On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 16:25 -0400, Max Spevack wrote: > Those are great comments, thanks for them. > > Come on folks, doesn't anyone feel like playing around with this a little > bit? Try something out -- take a copy of the "raw text" of FedoraMain and > start playing with it somewhere else in the wiki. Use it as an excuse to > learn moinmoin. Make your vision happen! > I'm playing around: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SamFolkWilliams/draftMainSandbox I think instead of just having the download links front and center, it's nice to have the three major sections "info and downloads" "community" and "help/support". I put Paul's tip of the day thing in and took out a bunch of the stuff that makes the page long. Probably there is a better way to have the news feeds, maybe make the picture more exciting, etc. This is just a first go at it, but I agree strongly with Max -- we should do something.... We might also want to think about Dimitri's new fedora local homepage, which will be the starter page firefox displays in FC 6: Sam > Hoping someone feels inspired, > Max > > On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, chasd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >> So I did some minor changes last night to FedoraMain, the front page of > >> the wiki. > > > > I think that is an improvement, however I think the FC6 links should be below > > the FC5 links. > > IMHO, stable releases should be encouraged over test releases. > > At least there are test release links on the main page now, I like that. > > > >> I think that a comparatively small amount of effort could make a *huge* > >> difference in the professional look and feel, and ease of use, of our > >> wiki. > > > > I think before the layout is determined, you need to decide what is the order > > of importance. > > Obviously "How do I get it" is very important, but what are the next three or > > four most needed pieces of info ? > > > > My top five would be > > Download > > Help > > News > > Participate > > Goals > > ( not sure about the order ) > > > >> This is only going to look right in plain text email readers: > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Stuff that comes at the top of the wiki > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Two column layout > >> > >> FC6 screenshot Fedora logo > > > > I personally don't like having two logos close to each other. > > I would remove one. The space the log takes here could be better used with > > some descriptive copy, or a review quote. > > > >> > >> Download FC6 > >> torrents, x86, etc. > > > > A link to new features here might be a good idea. > > You offer links to FC5 and to FC6, some copy or a link to help the viewer > > decide which to choose might be a good idea. > > > >> > >> Download FC% > >> torrents, x86, etc. > >> > >> basically the way it is right now, some sort of box around it to set it > >> apart from the rest of the FedoraMain > > > > Why set it apart ? > > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Two column layout > >> > >> Left column, in white Right column, some sort of color bg > >> Fedora Projects General Information > >> now we list the "biggest" stuff like FAQ, Communicate, > >> Projects, with just a few Press queries, etc, one or two > >> words about each "latest news" blurbs, weekly > >> reports, etc. > > > > Not sure why two different colored backgrounds would be required here. > > I think the organization into two columns is enough of a separation. > > Maybe one column is wider than the other to indicate emphasis rather than a > > different background color. > > > > One more comment about color, one of the reasons I think FedoraMain is, um, > > not as inviting as the other links Mr. Spevack provided is the colors are > > either all the same or neutral. Everything is either blue, white, or > > black/grey. Blue is a rather passive color. I think one or maybe two brighter > > colors in small doses to add interest might help. Also there is almost no > > imagery or graphics on FedoraMain ( besides the screen shot ) compared to > > icons or even images at the other links. The Fedora style ( and Ubuntu ) uses > > very flat color. Adding something with dimension provides contrast to the > > flat color. Note how if you remove the icons from the openSUSE page the > > design becomes much more plain. If the Mozilla icons were flat that page > > would start to be a yawner. > > > > I agree with another post that the use of badges or "banners" to attract the > > eye to highly requested areas might be a good idea, particularly if there are > > highlights and shadows to provide dimension. > > > > I have zero experience with Wikis, MoinMoin in particular. > > > > > > Charles Dostale > > > > -- > > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list > > > > -- > Max Spevack > + http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MaxSpevack > + gpg key -- http://spevack.org/max.asc > + fingerprint -- CD52 5E72 369B B00D 9E9A 773E 2FDB CB46 5A17 CF21 > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
