntu-gnome-website-look+feel]Ubuntu GNOME Website Look and Feel

 

The website is not a wiki replacement, and yes, it has been discussed these
days in the main mailing list as well as the Artwork mailing list. The
website is definitely a goal for this cycle.

Cheers,
Alfredo
On 11 Dec 2014 08:02, "Prashant Matta" <pvmatta6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I also liked the idea of the website that Satyajit proposed. And I guess a
> custom wiki would be better.
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> ------------------------------
> From: James Vorderbruggen <jamesvorder@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: ‎11-‎12-‎2014 09:53
> To: ubuntugnome-artwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Ubuntugnome-artwork] [Blueprint
> ubuntu-gnome-website-look+feel]Ubuntu GNOME Website Look and Feel
>
> Blueprint changed by James Vorderbruggen:
>
> Whiteboard changed:
>   [Niels Vermaut] "As ideas go, I would like to keep the website as clean
>   and simple as possible. I could add in fancy effects like Parallax
>   Scrolling, but I don't see the added value for that. I also would advice
>   against sliders, and just use a small animated header with Animate.css.
>
>   As far as Brand consistency goes, you guys need to fill me in :). I'm
>   also always wanting to listen to new ideas!
>
>   Is there a need for a custom Wiki, or are we going to use the Ubuntu
>   Main one? And is there a need for a knowledge base of some sort? Because
>   I also could look into something like that!
>
>   The draft I made is available at 188.226.254.37"
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   [aldomann] Sorry Neils, I had a very basic mockup and our great Satyajit
> came up with this thing: http://cl.ly/image/031I1y2o1r0D/o
>   As you can see, it keeps simplicity as its main feature whilst showing a
> modern design.
>
>   We shall discuss what navigation links we need to include in the web
>   (Blog, community, etc.) but this design should help.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   [Niels Vermaut] "That design does look very well, and If I get the go
> signal from one of you guys, I could start working on it tomorrow. The only
> thing I would change is I would put the latest news article under the
> download button. Anyone having a problem with that, or having another
> suggestion, I'm all ears."
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   [aldomann] Let's wait for the Communications team folks to hear their
> opinions on the website structure.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   [Niels Vermaut] "Okay, will hold my horses :). The only thing to
> consider is that now I have a lot of free time, execution could be done
> very quickly. However, this will change in July and August. Not that I
> won't have any time, but I won't achieve completion in one or two days
> then."
> +
> +
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> + [jamesvorder] Are we still pursuing this? If so, we should really set up
> a shared folder of some sort to house our PSDs, create more detailed
> mock-ups of each page.  I can help with this (even though I'm not part of
> the correct teams,) if we still want to pursue the redesign.
>
> --
> Ubuntu GNOME Website Look and Feel
>
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntugnome-brainstorming/+spec/ubuntu-gnome-website-look+feel
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