Here is an updated version of the design.
http://i.imgur.com/PKUHM.jpg
Let me know what you guys think. The icons and content are simply
placeholders and can be changed later on. My experience is in web and UX
design and am not a good illustrator or icon designer, so someone more
experienced in those areas should ideally be creating the icons and the top
illustration.
In the design, I still kept the primary call-to-action geared towards new
users, because I feel that they would be the ones needing most guidance.
People who are existing users or are experienced developers would be much
more likely to be able to find what they are looking for by searching,
going through the navigation or scrolling down the page, without needing a
large button "above the fold".
Looking forward to more feedback regarding the design.
Thanks.
On Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:57:26 PM UTC+6, Andre Terra wrote:
>
> Hi Ashraful,
>
> First of all, thank you for contributing with your ideas for this project.
> Your mockup is one of the most aesthetically pleasing so far IMHO but there
> are some issues that need addressing before it could be replace the current
> design.
>
> Since the mockup to feedback ratio in this thread seems distant from 1 at
> the moment, I wanted to contribute to the discussion, so please bear with
> me.
>
> I really like your overall use of whitespace, especially right at the top.
> My first thought after seeing the design is that it doesn't feel cluttered,
> and this is my biggest issue with the current layout. But the more I looked
> into it, the more I noticed key areas are missing.
>
> Russel has mentioned several times that djangoproject.com is not only for
> developers. We need to "sell" the project to sponsors who provide publicity
> and financial support, and managers who can foment adoption of our most
> loved framework in design shops around the globe and corporate environments
> seeking modern solutions to everyday challenges.
>
> It could be argued that developers themselves don't need a "download"
> button. Django is hosted on at least half a dozen platforms and the ways to
> access these are also greatly diverse. I'm one of those who believe that
> familiarity with python packages and VCS tools are paramount to the success
> of Django developers, so pip and git are probably more relevant in today's
> world than tarballs.
>
> We also need to do address how Django relies on the community to prosper,
> and anyone can contribute. Users can submit tickets, developers can patch
> code, newbies can write docs and many more. This also needs to stand out in
> the layout.
>
> I like your use of silver and to be honest, it goes with green much better
> than our current beige, whilst looking more professional, clean and modern.
> I see no reason for keeping *everything* silver, however. Surely we could
> include a dash of green in the middle and bottom section, don't you agree?
>
> I also don't think the blog posts are layed out in a particularly elegant
> way. There's no telling what the most recent post is, and laying them out
> on a grid seems like a waste of valuable space. Perhaps you could split
> that into a main area on the left and additional, less prominent info on
> the right?
>
> A lot of the previous mockups made great suggestions on addition content
> that you could incorporate, like videocasts for example.
>
> Last but not least, I don't get the logo. It's not that it doesn't look
> good, but it simply doesn't fit Django. The framework is not in any way
> related to chatting, so the speech bubble feels out of place. As for the
> icons, they're somewhat random and fail to illustrate what the project is
> about.
>
> "The web framework for perfeccionists with deadlines" is a very abstract
> concept. If we can't come up with a concrete drawing of that vision, we
> should at least be inspired to design a conceptual and abstract piece that
> resonates with the notions of "framework", "perfeccionism", and
> "deadlines". Django's most admired strength is how it manages to solve the
> trade off between robustness and complexity in a seemingly natural way, and
> we should convey that.
>
> Before getting back to work, take a look at the previous mockups and the
> criticism that followed. There's a lot to be learned from what others did
> well, and it might also help you avoid the same pitfalls.
>
>
> Cheers,
> André Terra
>
> -- Sent from my phone, please excuse any typos. --
>
>
> On May 23, 2012 9:38 PM, "Ashraful Sheikh" wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I
