Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Drew Taylor ha scritto: On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Matt S Trout [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Simon Elliott (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat I liked this one the most of the original designs. However, I now prefer Tobias' version at http://www.funkreich.de/catalyst/. One suggestion, I suggest incorporating a list of recent blogs/news as in Simon's design. To me, that indicates the freshness, for lack of a better word, of the project and its community. And to everyone, keep up the good work! Drew I put my vote to this new design! -- Marcello Romani Responsabile IT Ottotecnica s.r.l. http://www.ottotecnica.com ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On 17.06.2008, at 04:13, Kieren Diment wrote: On 17 Jun 2008, at 03:39, Jay K wrote: 6) http://www.funkreich.de/catalystorg.png I decided to review these again. I think that this one is my favourite, although I'd really like to see the crop circle integrated into the final design. I've incorporated some of the suggestions into the next version of the mockup which can be found here: http://funkreich.de/catalyst/v2.png I'm still trying to figure out what goes where. The texts and navigational elements aren't final either. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! --Tobias ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On my browser (FF3, screen resolution 1440x900): (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat The YouTube box overlaps part of the second column. (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.pnghttp://agaton.scsys.co.uk/%7Ematthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png Takes a long time to download the graphic. (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg There is a very dark logo at the top and then the rest of the page is blank white. (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg Most of the page is a blue-grey blank. (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdfhttp://agaton.scsys.co.uk/%7Ematthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf Don't like this one. -- Regards, Martin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IT: http://methodsupport.com Personal: http://thereisnoend.org ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 3:15 AM, Tobias Kremer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've incorporated some of the suggestions into the next version of the mockup which can be found here: http://funkreich.de/catalyst/v2.png I'm still trying to figure out what goes where. The texts and navigational elements aren't final either. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! Okay. I still vote #1 and I still think it would be really nice with the suggestion I've made. Buuut, this new candidate can be a good one. Let's go: 1) I suggest you start develop the HTML/DHTML code instead of drawing it. It's easier, cleaner, more beautiful and we finally can see how it will be. 2) The Catalyst logo is to small, it needs to be impressive, needs to be memorized by the visitor, it's beautiful, so show it! 3) The red/orange banner is too big, there is no needs, you are giving attraction to it instead of the logo or something that attracts to Catalyst. 4) There is NOTHING in the top. Waste of space. 5) The bottom will be really fine, will see when you start to generate HTML code. That's all folks, -- Gabriel Vieira ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Oh! Tobias, to make your design more striking! can you try to switch the color on the banner where it says Turbo Charge your Perl Web devlopment! Make the backgroung White and the Logo and fonts in red ... or at least the logo in red and the font in anything that goes with it ! I believe this may make the design more striking ...which what i hope the new site aims for! On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Ali M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tobias ... I can add to you few comments and suggestion. Can you emphasize more the Catalyst logo .. I find it still kinda small Look at http://grails.org/ the Grails logo is like huge and its the first thing that catches your eye when you open the Grails site In general I have few more comment, I think one of the most important objective for the new grails site is that it beez Catalyst powered. So the new desing should have a powered by catalyst button ... I know the new wiki will be ... One more thing I like about the grails site is that the design is really different! At least to me its like nothing i've seen before ... i will never confuse the grails site for another one So I think the new Catalyst site should aim for that too, to be really different ... for example Tobias site uses a very common and seen-before button for the download link, feels cheap to me (no offense) , so I guess we should work more on this too regards Ali On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Tobias Kremer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 17.06.2008, at 04:13, Kieren Diment wrote: On 17 Jun 2008, at 03:39, Jay K wrote: 6) http://www.funkreich.de/catalystorg.png I decided to review these again. I think that this one is my favourite, although I'd really like to see the crop circle integrated into the final design. I've incorporated some of the suggestions into the next version of the mockup which can be found here: http://funkreich.de/catalyst/v2.png I'm still trying to figure out what goes where. The texts and navigational elements aren't final either. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! --Tobias ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Matt S Trout [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Simon Elliott (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat I liked this one the most of the original designs. However, I now prefer Tobias' version at http://www.funkreich.de/catalyst/. One suggestion, I suggest incorporating a list of recent blogs/news as in Simon's design. To me, that indicates the freshness, for lack of a better word, of the project and its community. And to everyone, keep up the good work! Drew -- Drew Taylor * Web development consulting Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Site implementation hosting Web : www.drewtaylor.com * perl/mod_perl/DBI/mysql/postgres ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On 17 Jun 2008, at 03:39, Jay K wrote: 6) http://www.funkreich.de/catalystorg.png I decided to review these again. I think that this one is my favourite, although I'd really like to see the crop circle integrated into the final design. ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat This one looks the most professional, but the Catalyst logo is not big enough, and it have no spirit. I prefer site that look radically different. Catalyst's spirit is free-form art, the Catalyst slogan is that the framework impose little rools and you get to pick your own weapons and tools. You know how sometimes people target symmetry to achieve beauty. You know how some do the opposite, break symmetry to achieve beauty, because you know its art. This is where I find Perl's spirit, and this is where I think Catalyst's spirit is. This site isn't that at all... but its pretty and professional and clean. Mark Keating: (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png Like the picture, have the colors, maybe site one should take the picture the emphasize the catalyst logo Scott Ladzinski: (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg They seem imcomplete and too traditional Mike Whitaker: (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf This feels more in the spirit of Catalyst, but its just not pretty ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Matt S Trout [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat The color scheme works well, I'm particularly fond of the red and grey combination, and I'd get rid of the colourful lines above the content columns. I dislike the ingredients image with the black border, although it looks cute now, it'll quickly fade into dullness after looking at it on the course of the next few years, which is why I think it should be a logo-related image like (2). (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png The major pro for this is the crop circle image which stands out quite nicely. Inspite of liking the greenish tones, I'd like the color theming to be redish to match the logo. The content regions would look better if they were seamless. The white catalyst name over light green looks pretty dull and the gradient button-like toolbar options are hard to read. (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg Too much blur and the main content box puts most of the screen to waste. I've never liked toolbar options on bold fonts, it's too aggressive. (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg Same as (3), and the color theme doesn't work. (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf The simplistic take works well, although I don't see a reason for the bordered gradient on the left panel or the grey background on the right. Bold font option list annoys me, so do the dot list separators. Version number should be omitted on the download link. -- edenc.vox.com ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On Wednesday 11 June 2008, Matt S Trout wrote: Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat To be short: I like the first version. -- So long... Fuzz ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Matt S Trout wrote: Where possible, please reply with your feedback directly to this post To add a little to themes that others have brought up; basically some things to consider in the design. I have old eyes too, and strong lenses, so I'm all for good size clear fonts. It's also easier to read dark writing on a light background. Sites with important content in light writing on a dark background put me off, especially in fonts with thin, elegant strokes. I never have my browser window the full width of my screen. I want to be able to make use of whatever I'm seeing in the browser in some other window at the same time. So I get very annoyed by sites that are gratuitously wide and don't gracefully reshape if I change my browser width. I also get annoyed by sites that don't cope well if I increase the font size. Either bits of 'text' that don't change size (e.g. flash or images), or text that overlaps images or other text, or that forces the window wider. Finally, I quite often browse with Javascript off, so menus or search boxes that don't provide HTML fallback are irritating. HTH, Dave ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Once we've got feedback in, everybody will go away and revise their designs (or not, if they think you're all wrong :) and then we'll do consultation on the final drafts. I like this one best so far: http://catalyst.perl.org/ The submissions represent good work, and show potential. I prefer the original site because: - Best use of color - Use of fonts and layout keeps the eye from getting lost in the first second or so of viewing - Best navigation structure, especially over the leading contender http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat/, which I think will leave many people lost with the nav crammed into the upper corner where it might be easily overlooked for the bigger, more obvious content links below. Also, the nav is too small and vague, and could leave the initial visitor unsure what content the site offers /Mitch ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 03:58:28PM -0500, Dave Rolsky wrote: On Wed, 11 Jun 2008, Dave Rolsky wrote: On Wed, 11 Jun 2008, Matt S Trout wrote: Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat Overall my favorite. The white text against the bottom of the grey gradient starts to fade, but I'm sure that's easily fixed. I wouldn't mind making all the non-tab text a little larger, but maybe my eyes are a little older than our target audience ;) Also, big bonus points for actually having implemented the darn thing! All the other are mockups. We don't know how well they'll translate into HTML CSS. This one uses nice semantic HTML and CSS. Double bonus points for using YUI Grids, which should help keep future maintenance easier. I'm expecting the final drafts to be HTML. I'm also expecting the designers already know they'll translate fine. That's their area of expertise and I'm happy to leave it to them, since what the final voting will be on will be HTML anyway. -- Matt S Trout Need help with your Catalyst or DBIx::Class project? Technical Directorhttp://www.shadowcat.co.uk/catalyst/ Shadowcat Systems Ltd. Want a managed development or deployment platform? http://chainsawblues.vox.com/http://www.shadowcat.co.uk/servers/ ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On Jun 11, 2008, at 3:54 PM, Matt S Trout wrote: Ok, here's how this is going to work: We're going to have one round of feedback, I'll give it a week or two or until this thread stops getting new posts. The designs are numbered so we have a simple way to refer to them; I've presented them in alphabetical order by creator surname. Feedback should be *look and feel* - the actual content will obviously be determined as/when we do the actual implementation so my previous rule of content suggestions in a separate thread and you have to be willing to implement the suggestion applies. Where possible, please reply with your feedback directly to this post - while you may want to elaborate on what somebody else has said, I want -your- comments specifically because if all feedback stands alone it'll be easier to marshal for the designers. Once we've got feedback in, everybody will go away and revise their designs (or not, if they think you're all wrong :) and then we'll do consultation on the final drafts. Here are the designs I've been given: Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat I personally like this one the most. Mark Keating: (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png This ons is a distant second. Scott Ladzinski: (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg no Mike Whitaker: (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf and no Gentlement, start your feedback engines. -- Matt S Trout Need help with your Catalyst or DBIx::Class project? Technical Directorhttp://www.shadowcat.co.uk/catalyst/ Shadowcat Systems Ltd. Want a managed development or deployment platform? http://chainsawblues.vox.com/http://www.shadowcat.co.uk/servers/ ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Matt S Trout wrote: Ok, here's how this is going to work: We're going to have one round of feedback, I'll give it a week or two or until this thread stops getting new posts. The designs are numbered so we have a simple way to refer to them; I've presented them in alphabetical order by creator surname. Feedback should be *look and feel* - the actual content will obviously be determined as/when we do the actual implementation so my previous rule of content suggestions in a separate thread and you have to be willing to implement the suggestion applies. Where possible, please reply with your feedback directly to this post - while you may want to elaborate on what somebody else has said, I want -your- comments specifically because if all feedback stands alone it'll be easier to marshal for the designers. Once we've got feedback in, everybody will go away and revise their designs (or not, if they think you're all wrong :) and then we'll do consultation on the final drafts. Here are the designs I've been given: Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat Nice but too now. And I am guilty of doing the same type of layouts. Mark Keating: (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png Yes the crop circle is an eye/mind catcher but does it say the wrong thing about Catalyst? Scott Ladzinski: (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg I like the color scheme, but (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg the way the area under the navigation bar pops out is better. Mike Whitaker: (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf Same as 1. Maybe a little warm-and-fuzzy coloring (and same for 1 above) would make it ... warmer. :-) Gentlement, start your feedback engines. Thank goodness they don't cost $US 4.00+ to run per mile. Rod -- ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
None of them attract me Catalyst or to navigate the site. Sorry. But if would really need to choose one, the #1 would be chosen. I think the actual design is modern then the options here. Sorry if I wrote something stupid. On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Matt S Trout [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, here's how this is going to work: We're going to have one round of feedback, I'll give it a week or two or until this thread stops getting new posts. The designs are numbered so we have a simple way to refer to them; I've presented them in alphabetical order by creator surname. Feedback should be *look and feel* - the actual content will obviously be determined as/when we do the actual implementation so my previous rule of content suggestions in a separate thread and you have to be willing to implement the suggestion applies. Where possible, please reply with your feedback directly to this post - while you may want to elaborate on what somebody else has said, I want -your- comments specifically because if all feedback stands alone it'll be easier to marshal for the designers. Once we've got feedback in, everybody will go away and revise their designs (or not, if they think you're all wrong :) and then we'll do consultation on the final drafts. Here are the designs I've been given: Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat Mark Keating: (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png Scott Ladzinski: (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg Mike Whitaker: (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf Gentlement, start your feedback engines. -- Matt S Trout Need help with your Catalyst or DBIx::Class project? Technical Directorhttp://www.shadowcat.co.uk/catalyst/ Shadowcat Systems Ltd. Want a managed development or deployment platform? http://chainsawblues.vox.com/http://www.shadowcat.co.uk/servers/ ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ -- Gabriel Vieira ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat Maybe better with a brighter background, a better content distribution, a brighter background where there is Choose your own ingredient, and a more informative bottom. Would be perfect in my opinion. Mark Keating: (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png The image could be used in the first design, randomly. That's it! =) -- Gabriel Vieira ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
11.06.2008 22:00 Christopher H. Laco: Mark Keating: (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png The Catalyst logo as a crop circle is a very powerful mental moniker. I love that. Actually the catalyst logo IS a crop circle. :) -- sebastian ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008, Matt S Trout wrote: Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat Overall my favorite. The white text against the bottom of the grey gradient starts to fade, but I'm sure that's easily fixed. I wouldn't mind making all the non-tab text a little larger, but maybe my eyes are a little older than our target audience ;) Mark Keating: (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png The crop circle is great. The colors, particularly in the tabs up top, make the text hard to read (not enough contrast). Also, all the fonts seem way too small, but maybe that's because this is a screenshot, and it might work better in the real version. It's also a little tough to evaluate, because it's harder to imagine a non front page. Presumably we wouldn't want that giant graphic on every page. Scott Ladzinski: (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg I like the basic idea, I'd like to see it with some real text. It's hard to imagine it being better than #1 though. (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg The colors are very jarring (lilac and blue in particular). Too many colors, not enough white. Mostly white backgrounds are good ;) Mike Whitaker: (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf I like the simplicity. It's very similar to #1 though, and I think #1 has a bit more panache. -dave /*== VegGuide.Org Your guide to all that's veg ==*/ ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Dave Rolsky wrote: On Wed, 11 Jun 2008, Matt S Trout wrote: Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat Overall my favorite. The white text against the bottom of the grey gradient starts to fade, but I'm sure that's easily fixed. I wouldn't mind making all the non-tab text a little larger, but maybe my eyes are a little older than our target audience ;) Speaking of gradient... I'd much rather see a footer more like this one: http://movabletype.org/ signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Catalyst site design drafts feedback thread
Simon Elliott: (1) http://www.browsing.co.uk/cat Mark Keating: Well, I wonder how this one will really look inside a browser window that has a lot of installed toolbars? The two rows of links at the top have a toolbarish feel. (2) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/cat_mock_web_001.png I love the color and the mother-earth-feel, but the links are a little hard to see and my eyes are old. Scott Ladzinski: (3) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/new-version-2-26.jpg The links are much easier to see. I'm not sure how I feel about the strong red header. (4) http://ion0.com/hx/cat/catalystSiteDesign3.jpg The links are easier to see, but the theme suggests book advertising. Mike Whitaker: (5) http://agaton.scsys.co.uk/~matthewt/catsite/catsite-Penfold.pdf Links are easy to see for old eyes. I think the person who discussed movabletyp.org's footer has a point there. I like the larger footer to an extent. My overall impression: a design that scales well to widescreen flat panel monitors (like 24-inchers), easy-to-see links and a font size of at least 14 points get my vote. You know it would be nice to bring up a site on a widescreen monitor and be able to read it at a distance without having to move my eyes to the 1-inch-from-the-flat-panel mark. Bob Cochran ___ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
