I really like where this update is going, and what it signals to the community: Cordova is a legitimate, modern tech solution that's still very much alive and growing. The website look/feel has a lot of confidence, love it!
I'm curious what thoughts are around a Cordova logo update itself. I put together a version that I thought might support the evolution of Cordova into a more modern looking brand. Would love feedback on this early logo update mockup: regular <http://ionic-io-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/cordova/cordova-logo-3d-proposal.png> / flat <http://ionic-io-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/cordova/cordova-logo-flat-proposal.png> A few things to note: The typeface is really the big update - the little robot logo itself can stay the same (because he is awesome). The existing typeface is just plain-old Helvetica, which is totally fine, but can sometimes feel empty of any personality or uniqueness. My suggestion is simply to update it to a more contemporary, custom typeface (in this case, Brandon Text <http://hvdfonts.com/brandontext/>). Would love to hear any and all thoughts on this! On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Frederico Galvão < frederico.gal...@pontoget.com.br> wrote: > Looks great indeed, nice job! > > One thing I noticed is that > https://projects.apache.org/project.html?cordova > seems very outdated. > > 2015-09-23 22:49 GMT-03:00 Carlos Santana <csantan...@gmail.com>: > > > This looks great. > > Can you add a sub page link in the navigation column to this page? > > > > > > > http://cordova.apache.org/use-the-force-luke/docs/en/edge/plugin_ref/spec.html > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 7:50 PM Anis KADRI <anis.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Waw. It looks really really nice! Thanks so much for taking care of > this. > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 2:45 PM Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Thank you for doing this, the site is great! > > > > The community will love this. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Ryan J. Salva < > ryanjsa...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > TLDR > > > > > > > > > > -- Feedback requested for a proposed Cordova website redesign at > > > > > http://cordova.apache.org/use-the-force-luke > > > > > > > > > > -- The redesign was influenced by interviews with 300+ mobile > > > > > developers. From these conversations, we identified six top level > > > > > goals: > > > > > > > > > > 1. Establish that Cordova is an active project relevant to > developers > > > > > in 2016 (the future!) > > > > > > > > > > 2. Show the potential of hybrid apps by highlighting some rock > > > > star-quality apps > > > > > > > > > > 3. Demonstrate critical mass by sharing a diverse set of tools and > > > > > businesses that have “made a bet” on Cordova > > > > > > > > > > 4. Improve developer’s first experience with Cordova by adding > quick > > > > > start instructions and explanatory text for key concepts (e.g. > > > > > plugins) > > > > > > > > > > 5. Increase community participation by raising the visibility of > > > > > public forums (e.g. Slack, StackOverflow, Twitter) > > > > > > > > > > 6. Maintain consistency with the current website (i.e. branding and > > > > > content parity) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- The long read ---- > > > > > > > > > > Grab a cup of coffee. This is a long one. > > > > > > > > > > As some of you may know, several committers from the Seattle area > > > > > (including Nikhil, Parashuram and I) have just completed a long > > series > > > > > of interviews with mobile developers. In the past three months, > I’ve > > > > > personally interviewed over 100 developers. The team has > collectively > > > > > interviewed closer to 300. We learned a lot and hope to share a > > > > > summary (with infographics!) of our insights soon. In the > meantime, I > > > > > want to share one of the more poignant quotes from one interview. > > When > > > > > asked, “How can we make your job easier?”, one Cordova developer > > > > > responded: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “Take the stigma away from hybrid development. I can prove that > it’s > > > > > the right tool for the job, but I have to prove it over-and-over > > > > > again. I wish that I didn’t have to have the same conversation > every > > > > > time I want to use Cordova with a new manager or client.” -- > Murali, > > > > > Cordova Developer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There are lots of ways to solve this problem, but one of the easier > > > > > and more visible ways is through Cordova’s front-door. The Cordova > > > > > website has served us well for the last 5+ years, but I believe a > > > > > redesign could help us address some pain points in the community. > To > > > > > put it simply, we have a public perception problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It’s hard to argue for Cordova when there are few examples of it > > > > > being successfully used.” -- Gary, Ionic Developer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Developers and architects are looking for examples of good > > development > > > > > to prove that high-quality, fast apps are possible. So, we thought > it > > > > > might be good to highlight some rock star-quality apps on the home > > > > > page. Anyone can submit a PR to add their app so long as it appears > > in > > > > > a public store and uses Cordova. If the list of apps gets too long > > > > > (and it will), then we’ll randomize display. The same is true for a > > > > > list of tools and platforms that build on top of Cordova. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “There are so many layers to cross-platform development, it’s hard > to > > > > > know how they all fit together. It’s even harder to know if you’re > > > > > missing a critical piece.” -- Mike, Cordova Developer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > By itself, the website redesign won’t address this problem. We need > > > > > some good architectural docs that not only illustrate how Cordova > > > > > works, but also how it integrates with the larger ecosystem (e.g. > > > > > Crosswalk). However, we’re also hoping that by adding a little more > > > > > “hand-holding” on the site, we can help developers achieve success > > > > > faster. For example, we provide simple instructions for “Getting > > > > > Started” on the home page. And, on the Plugins page, we provide a > > > > > quick explanation of plugins’ role in Cordova development. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “It’s not clear where I can go for support.” -- Geoff, Cordova > > > Developer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay… none of us want to provide customer support for the whole > > > > > community, but I want to make it easy for people to find the > > > > > community. To that end, our goal was to integrate prominent > pointers > > > > > to all the places where our community aggregates – e.g. Slack, > > > > > StackOverflow, JIRA and mailing list. > > > > > > > > > > Change for the sake of change is… well, for people with more time > on > > > > > their hands than me, but this seems like the right time for a > change > > > > > to the Cordova website. There’s a compelling developer need and > > little > > > > > risk in making the change. > > > > > > > > > > Barring any grievous concerns, I'd love to get the new site > launched > > > > > ASAP. If we need to make small changes after launch, it will be > easy > > > > > to iterate. If you see any bugs that need to be fixed, please file > > > > > them here: > > > > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB/component/12320562/ > > > > > > > > > > I open the floor to discussion ;-) > > > > > > > > > > http://cordova.apache.org/use-the-force-luke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > Ryan J. 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