About the mockup... Maybe the two bars at the footer should be fused. I know we were talking about the navbar but it looks good right now so...
Those two bars at the bottom are very much related anyway. Putting them in a single footer bar would probably look better. - Joan P.S. Thank for the information. I'm not exactly a fan of IRC but I know how to use it a bit. I'm gonna pull more efforts towards the proposal, though. On May 27, 2013 5:00 PM, "Pasi Lallinaho" <p...@shimmerproject.org> wrote: > Hey Kyle (and others), > > I was able to work on the website refresh yesterday and there's now a > mockup of navigation. Currently, it looks like this: > http://temp.knome.fi/xubuntu/saucy_website/newnavi.png > > This is in no way final, so please send your ideas if you think you can > improve. > > Cheers, > Pasi > > On 27/05/13 05:37, Kyle Sabara wrote: > > Thanks for the information, I guess I'll start thinking up some ideas for > a navbar. I really hope to gain some valuable experience. Again, thank you! > > > On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Pasi Lallinaho > <p...@shimmerproject.org>wrote: > >> Hey Kyle, >> >> I'm adding the Xubuntu-devel mailing list to the recipients, since that's >> where we cooperate development discussion for Xubuntu. >> >> Comments inline. >> >> On 25/05/13 18:50, Kyle Sabara wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> My name is Kyle Sabara and I would like to work with your Xubuntu >>> web team. >>> >> >> First of all, thanks for your interest! >> >> I'm 15 but I can assure you I know how to code CSS and HTML5. >>> I hold 2 certifications, one in Adobe Photoshop CS5, as well as one in >>> Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. I'd like to also note that I am going for my >>> Adobe Flash CS5 certification and hope to get it soon. I like linux and >>> most important to me is the XFCE flavor that I do run on an old PC. I do >>> have some works on the web, in fact I'm going to Nationals in California >>> this year for FBLA in the Web Design event. I know, you think just >>> because I have a Dreamweaver certification means I don't actually know >>> how to code what-so-ever, but I actually always code with Notepad++ >>> because I don't like the drag and drop software environment that >>> Dreamweaver creates, along with the annoying bugs you sometimes have to >>> comb your document for. >>> >> >> Don't worry; we don't judge people based on their age or certificates >> they may or may not have. All contributions are welcome as long as they >> make sense and the community can agree on the results they bring with them. >> >> I already have a couple ways for integration of social networking >>> into your site. One way would be to add a Twitter app where you have >>> Xubuntu Twitter Feed on your site, perhaps on the homepage? Another >>> thing you can add to increase Xubuntu's networking would be to add a >>> Facebook Like button, a Google+ button, and a Twitter button if you will >>> which I'm not sure if you know this but a Twitter button is included on >>> the Twitter Feed you can integrate. >>> >> >> This is something the web/marketing/Xubuntu team should discuss in >> general. >> >> So far we haven't specifically worked to get much of the social >> networking showing on the site. This is partly because we only recently set >> up most of the social networking sites. On the other hand, while the social >> networking outlets are "official", they are community-run and we aren't >> controlling their content too much. While we trust the administrators, it's >> not certain that all communication and comments made on the social networks >> is something we want to automatically integrate to our website. >> >> If we decide to add things like this, it should be easy enough with >> existing WordPress plugins. >> >> Also, I'd like to point out that you guys don't really have a full >>> navigation bar on your site making a lack in usability. >>> >> >> We are constantly working on the site and even as I write this mail, >> we're under process for improvements on the site. However, all feedback is >> welcome: do you have any mockups or ideas for the navigation bar? >> >> Another >>> suggestion I have is that you can add more pictures to your site in the >>> tour and inside the changing image slider on the homepage; because >>> people really want to see you glorify the project and most of all, >>> potential users need to know the look and feel of the software, and >>> pictures of the Xubuntu user interface are a good way to go. >>> >> >> I agree! >> >> As long as somebody takes more screenshots which are recent, we're good >> to add them. In addition, we're working to make the frontpage slider images >> slightly bigger with the next website update. >> >> I hope some >>> of these ideas show some of the creative skills I can contribute to the >>> team. >>> I feel like getting involved in this project can help me build a >>> portfolio and help me in my future.I am a technology enthusiast and I >>> love coding HTML. I don't claim to know everything but I would love to >>> expand my knowledge by contributing some work for an open source >>> organization where anyone can get involved and share ideas. >>> >> >> Open source can definitely help with your CV as long as it isn't your >> only (or primary) goal. >> >> Thank you again for taking time out of your lives to read this >>> statement. >>> Sincerely, >>> Kyle Sabara >>> >> >> About joining teams and getting access to resources: we generally have a >> "contributions before membership" policy. In other words, start following >> development discussions, get familiar with the community processes and >> people and when you've been around a while, get your hands dirty [1]. >> >> Welcome to our community! >> >> Cheers, >> Pasi >> >> [1] http://xubuntu.org/contribute/ >> >> -- >> Pasi Lallinaho (knome) » http://open.knome.fi/ >> Leader of Shimmer Project and Xubuntu » http://shimmerproject.org/ >> Graphic artist, webdesigner, Ubuntu member » http://xubuntu.org/ >> >> > > > -- > Pasi Lallinaho (knome) » http://open.knome.fi/ > Leader of Shimmer Project and Xubuntu » http://shimmerproject.org/ > Graphic artist, webdesigner, Ubuntu member » http://xubuntu.org/ > > > -- > xubuntu-devel mailing list > xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel > >
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