Thomas Apel wrote: Nice job, Thomas! I just had a look at your page and I, for one, like it. A lot. > > Hi! > > Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra wrote: > > > > Would you people shift this thread to debian-www? > > > > I am sorry for starting this thread on the wrong list. I did not notice > that there is a www related list. So please send replies to debian-www. > > Concerning the topic I think the most important thing about the Debian > www site is its content. Besides this it should be fast-loading and easy > to use with any browser. > > But I also think that a good design is a nice thing AND possible without > loosing the above attributes. Good design does not necessarily mean > frames, tons of graphics or java animations. > > Who is interested in what I think of might have a look at: > http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~thomas.apel/debian/index.html > > Although this is a pretty simple page compared to many other sites I > could even imagine a more simple page without tables. > > Thomas > > ----- > For all on debian-www I inlude the original message: > > > > > Hi! > > > > The last times I visited the Debian web site I had to realize that it > > is not very impressing concerning design and structure. Especially in > > design the sites of FreeBSD, The GNOME Project, KDE, Red Hat, etc. > > have a lot more to offer. > > > > Of course web page design is not the most important thing about Debian > > but as the web site is in most cases the first contact with Debian I > > consider it important to have a professional, serious looking > > appearance. > > > > Moreover I think the strucure could be improved. I think 16 items in > > the main menu are too many and most of them would fit in a top level > > category. > > > > To make it more clear what I mean: I think of home page with a > > navigation bar on the left and a text column on the right. The > > navigation bar should contain a maximum of about 6 top level > > categories like About, News, Support, Development... each with its > > second level categories. The text column could contain a brief > > description of what Debian is, the latest news article or other > > related stuff. And to make it perfect one could add a nice banner > > containing the logo and the text "Debian GNU/Linux". > > > > All other pages could contain a smaller version of the banner and a > > navigation bar on the top with only the top level categories. The > > whole thing could be colored in white / red / dark blue like the logo. > > > > What do you think about this? I would be happy to hear your opinions. > > If there is enough positive feedback I can create a rough prototype of > > what I think of. > > > > Bye, > > Thomas > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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