Hello all, I would like to share yet another design for the Django Project web site. First, I jump in with the design, and at the end I'll say a little about my background.
First, the design. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLd0dKM21tOUVRRjQ https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLT3ZrTnNUX0syeUU https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLSGlzX0hmRGtxZWc https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLNWp4eXNtM3VsOVk https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLejAzdFJyNlF4MUU The only difference in the above screenshots is to show case the different "points of entry" (POE, aka "call to action") in the block "I am a ...." This is one way to direct different types of visitors. We tried "I am a..." functionality last year, when my business redesigned the web site of the NGO VIA Programs (http://www.VIAPrograms.org). The web site is visited by different kinds of people. In addition to explicit POE on the web site, (you see the three POE at the top, which open a drop-down panel), we also implemented an "I am a..." (you can find it on the Search drop-down panel). My client is happy with this implementation, as they really service different interests within their organization. I should add the disclaimer I saw this "I am a..." on a web site many moons ago, but I didn't bother to record it. So, I am inspired by it (Dana, yes, we steal great ideas, and why not) and have used it on web sites that can really leverage it. My design is straightforward, but I would like to point out that the main block is going to show a rotating slide presentation, if it doesn't look evident on this non-interactive screenshot. Each slide could emphasize one aspect of Django. For example, a video clip can be placed on one of the slides, and so on. Second, for this submission, I didn't pay attention to the content on the slide. I simply copied text from the current web site. As others who kindly submitted their designs, I would love to read your feedback and will be glad to post any revision. About I run and own a small web app development business. We are a pure Django/Python shop (OK, with a frizzle of PHP here and there -- read as setting up MediaWiki, WordPress, and Joomla). Since 2006 I have used Django in all of our custom-built web apps. We also take on UI/UX design for all of our projects. Although I consider myself and my team indebted to Django forever, nevertheless, I have not contributed anything significant to the Django community. So, when I read about the Redesign project on this group, I thought this could be one opportunity my business should contribute. My commitment in this project will include producing final HTML mockups and of course any needed revision. Regards, Hooshyar On Saturday, April 28, 2012 1:05:27 AM UTC-7, Russell Keith-Magee wrote: > > Hi Dana, > > I completely agree. I've been trying to get a redesign of > djangoproject.com going for quite some time under the auspices of the > Django Foundation. As you can see from the lack of changes, you can see > that I haven't been particularly successful :-( > > The fundamental problem is that we have plenty of coding talent at our > disposal, but not as much design talent. That's not to say that there > aren't many talented designers in our community -- there are -- it's just > that they're all very busy. We've approached several people in the Django > design community asking them to help out, and some have even made done some > initial work. However, redesign of a high-profile site like > djangoproject.com is a big job, and nobody has been able to spare the > time to bring the job to completion. > > So - at this point I'm open to any offers. I want to avoid design by > committee -- ideally, I would like to pass this off to a single person (or > a small group) and give them complete control over design process. I'm not > completely sure how to organise who gets this role -- suggestions are > welcome. > > If you (or anyone else) is interested, drop me a line and I can give you > the design brief we've been working with. > > Yours, > Russ Magee %-) > > > > On Saturday, 28 April 2012 at 3:22 PM, Dana Woodman wrote: > > > So now that Django is being moved to Git/Github (which is awesome!), > maybe it would be a good time to think about a revamped home page for the > project ala djangoproject.com (http://djangoproject.com)? > > > > Obviously this is no small undertaking and would be potentially > contentions as to what would be the proper path, but I feel (and I don't > think I'm alone) that djangoproject.com (http://djangoproject.com) could > use a bit of a facelift. > > > > I have some idea of my own as to how this could be accomplished and I'm > sure there are a ton of others out there with great ideas as well. Maybe we > could open up some discussion on this idea? > > > > Forgive me if this has been proposed before as I'm new to the group! > > > > Cheers, > > Dana > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Django developers" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-developers/-/g8ngEnVG_EsJ. > > To post to this group, send email to > > django-developers@googlegroups.com(mailto: > django-developers@googlegroups.com). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com (mailto: > django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-developers/-/8CyaqpMlkP4J. 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