Ilya, I think my point is that instead of alerts that those actually be pieces and maybe notifications about the website. Then they can take you to the Blog, Newsletter or whatever new info is going on.
Thank you, Matt Mullins Cloud Platforms Implementation Engineer Worldwide Cloud Services mathias.mull...@citrix.com +1 (407) 920-1107 On Feb 20, 2013, at 5:17 PM, "Musayev, Ilya" <imusa...@webmd.net> wrote: > Sonny, > > I like the new design - from the end user perspective - its very intuitive > and straightforward. +1 for usability > > I also like the concept of what you and Matt mentioned in past - that is > trying to use the existing design of CS (especially newer 4.1/4.2) on current > apache site. > > Last but not least, if we do go with current design, do you think we can pick > a sexier background of CS other than alerts :)? For a newbie who does not > know what CS does, seeing alerts makes it seem like CS has lots of trouble. > > Thanks > ilya > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mathias Mullins [mailto:mathias.mull...@citrix.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3:52 PM > To: cloudstack-us...@incubator.apache.org > Cc: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org; > cloudstack-market...@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [Discuss]Apache wedbsite redesign > > +1 > Sonny, > > I really like the concept. I like you integrated the dashboard in and made me > thing about how that by maybe reusing some of the icon with the sections as > well it could really help tie the project site into the product. > > That started making me wonder if the dashboard framework would actually work > for making a consistent portal front page as well. Each section would have > it's own area and as people used the website they would also be learning how > to use the product. Might be a little far fetched but wanted to throw it out > there. > > Thank you, > Matt > > On Feb 20, 2013, at 3:32 PM, "Sonny Chhen" <sonny.ch...@citrix.com> wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> This is a piggy back off of the marketing thread earlier asking for >> community help in marketing CloudStack. I mentioned in that thread that I >> was playing around with the idea of a redesign for the Apache CloudStack >> site. I did create a mockup and you can see the design at the link below. I >> feel that this design is clean and will help new people onboarding with >> CloudStack feel comfortable in exploring the site and learning more about >> CloudStack. Also the site is more "marketing" friendly and helps in >> providing a good first impression for those coming to learn about CloudStack >> for the first time. >> >> I would love to hear your opinions and would like to know if this is >> something that should be pursued. I can continue working on other pages if >> this does well, but will need help in development. This could be part of an >> initiative to redesign a few other areas of CloudStack such as the >> documentation, documentation portal, social media, and maybe the wiki to >> provide a more consistent experience. >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Apache+website+redesign+proposal >> >> Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. >> >> Thanks You and Best Regards, >> >> Sonny H. Chhen >> Manager of User Interface & User Experience | Citrix Systems - CloudPlatform >> 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA > >
