Re: Re: Updated Home Page Mockup

From: Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:03:30 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: Updated Home Page Mockup
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On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Wojciech Kupiec <kupiec.w@gmail.com> wrote: > On 27. juni 2011 12:01, Paul Dragoonis wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Wojciech Kupiec<kupiec.w@gmail.com> >>  wrote: >> >>> On 24/06/11 17:50, Stewart Lord wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Folks, >>>> >>>> I've attached an updated home page mockup. Not sure if anyone remembers >>>> the previous mockup, but this one adds icons and makes the footer look >>>> more >>>> like the header (as per Hannes suggestion). >>>> >>>> The footer needs more thought to figure out what links it should contain >>>> and how they should be presented, but I'm more interested in hearing >>>> what >>>> you guys think about the layout, the icons and the information that I >>>> chose >>>> to feature in the 2x2 grid and sidebar. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Stew >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> In my opinion it is a step forward, now the page got colours that match >>> (I >>> hope you will not use the green colour for link here). >>> >>> Here are my points that it could be worth to consider: >>> - I'm still a bit afraid that when the toggle bar is not expanded it will >>> have too much of white space, adding some more space with darker color >>> would >>> be nice (maybe the news section could get a background color?) >>> - the firs line of footer looks like the line below the main menu which >>> is >>> with interaction with menu items, it might be confusing for users, I >>> would >>> rather keep the color solid (just like the last bottom footer line). >>> -  instead of having centred text in the four middle boxes I suggest to >>> have it justified >>> >>> >>> >> >> Wojciech, >> >> It all sounds like nice ideas. The best thing to do here on this project >> is >> to actually give a screenshot, or do the changes that you propose and send >> us the patch (diff) file for it. >> >> If you have an idea but need assistance in achieving it (javascript mods >> perhaps?) then i'm sure someone here can give you a hand. >> > > Here it is: > http://wojak.u.bitbit.net/front-page-mock-3a.png > > It should look better, especially when the toggle bar is not expanded. It > could be also worth to shrink left and right margin a little bit. To confirm, you replaced the right side content with new news headings/content. Removed the bold from the centre piece sections text. Removed the alternating colors on the footer's purple bars. Did i miss anything? > > > > -- > PHP Webmaster List Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >

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