Oops sorry Dana! Thanks Jacob, that's good to hear! Op dinsdag 9 oktober 2012 23:26:42 UTC+2 schreef Dana Woodman het volgende: > > Glad you like the design, but I'm a he. :) > > On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 11:58:58 AM UTC-7, Wim Feijen wrote: >> >> Hi Jacob, >> >> I was wondering whether there were any entries and whether a decision has >> been taken to appoint a benevolent redesigner? >> >> Personally I really liked Dana's proposal, marketing-wise, and >> considering she raised the question, I would certainly support her. >> >> My apologies if I missed a conversation on the mailing list. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Wim >> >> Op donderdag 24 mei 2012 19:14:36 UTC+2 schreef Jacob Kaplan-Moss het >> volgende: >>> >>> Hi folks -- >>> >>> Thanks so much to everyone who's participated in this thread; I feel >>> like there's a lot of useful discussion and brainstorming going on. >>> >>> The DSF board met yesterday and discussed the effort -- we're >>> determined to get this done soon. Unfortunately, we ultimately think >>> that this collaborative effort isn't working: there's a lot of great >>> ideas, but some of the discussion is veering closer to "design by >>> committee", and nobody's really empowered to move things forward. >>> >>> Ultimately and sadly, though, great design is at odds to a community >>> process: the only way we know to get something we *love* is to find >>> someone awesome and let them do their thing. >>> >>> So here's the plan: in the next month we're do exactly that: find >>> someone awesome, and give them carte blance on the redesign. We'll of >>> course give feedback, and touch base with the community a few times, >>> but ultimately we're going to put this thing into one person's hands. >>> >>> If you'd like to become the Benevolent Dictator For This Redesign, >>> then please send a proposal to <found...@djangoproject.com>. This >>> doesn't need to be formal; we just need to know two things: >>> >>> 1. Can you deliver? Convince us that you'll actually be able to get >>> this done: show us a track record of shipping, and explain why you'll >>> have time to work on this. We'd like to see this land before DjangoCon >>> US in September; can you hit that? >>> >>> 2. Are you awesome? Convince us that your design will rock. This can >>> come in the form of a mockup, or previous work, or whatever. Again we >>> don't need formal stuff here, and we certainly don't expect spec work. >>> We just want to make sure your aesthetic matches ours. >>> >>> A few further notes: >>> >>> * I want to stress the informality of this. We don't need or want a >>> full formal proposal like you would for a real client; we just want to >>> know that you're awesome and can deliver. If you can prove that to us >>> in a few words, do it! >>> >>> * You don't have to do this all yourself; we have quite a few >>> volunteers. Importantly, we have *plenty* of people who can help on >>> the backend (natch), so really all we need is someone who's great at >>> the design side. How much of the actual coding you do is up to you. If >>> you've got weaknesses that's complete fine, just tell us what help you >>> need and we'll fill it in. You'll be in charge visually and >>> aesthetically, but we'll encourage you to delegate as much as you can. >>> >>> * We don't currently have a budget assigned; we're thinking this'll be >>> volunteer work. However, the DSF *does* have some funds, and if money >>> makes the difference we'll spend it. So if you need money to make it >>> happen, tell us. We won't penalize you if you need to get paid (but at >>> the same time we hope you recognize we probably can't afford market >>> rates). >>> >>> * The deadline is Sunday, June 17th, and we'll aim to make a decision >>> that week. >>> >>> Thanks everyone! >>> >>> Jacob >>> >>> PS: I'm deliberately burying this down in the thread instead of >>> posting this more publicly. I'd like to avoid this becoming a general >>> call; I'm more interested in reaching people who're *already* paying >>> attention to this effort. I'd appreciate it, then, if you'd keep this >>> call off Reddit, Hacker News, etc. However, if you know someone who >>> you think *should* be interested, please forward it onto them! >>> >>
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