Hello all, I decorated my design a little, primarily in the blocks sites that use Django and Django Sponsors.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLVnM3b2NHLXJ5RXM https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLSlE1S2JBYXpYUE0 https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLRUJFTlU0SkRLN1E https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLSVBPR1ZEUV9nRVE https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9D91R1_2bXLOWk1UmJ4U0YtUmM Looking forward to reading your feedback. Regards, Hooshyar On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 9:22:08 PM UTC-7, Alec Taylor wrote: > > I quite like that last one (on Google Docs) > > Only caveat is the way sites that use Django are listed. > > It seems quite pedestrian... maybe add big image logos or whatnot... > advertising that Bitbucket, Instagram and The Washington Post use > Django is the easiest way to make people consider Django. > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Hooshyar Naraghi <hnara...@hanzinet.com> > wrote: > > 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.comis 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. > > > > To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. > On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 9:22:08 PM UTC-7, Alec Taylor wrote: > > I quite like that last one (on Google Docs) > > Only caveat is the way sites that use Django are listed. > > It seems quite pedestrian... maybe add big image logos or whatnot... > advertising that Bitbucket, Instagram and The Washington Post use > Django is the easiest way to make people consider Django. > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Hooshyar Naraghi <hnara...@hanzinet.com> > wrote: > > 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.comis 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. > > > > To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > 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. 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