Kevin Dangoor wrote: > layout 3 has a gray band at the right that is screaming out for > *something* to happen there. I like the bottom half of layout 3, but > prefer the top half of layout 2. > > Kevin
Just want to say again that where there is is blank space on my layouts, I mostly intend for there to be content there. The sidebar on layout-3 for instance is not meant to be just a block of grey, but space for content - I just haven't taken the time to write any filler copy for it. Right now I'm more concerned with getting toward a general image and colour that people like, before working to hard on the actual structure of the content. There are a number of things that need to be done for a successful redesign, among them; you need a brand: colours, text, image conventions etc. Some idea of a site map, so you know what content you have to play with, then you can look at what needs to be summarised and brought onto the home page. Not necessarily in that order and ideally we can have people putting ideas into each aspect. The way you should construct the site, or the grid, relies on what information you have, and how you wish to convey it. If you don't have a great deal to say you would have a simple layout, with emphasis on pretty graphics and relevant imagery such as the G gear. If you have much information that needs to be immediately available you need to be a bit smarter and think about what's most important, what needs to go above the fold and what goes below. What I mean is you have about 400px to play with that every desktop resolution will likely see, as it is our target audience is likely to have far more than that, but that's the area you would take as being above the fold. So you have to think about what you want in that area, are you after drawing people in by promoting the features and pros of turbogears and giving access to beginner, quick to follow tutorials and screencasts or do you want to give that area to current users, fastest access to important sections of the site. To put it another way, are you looking for the turbogears.com home page to help increase interest and grow the turbogears community or to be the best resource for turbogears developers (by which I mean users) chance is that in could be both but it's something that needs to be considered otherwise you just look pretty - which don't help no one. So to sum-up I have left much blank space because I think the positioning of content is an big think in itself but I will endeavour to put some copy in to give it more clarity. Also I have been working on something a little different which I will post up sooner or later.
