Looks clean - but it *really* needs a logo to inject some motion. Surely AOL could spring a few bucks to get a nice web 3.0 logo made up? It's probably in their interest to have some AOL-inspired device in the logo.
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 1:23 AM, Dossy Shiobara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008.04.05, Juan José del Río (Simple Option) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like it. The layout is very simple. The only thing that I don't like > > very much is the menu at the right. I think it'll be more clear if it's > > in the left. > > Given well-publicized eye-tracking heat maps, the top left hand side of > a page is typically the "hottest" area. I favor putting the "newest > content" there rather than the navigation--the navigation doesn't > change, and users who are looking for it can easily find it. But, the > "new news" on the page that will change more frequently than the > navigation should start in the upper-left. > > Of course, I can certainly move the nav to the left and see if it > "feels" better! Lets really start playing with the design until we > eventually come up with something that we can all be proud of. > > > > Also, putting an AOLServer logo in the header, at the top > > left, would improve the site quite a lot. > > That's another thing: are there any graphic designers in the AOLserver > community? We really need a logo. I thought about putting up a small > amount of money to run a SitePoint logo design contest, but it would be > great if someone in the community would contribute the logo. > > > > Anyways, thanks for your initiative. It's already better than it was > > before, imho. > > I think so, too. The aolserver.com site needs to become a focused piece > of marketing collateral that explains the AOLserver value proposition, > demonstrates our legacy of technical excellence, our competency at > being a scalable web infrastructure--not just a web content server, but > building entire application systems. > > IMHO, the first step is giving us a modern look and feel. I'm going to > start working on authoring the content, but I would really appreciate > the community coming together and participating in the effort. > > In the past, my calls for contributions have been mainly technical: > documentation, code patches, etc. The response has typically been > "[I'm] not technical enough to contribute." I accepted that as the > reality of the composition of our community. However, I'm now shifting > focus to doing a lot of the "non-technical" activities that haven't been > getting necessary attention over the years. I hope these are things > that almost everyone can participate in and contribute towards. > > I hope that if we can successfully raise correct awareness of AOLserver, > it's capabilities and competencies, we will in turn attract the > necessary technical individuals to in turn work on the technical aspects > of the project that are also necessary. > > What does everyone think? > > > -- Dossy > > -- > Dossy Shiobara | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://dossy.org/ > Panoptic Computer Network | http://panoptic.com/ > "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own > folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70) > > > -- > > > AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ > > To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> with the > body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: > field of your email blank. > -- Mark Aufflick contact info at http://mark.aufflick.com/about/contact -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
