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Re: [opensuse-marketing] openSUSE Main Page redesign
- From: Martin Schlander <martin.schlander@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:24:42 +0200
- Message-id: <200809101224.42708.martin.schlander@xxxxxxxxx>
Onsdag 10 september 2008 02:16:01 skrev Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier:
Love it. Can't wait for it to go live.
Maybe this is not the time then, but I don't think you can seperate design and
content decisions entirely, so here are a couple of points.
I think this excellent front page, makes it more apparent that we also need a
pretty page to present openSUSE the distro and the project that can be linked
to from the front page - aimed at the completely uninitiated. With some
screenshots, list of some key features of the distribution, what makes it
better than other distros and non-linux competitors, basic information like
what's the release cycle, what's the lifetime, etc.
Maybe a wiki page could suffice. If done right it shouldn't need much
maintenance other than updating the screenshots every 7-9 months... Do I have
the desire to pitch in with that.. hmm.. maybe :-)
The help & support section excludes irc and documentation. Don't know if
that's deliberate, but I think those are important - maybe it should just be a
link to help.opensuse.org
I think the search bar positioning in relation to the rest of the content is a
little bit "avant garde" and unusual, but it's part of what makes the page so
cool. I definitely vote to keep it as is.
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We'd like to get some comments on this
redesign *now* while it's in the design phase, as opposed to a bunch
of commentary *after* it's deployed. :-) (Or, to put it another way,
"speak now...")
The new design is here:
http://webtest.opensuse.org/en/
Love it. Can't wait for it to go live.
Some of the text is just placeholder text, so there's no need to worry
right now about the content on the page (unless you have a desire to
pitch in with that) -- but we do need some thought about the design.
Maybe this is not the time then, but I don't think you can seperate design and
content decisions entirely, so here are a couple of points.
I think this excellent front page, makes it more apparent that we also need a
pretty page to present openSUSE the distro and the project that can be linked
to from the front page - aimed at the completely uninitiated. With some
screenshots, list of some key features of the distribution, what makes it
better than other distros and non-linux competitors, basic information like
what's the release cycle, what's the lifetime, etc.
Maybe a wiki page could suffice. If done right it shouldn't need much
maintenance other than updating the screenshots every 7-9 months... Do I have
the desire to pitch in with that.. hmm.. maybe :-)
The help & support section excludes irc and documentation. Don't know if
that's deliberate, but I think those are important - maybe it should just be a
link to help.opensuse.org
I'm not a designer, but I'm wondering if it might make better use of
space to include the search bar in the grey box on the page?
I think the search bar positioning in relation to the rest of the content is a
little bit "avant garde" and unusual, but it's part of what makes the page so
cool. I definitely vote to keep it as is.
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