Hi Michael, great work, especially with the light theme, but the dark theme is too dark for my taste and IMO the puffy should link to the front page.
As Kevin said, the front page looks odd, for me too. Maybe the layout of it should stay as is, or be completely changed. I think that the styling of "OpenBSD" at the top sub-pages (like faq) should stay the same, since its persistent across OpenBSD's projects, like OpenSSH. Otherwise I think you did a fine job, especially with the line length. Sincerely, Benjamin Stürz On 2023-08-09T19:01Z mich...@mlpdesign.com yeeted this message at the world:
Hi everyone WHAT: ===== I greatly respect OpenBSD; while I don't have OS tech level expertise to contribute - I do have some design skills and wanted to contribute to the community and project. So I created a new CSS (stylesheet) for OpenBSD.org It can be viewed at: https://www.openbsd.design/cvs/www/index.html WHY: ==== I wanted to attempt to accomplish the following: - Responsive. Currently, the site is not responsive and difficult to read on a mobile device. Like /index.html, /lyrics.html and /support.html - Simplify the color palette. There's many different colors competing for attention (and causes distraction) on the website for vary choices of headline, table, background, etc colors. - Make code samples or inline KBD easier to distinguish. - Size images correctly for better reading of content. - Bring an updated freshness to the overall site, while not losing its original great character. CHANGE: ======= Note: with the exception of adding a ViewPort to /index.html, *no* HTML pages were changed. Only the OpenBSD.css file & inclusion of 3 web fonts. The changes to the website include: - a new OpenBSD.css stylesheet - include of a <meta name="viewport"> tag on /index.html (in order to make /index.html have a responsive layout) - Added 3 web fonts that are OFL1.1 licensed & attributed in CSS Lato normal and bold for body text Domine for headings - Adding puffy to the footer of all pages except for /index.html (I thought this was a nice playful way to bring some character to the overall website.) - Restyled Dark Mode colors as well (not just Light Mode) - Hid the server rack photo on /index.html While I appreciate the image, I thought it might be too distracting. - Any links to cvsweb, I styled as monospace font. DESIGN PRINCIPLES: ================== I searched through the mailing list and found 2 previous attempts of individuals showing a new design concept for openbsd.org. The principles I stood by is: - HTML should not be changed, the structure and content of the site is already great. The only change should be to the CSS file. Note: as previously mentioned, I did need to update /index.html to add a missing ViewPort so the page would be responsive. - The design change should apply the ENTIRE website hosted on www.openbsd.org, which this does. - Kept the same recognizable layout. I saw examples in the past where individuals made substantial structural changes for no apparent reason. - The design update should focus making content the main feature, since OpenBSD is known for having such great documentation. NEXT STEPS: =========== I've never posted to an OpenBSD mailing list, so please be kind. 1. I'd welcome feedback. Note, I've updated both Light Mode and Dark Mode. https://www.openbsd.design/cvs/www/index.html 2. I purchased the domain https://OpenBSD.design and would like to transfer this to the proper party to own/maintain. Please email me direct so I can do so. 3. I need to make a diff, but for some reason - I'm running into issues doing so and I think it's related to the introduction of the 3 new font files. Any suggestions beyond what's documented at https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Diff I hope this design update is welcomed with open minds. Looking forward to reading feedback. -mlp
