Hi all - thanks for the quick turnaround and the encouragement on this! I'm looking forward to iterating on it and working with everyone to make it even better -- adding some polish here and there and improving more elements of the site.
Ben - an introductory video on the homepage makes a ton of sense. Is there one that you think would be a good fit to feature there? Thanks! On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 3:44 AM, Prabeesh K. <prabsma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > Awesome work. > > Regards, > Prabeesh K. > > On 16 May 2017 at 13:48, Ben Davison <ben.davi...@just-eat.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jeremy, >> >> Awesome work yourself/Frances have done. >> >> Few comments from glancing (not a designer) >> >> * The "learn more" box orange >> is a bit too similar to the orange background. >> * Maybe the right hand side in the blank space you could have a quick >> introductory video? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ben >> >> On 16 May 2017 at 06:44, Jeremy Weinstein <jerem...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi Beam community! fran...@apache.org and I have been working on a >> project >> > to refresh the visual design of the Beam website. We have the following >> few >> > goals: >> > >> > a) Breathe some life into the website homepage >> > b) Simplify and clean up the project's CSS and various supporting files >> > c) Make it a little more fun and engaging for new developers to start >> > learning about Beam and enter into the content >> > d) Help explain Beam to passive and interested non-users >> > >> > I'd like the community's help on a few things. >> > >> > 1) First and foremost, any feedback on the design update is welcome. >> > 2) Secondly, there is a section on the homepage for testimonials/quotes >> > from Beam users and/or organizations about their usage of Beam. We could >> > set this up on a rotational basis to cycle through quotes, but to >> start, if >> > anyone knows of any good quotes, posts, or tweets about Beam, I'd like >> to >> > source those and place them into the "A collaborative effort" section. >> > Please send them over to me and I can flow them into the build. >> > >> > We're hoping to refresh the site before or soon after the first stable >> > release. For this first pass we've focused on the main landing page, but >> > next up we'd like to improve several of the inside pages, as well as >> update >> > the code toggles, and simplify a bit of the navigational structure. >> > >> > Sending this PR [1] out now as an FYI and to solicit feedback. We'll >> make a >> > few more improvements based on suggestions, as well as a few tweaks to >> > TODOs in the header and footer. Feedback is welcome - thanks everyone! >> > >> > [1] https://github.com/apache/beam-site/pull/244 + >> > http://apache-beam-website-pull-requests.storage. >> > googleapis.com/244/index.html >> > >> > -- >> > jeremydw >> > >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------ >> This is an e-mail from the company JUST EAT plc. This e-mail may contain >> confidential information and/or privileged or personal advice. This e-mail >> is intended for the addressee(s) stated above only. If you receive this >> e-mail by mistake, please return it to JUST EAT plc without producing, >> distributing or retaining copies hereof. Thank you. >> > > -- jeremydw
