Just pinging this to see if anyone else was interested? On 31 January 2016 at 13:42, Evan Hughes <ehu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> @michael: if you wish to do so I wont stop you, having some designers work > on a new layout for wave would be nice. > > What are the deadlines? > > An unofficial deadline for Apache projects is 9-13th May which aligns > with ApacheCon. I believe this is easily achievable. > > Where can versions of the logo be found? > > http://apache.org/foundation/press/kit/ > > What about hosting? > > Hosting is provided by Apache at no cost to the project. > > What system is used to build the project? > > Currently we are using the Apache cms tool which was designed in house > but we have the option to use any system we wish too as long as it creates > static files, so jekyll is perfectly fine. > > Templates? > > Personally I would be happier with a custom template rather than a > stock one, creating a design using web frameworks like foundation or > bootstrap has made this much easier. > > What about the documentation html exports? > > These are easily customised (why we chose sphinx) and will follow suit > with the new design or an alternative "documentation design". > > Goals? > > Advertise, Inform, Educate ;) . This project is creating a product > which eventually will be a Wave server and a standardised Wave client for > multiple platforms. > > I'm no designer, most I can do is critique or implement so I'll just chuck > in these links of designs which i believe allow the "advertise, educate" > style. > > > https://www.vaultproject.io/ > https://jekyllrb.com/ > > ~ Evan > > > On 31 January 2016 at 07:55, Andreas Kotes <count-apache....@flatline.de> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 1/30/16, 2:10 AM, "Evan Hughes" <wisebald...@apache.org> wrote: >> > We need a new website for our homepage and a new docs template design, >> >> I also agree it could use a refresher. >> >> What are the technical goals? >> >> I'm asking because I've made good experience with static pages driven by >> https://jekyllrb.com/, which is also behind GitHub Pages - if the GitHub >> is to be continue this would solve the hosting as well. >> >> I agree Design should come first - if nobody steps up, is there any >> reason to not grab a design from http://www.oswd.org/ and adjust styles >> as needed? >> >> what are the goals for the design, i.e. should it inform? advertise? >> educate? there are some visually stunning sites that leave a hell of an >> impression of a product/service while not really allowing for detailed >> information to provided in a truly structured manner. >> >> (http://www.csszengarden.com/ has a few non-free Wows) >> >> should the design of the website and the templates for documentation >> be integrated with each other beyond color & style choices? should the >> default Wave client template fall in line as well, or rather serve for >> orientation? >> >> I think these bits of information would be important for any designer to >> have a chance of estimating the work required to do a complete job. >> >> count >> >> -- >> Andreas 'count' Kotes >> Taming computers for humans since 1990. >> "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do >> it. >> Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -- Howard >> Thurman >> > >
