Angus Leeming wrote:
The new site is looking fantastic! Way to go, guys! Way to go! (See,
I've become American :-P)
I see that Rex has created a new graphic for the home page, so
presumably you're still experimenting with such things. With that as
my preamble, I'd like to share some comments I have about the image at
http://www.lyx.org/test (OLDIMG) and that at
http://www.lyx.org/test/HomeNewGraphic (NEWIMG):
1. (OLDIMG) The download button image with the LyX mascot is a very
powerful piece of imagery. I would urge you to keep it.
2. (OLDIMG) The rest of that graphic (a view of the LyX window) isn't
very exciting at all.
3. (NEWIMG) The background of the new image attempts to give people a
flavour of the typesetting power of LaTeX.
4. (NEWIMG) The foreground of the new image is entirely lacking in punch.
5. (NEWIMG) The new image cries out for some anti-aliasing.
Can I suggest that you combine some of the ideas of the two images
into something new. Some suggestions to consider:
1. I like the idea of showing off the power of LaTeX in a background
splash. However, I think you need to be careful about exactly what you
want to put into that image. Rex's new image gives me the feeling of a
layout engine like Scribus rather than the logical, uncluttered feel
of LyX in everyday use.
2. The background image should be separate from the download button.
It would be doubly funky to use some CSS magic to get a clickable
button that looks as striking as the existing one, but really I think
that only the green button itself should be a link.
Conceptually something like the idea below. (No, I'm not proposing
wholesale use of absolute positioning; just trying to get the visual
idea across.)
Regards,
Angus
Hi Angus,
Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with your observations. The new image
was designed by a local graphic designer I have been speaking with
recently. The image linked to is just a draft; I emailed him two days
ago requesting several of the exact things you mentioned in your email
(put in download button, fix pixelation of the big equation, etc), as
well as some other stuff (remove "The Document Processor", since it now
appears at the top of the screen).
Above all, I think the essential point is for that picture to feature
LyX in action.
Will let you know when I receive a new version of the image.
Rex
