On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Russell Keith-Magee < russ...@keith-magee.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 4:19 AM, Adam "Cezar" Jenkins > <emperorce...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Horst Gutmann <ho...@zerokspot.com> > wrote: > >> > >> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Giovanni Collazo <gcoll...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > So, I spend a few hours working on the re-design following Idan's > >> > Guidelines. Any feedback and further direction from the core team > would > >> > be > >> > greatly appreciated. > >> > > >> > G. > >> > > >> > >> Hi :-) > >> > >> Looks nice! A few points though: > >> > >> * Do we really need the pony? > >> > >> * IMO the "Meet Django" section might be better one step up since the > >> line "Django makes it easier..." might not be enough to quickly > >> explain what Django actually is. > >> > >> * "Meet Django" and "The Django Framework" sections have more or less > >> the same objective and should IMO be combined to make it possible to > >> put the community section slightly higher in the structure. > >> > >> * Regarding prominent actions: Perhaps you could place some action > >> buttons where the pony is right now. Like something for developers, > >> something for novices and something for project managers. > > > > > > I think removing the Pony for an action item will clutter the space. I > like > > the pony, but if it's decided to not go with it, putting action items in > > there will clutter it in my opinion. > > This may well be the case, but including the pony is essentially a > non-negotiable point. The pony is an unofficial logo, and while I like > it, many don't perceive it as a professional image, and part of our > brief here is to maintain a professional image for Django as a > project. > I'm sad to hear that about the pony. The pony itself isn't the issue, the issue to me is that there is a lack of branding of a real logo/mascot. I agree with 90% of the comparisons made in the blog post http://grokcode.com/746/dear-python-why-are-you-so-ugly/ > > I would also point out that the comments I made on the last design > haven't been addressed by this design, either. > > Where is call to action for someone wanting to find out about/support > the Django Software Foundation site? > > Where is the call to action for non-technical managers looking for > information? > > Where is the call to action for people wanting to contribute to the > project? > > Where are the links to other community resources (e.g., Django People)? > > So far, all the designs being proposed appear to be novel reinventions > of the content that is already on Django's website. They don't appear > to be addressing the fundamental issues that exist with the existing > site and it's content. > > Yours, > Russ Magee %-) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers" group. > 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. 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.
