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

 

Even I am interested, Alfredo. :)
Sorry for the late response.

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:12 PM, Alfredo Hernández <
aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yeah, feel free to join, James. Once we really start building the website
> we should use Git or any other system to ease collaboration.
>
> Cheers.
>
> On 15 December 2014 at 14:42, James Vorderbruggen <jamesvorder@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> Is there a Google Drive folder or something where we're sharing resources
>> for the new site yet?  We should really have a central repository for
>> resources if we want to start accelerating on this.  Satyajit's draft is
>> really nice, and a PSD of it that's available to everyone would be helpful
>> so we can start making revisions.  I'd like to get the ball rolling on this
>> project.  Should I be joining the artwork sub-team if I want to be involved
>> in the website?
>>
>> Thanks Alfredo,
>> James
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Alfredo Hernández <
>> aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>
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