> Hi! > > The last times I visited the Debian web site I had to realize that it is > not very impressing concerning design and structure. Especially in > design the sites of FreeBSD, The GNOME Project, KDE, Red Hat, etc. have > a lot more to offer. > > Of course web page design is not the most important thing about Debian > but as the web site is in most cases the first contact with Debian I > consider it important to have a professional, serious looking > appearance. > > Moreover I think the strucure could be improved. I think 16 items in the > main menu are too many and most of them would fit in a top level > category. > > To make it more clear what I mean: I think of home page with a > navigation bar on the left and a text column on the right. The > navigation bar should contain a maximum of about 6 top level categories > like About, News, Support, Development... each with its second level > categories. The text column could contain a brief description of what > Debian is, the latest news article or other related stuff. And to make > it perfect one could add a nice banner containing the logo and the text > "Debian GNU/Linux". > > All other pages could contain a smaller version of the banner and a > navigation bar on the top with only the top level categories. The whole > thing could be colored in white / red / dark blue like the logo. > > What do you think about this? I would be happy to hear your opinions. If > there is enough positive feedback I can create a rough prototype of what > I think of. > > Bye, > Thomas > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
I would have to disagree. I like it the way it is. It is simple, elegant, and I don't have to search through five screens to find what I want. As for professional: I've seen plenty of "professional" sites that are cluttered, take *way* to long to download, and are hard to use. I would agree that a little more color and contrast might be nice (it is pretty white), and a unified structure (i.e., banners that match on every page, etc.) is a good thing. But I have to think that the basic structure is pretty good the was it is. But I am glad somebody still looks at these things :) Ken -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
