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> Da: Dave FisherÂ
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>>> Can we change the red title in the website ("Call for Volunteers",
>>> as of lately) to dark blue?
>>>
>>> The reasons:
>>>
>>> - The tone of red chosen looks like it was made to fit at the last
>>> moment. It has no aesthetic coherence with the rest of the website.
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>It was chosen quickly and I was thinking it would be for unusual events.
>
I recall it started when we were about to release 3.4 and the blog went
down so we just had to release on the website.
>Now it appears to be a common element which is OK.
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It is being changed everytime there's something to communicate:
Like if we break (yet) another download milestone.
The red chair is becoming part of the furniture.
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>>>
>>> - It makes us look desperate (or so seem to think some bloggers).
>>>
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>> The concern should be "what works?" Not "what some bloggers think".
>> Breaking out from the visual clutter of the page is important. We want
>> to stand out, not blend in and be overlooked. IMHO.
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>I like blue if it will always be there
>
I suspect we will have it forever :(.
>>
>> Oh course there are other ways of standing out, like with a banner
>> graphic. That could give us a more professional image while still
>> standing out.
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>What ever can be done...
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Again, just chose a color for the bikeshed that seems average
among the proposals ;).
Pedro.
