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[From: Tim]

In defense of dark backgrounds (but, know that I do like light
backgrounds) they are coming back into vogue in the area of emerging
technologies (especially Web 2.0/Ajax frameworks):

http://jquery.com/
http://www.glingglo.net/
http://www.deardorffinc.com/

Of course there are plenty of examples for both sides of the argument,
though. :) Alternatively, this is a cool site that combines dark & light
effectively:

http://fusionfox.com/

Re: inclusion of hardware photos... I agree w/ Quim, although... What
if we had a revolving image showcasing every tablet to date? Just an
idea.

Lastly, can someone remind me of when the IRC design meeting is today?

Thanks,
Tim



On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:21:20 +0200
Quim Gil <quim.gil at nokia.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> ext Dave Neary wrote:
> > Hi Niels,
> > 
> > Niels Breet wrote:
> >> If only to have 2 different designs to debate over.
> > 
> > I just want to point out that there are now 3 or 4 different
> > designs:
> 
> A couple of thoughts:
> 
> - Why all the proposals are so dark? Perhaps it's because you are
> based in shiny places like Brazil or southern US and you do
> appreciate a shadow. I like a dark/black header since the logo just
> play much better on a dark background, but for the rest... Think also
> what Niels says: a dark homepage might be stylish (I find them so
> 90s, but this is just me) but a whole dark website where a whole
> community of people is spending zillion hours... might end up
> undermining your moral. Collateral question to think about: Why most
> mainstream / social websites have no shame having white or other
> bright color background?
> 
> - No hardware hardcoded in the template, please. The ITt lessons
> should be enough (owners of non-flagship devices alienated, design
> outdated when a new devices is launched) and we could find out more
> (e.g. request for copyright & early pics to Nokia to be ready on
> time).
>