<html><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"><meta content="Group-Office 2.18" name="GENERATOR"></head><body><p>Dave (and all),</p>
<p>Notes for my next design (or whomever else comes up with something):</p>
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<li>I think the home page needs to be <u>simple, pretty, and easy to navigate</u>. One click to any other destination is (very) good practice (i.e., we don't need all of the information to appear on the main page). Most (Web 2.0) sites try to do this in under three clicks.</li>
<li>I really think we need to stick to <u>one design for all users</u>, so coming up with a hybrid between some of these ideas (imho) is preferable.</li>
<li>I like the big (finger-clickable) buttons on the top too -- which is why I designed it that way... Something that fits in the main browser window that people can just "click and go." Having to scroll to the right to click these buttons (again, imho) is unnecessary.</li>
<li>I like the idea of dropping the two "static" blocks from the left side (per Dave's suggestion) in lieu of adding something more dynamic (per Quim's request).</li>
<li>There definitely needs to be more emphasis on "<u>featured downloads</u>." Good point.</li>
<li>It'd also be easy to integrate a "<u>Download New Software</u>" button somewhere.</li>
<li>I'll think about how to integrate the "<u>Get more applications here</u>" idea -- to me, it should just be a link under "Download New Software, but...does it need to be more prominent than that?</li>
<li>I like the tabbed box approach (what I placed on the right side of the page), but I'm getting the impression that not everyone else does. We should drop it.</li>
<li>I didn't even try to work in a link/banner/whatever that points to <u>maemo.nokia.org</u> -- I think we've all agreed that this needs to be present.</li>
<li>Nor did I place any <u>RSS buttons</u> anywhere -- this needs to be done.</li>
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<p>Anything else need to be added?</p>
<p>Tim</p>
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<strong>Subject: </strong>Re: maemo.org redesign<br />
<strong>From: </strong>Dave Neary <dneary@maemo.org><br />
<strong>To: </strong>"Tim" <tim@samoff.com>,"List for community development" <maemo-community@maemo.org><br />
<strong>Date: </strong>10/03/2008 2:54 am<br />
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Hi Tim,<br />
<br />
I like it! Some comments all the same...<br />
<br />
Tim wrote:<br />
> Here is an idea from me...<br />
> <br />
> The first is the "home" page:<br />
> <br />
> http://samoff.maemobox.org/maemo_redesign/samoff-maemo.org-redesign_idea_0006.png<br />
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I think having the big buttons at the top is the right thing to do.<br />
<br />
However, I see the left hand side of the page as mostly dead space - I'd<br />
prefer to have one "About maemo.org" block, lower on the page, and drop<br />
"this website is yours!" and "Explore" blocks, in favour of having two<br />
different types of dynamic content on the page.<br />
<br />
The reason I like this design is because it is a nice compromise between<br />
Quim's approach and mine, I think - with big bright buttons bringing<br />
people where they want to go quickly, but with new content all the time.<br />
<br />
I'd change the page, then, to have a "Featured downloads" block with<br />
some variable content (say top 3 starred applications or top 3 by<br />
downloads, or the pearl, the top download, the best rated) on the left,<br />
above an "About Maemo" block, and News/People/New Downloads on the<br />
right, with News being the default tab.<br />
<br />
I'm also a bit disappointed to see the "Download new software" button<br />
disappear - I think that's the #1 reason people will come to the site,<br />
and the "Add-ons" link at the top doesn't really do enough for me.<br />
<br />
If we do go with a downloads block in the main page, I think there needs<br />
to be a really prominent "Get more applications here" link with a big<br />
coloured button on there.<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
Dave.<br />
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-- <br />
maemo.org docsmaster<br />
Email: dneary@maemo.org<br />
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