[maemo-community] Fwd: Maemo.org site

[From: Andre Cunha]

Hi Tim and everyone else following the Look & Feel progress,

So, as Dave said, we are working on basically 3 proposals for *Look &
Feel*based on the same content structure/architecture:

1. TIM<http://samoff.maemobox.org/maemo_redesign/samoff-maemo.org-redesign_idea_0009b-loggedout.png>
2. ANDRE: Dark <http://openbossa.andrecunha.com/HOMEB.jpg> / Light
<http://openbossa.andrecunha.com/HOME5.jpg>3.
GLAUBERT<http://wiki.maemo.org/images/0/08/HOME_06.png>

Following the dark/white discussion, I proposed a new version (Light) of my
previous proposal just changing the colors while I was waiting for todays
meeting. I agree with what was previously said that the white backgrund
offer a more comfortable experience for longer periods of usage.

Then, why did I made the color modifications in my previous layout instead
of  reworking the latest proposals made by Glaubert, as requested by Tim?

Its simply because I still think that:

- in this layout <http://openbossa.andrecunha.com/HOME5.jpg> "Clicable
areas" are well defined in the middle of the content (in your proposal
aswell, but not here <http://wiki.maemo.org/images/0/08/HOME_06.png>)
- Titles/text/links are big enough for reading anywhere (desktops,
tablets...) and they are easily identified. Almost every text is displayed
in size 14pt, which I think is clear enough for tablets too.
- content areas are well separeted but still not leaving many blank spaces.
- the color scheme has lots of contrasts which brings out the texts

Thats it,
since content is pretty much forzen within all the options, those are some
design critheria I considered important.
Hope to see more versions..

Thanks!

Cunha



On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Andre Cunha <andre.cunha at openbossa.org>wrote:

> Dave, that was simply a previous proposal<http://openbossa.andrecunha.com/HOMEB.jpg>that I changed the color scheme while Glaubert is working on the new
> proposal.
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Dave Neary <dneary at maemo.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Andre,
>>
>> Please don't take this the wrong way...
>>
>> What I'm really hoping to see is the designer (you, Glaubert, Tim)
>> explain your choices, defend your work, and debate about this with the
>> community. I'd have liked to see you say whether you agreed or disagreed
>> with the comments people made (and why) before doing the work. We might
>> save ourselves some round trips.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave.
>>
>> Andre Cunha wrote:
>> > Hi Everyone,
>> > here's another proposal following the white-background mood.
>> > http://openbossa.andrecunha.com/HOME5.jpg
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Cunha
>> >
>> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Aniello Del Sorbo <anidel at gmail.com
>> > <mailto:anidel at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     If we need to decide about dark/bright colors, why not give the user
>> >     the choice?
>> >
>> >     Would it be too much work to provide two or even three difference
>> >     layouts with
>> >     the choice being made by the actual user when visiting the site
>> >     (Either at the
>> >     very beginning when entering or via a drop down menu [preferred]).
>> >     The choice could be then stored in a cookie.
>> >
>> >     What do you think?
>> >
>> >     Aniello
>> >
>> >     On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Tim <tim at samoff.com
>> >     <mailto:tim at samoff.com>> wrote:
>> >     > Ryan,
>> >     >
>> >     > Good argument. You've persuaded me. :)
>> >     >
>> >     > Tim
>> >     >
>> >     > On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:29:18 -0500
>> >     > Ryan Abel <rabelg5 at gmail.com <mailto:rabelg5 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >     >
>> >     >> On Nov 17, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Tim wrote:
>> >     >>
>> >     >> > 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.
>> >     >>
>> >     >>
>> >     >> Well, if johnx's plans for Maemo Reconstructed pan out, tablets
>> >     >> using Maemo may be expanded to include other OMAP3 stuff like the
>> >     >> Pandora and Beagle. If we really get moving in the direction we
>> want
>> >     >> (Maemo as the base platform for mobile Linux on many different
>> >     >> devices), then highlighting specific hardware might be about as
>> >     >> useful as Debian showing pictures of what it can run on. ;)
>> >     >>
>> >     >> Perhaps a bit of a pipe dream, but hardware really doesn't belong
>> on
>> >     >> maemo.org <http://maemo.org>.
>> >     >>
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