robin wrote: > Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>How does >> >> http://beta.python.org/about/beginners/ >> >>look? > > > There are several things wrong with the interface. > > First, I count seven ways of formatting a link. This is approximately > five too many and can be fixed as follows. > > "For Beginners" is italicised, supposedly to indicate it is the page > we are currently on. This overloads the normal expected meaning of > italics with something unexpected. And what is the point of a link to > the current page? This should be plain text. > > "About" is a top-level menu which has been expanded; to indicate this > there is a yellow bar. This is not necessary since the viewer can see > the menu is expanded. :-) > > The menu items underneath an expanded heading should be in the same > format, but offset. Same format says "menu"; offset says "child." > > The last menu items are in different formats yet again (typeface and > size). I see no reason for this. > > Once this has been done there will be but two different ways of > formatting a link: a menu and a link in the page body. > > In terms of page space, the horizontal bar at the top seems wasted. > Perhaps the vertical bar is all that is needed? The other elements > could be relocated. > > The menu is structured with a list and formatted with CSS. Good! > > Given that there is already a hierarchical organisation of the content > voa the collapsing menu bar, I do not think that another > representation of this is required above the main page text. I would > ditch the link trail. > > Overall, the look is very "safe corporate". I myself would have gone > for a funkier (though still elegant) look. The energy of the Python > community is not being communicated. The vim of the language is > diluted. This is not playing to Python's strengths. > > Yes, i have been known to do this for a living. Had I been aware > earlier, I would have been happy to help with the redesign. How can I > now? > I'm sure Tim Parkin will be happy to discuss this with you, as he is also involved on the design side.
I was mostly looking for content criticism, but anything that helps is a Good Thing. > P.S. I am not averse to the new logo. It is professional, clean, and > symbolic. Maybe there are more ideal choices but we have to get beyond > little green cartoon snakes eventually. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
