Hey Rich,
Following up on this....now that ApacheCon Denver has been announced, we should
bump this up a bit in priority since the pages are still reflecting ACNA 2013
Portland.
~M
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From: Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com>
To: Nikash SINGH <volunteer...@nikashsingh.org>; Melissa Warnkin
<missywarn...@yahoo.com>
Cc: "seb...@gmail.com" <seb...@gmail.com>; Melissa Warnkin <e...@apache.org>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: Volunteer design work for Apache Software Foundation....
I think it might be best if you took this conversation to the list
dev@community.apache.org Nobody currently on this thread is a designer, and I
think the wider audience might be better able to answer your queries.
--Rich
On 12/15/2013 01:45 AM, Nikash SINGH wrote:
Hi all,
And here is the proposal of how the project site landing-page
could look. Mostly, this is achievable with a CSS-file-change
and a couple of swapped images because I'm not majorly altering
the layout, but the new sections below the introductory
paragraph would require this content to be added. I can carve up
the images into usable sizes within the columns and even write
up the HTML that would need to be pasted into the page. I think
it would add a friendlier touch to a page many potential
contributors see! What do you think?
-Nik
On 8/12/13 1:49 PM, Nikash SINGH wrote:
Hi Melissa, Rich (and ...Sebastien?)
On 21/11/13 7:59 AM, Melissa Warnkin wrote:
Hi Nik,
>
>Thank you for your email, and I apologize for not getting
back to your last email.
>
>I will defer this technical issue to Rich for his opinion.
I apologize, in advance, for Rich; he is extremely busy on
other tasks, so his reply might take a little time.
>
>Rest assured, however, this is not a time-critical issue -
just a cosmetic change that we really need to fix!!
>
>We appreciate your enthusiasm and willingness to undergo
this project - thank you so much!!
>
>~Melissa
>
*Email backlog snipped*
I've attached 2 graphics (in large and small sizes) that might
serve as placeholder conference images.
The first is a nametag-lanyard (like most conferences offer
their guests) with a group of feathers (metaphorical Apache
contributors) rounded up together. If that is too cheesy, I've
included just the lanyard as well.
Tell me what you think, if you're keen on this idea I'll send
you the vector file which I've grouped so that the nametag can
be easily updated with new text (my working files are always
embarrassingly messy so they require "clean up" before I can
send them out without shame).
Also, I noticed the projects site (http://projects.apache.org/) is a
self-contained "branch" of the Apache online presence.
What do you think about my earlier proposal of me fixing up tiny
details (like font-choice, spacing and reintroducing the Apache
colours to the pages) through CSS and very limited content
changes to improve the look of these pages? For example, the
inclusion of icons on the landing page to give users an
immediate indication that the projects are navigable
alphabetically, categorically etc.
I'll attach an image showing what I mean in the next couple of
days.
-Nik
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Rich Bowen rbo...@rcbowen.com http://rcbowen.com/
