In an ideal world, I think every contribution whether it's a code or design should solve a problem or make an improvement upon something. I like the new flat design of the bot myself, but whether it's solving a problem or not will be subjective. I didn't exactly design the bot with the "skeuomorphic" trend in mind 2 years ago (nor was I trying to be trendy at all), but if it looks old and outdated, then perhaps this new look will be an improvement.
I will also add that the real area I think we need UX/design contribution right now is improving the visual hierarchy on the home page. Many new sections have been added since it was originally designed and I think it could use some makeover. Cheers, Yohei ________________________________________ From: Jesse <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: UX / UI: New Splash Screens & Icons Not sure why we are doing this. The splash screen and icons are intended to be overwritten by the app developer. These are just placeholder, and personally I think they should look like they are intended to be thrown away, I think file-size is a bigger concern than polish. Also, if this effort continues, we will have a disconnect between the repo app assets and the look of http://cordova.apache.org/ Don't get me wrong, I definitely appreciate having a designer jump in and help out, however, some of this appears to be scratching designer itch ( if that's a thing ). I am curious how much you plan to change things Sidney, and also how we as a group can decide what we like and don't like. I would also recommend that @yoheis be included in conversations about changing/updating the designs he has donated. @purplecabbage risingj.com On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Sidney Bofah <[email protected]>wrote: > No problemo, seems fair. > > I will then remove the current version of the bot - i strongly prefer it > over adding a third variant. > Replacing the current skeuomorphic one (with the glare effects etc, not > the outline logo) with the new, > "flat" version shown on the splash screen demos. It would be a small > facelift fitting > the iOS7/Holo/Metro age. See the dark and light versions below: > > https://i.cloudup.com/YCv83RJOEn.png > > > On 12 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Shazron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks Sidney, > > You can check out the website using SVN using the instructions here: > > http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/UpdatingTheWebsite > > > > You don't have Apache Committer privileges yet (that's another topic) -- > so > > your access is read-only for now -- but you can email us a patchfile and > > one of the committers can review and integrate it in. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Sidney Bofah <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Done! I'm an official committer now. Thanks for the guides. > >> > >> Also, the idea with mobile-spec is good. Will follow that approach now. > >> > >> > >> Quick question: Is there a repo for the website, the underlying artwork > (i > >> have source PSD files that > >> should be in a VCS) etc? Where can i start? > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> Sidney > >> > >> On 10 Mar 2014, at 20:35, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> hey those are sweet! I guess they could be contributed to our website > [1] > >>> for others to incorporate, and again in the default example app that we > >>> generate [2] > >>> > >>> you'll need send apache a cla [3] and to follow the steps here [4] > >>> > >>> [1] http://cordova.io/artwork.html > >>> [2] https://github.com/apache/cordova-app-hello-world > >>> [3] https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt > >>> [4] http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/ContributorWorkflow > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 3:26 AM, Sidney Bofah <[email protected] > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Dear team, > >>>> > >>>> As this is my first post here, a short intro: I'm a project manager > >> from a > >>>> Berlin-based, larger development company and a Hybrid/HTML5 > evangelist. > >>>> > >>>> I'd like to contribute something here and as a first-off, i reworked > >>>> Cordovas' dated splash screen and icons and created 2 variants. I > think > >> the > >>>> proposal fares well on all platforms. > >>>> > >>>> Splashscreen: https://i.cloudup.com/1PTrAENWqI.png > >>>> > >>>> Icon: https://i.cloudup.com/GZugN48eBF.png > >>>> > >>>> Of course, source PSDs with auto-export slices for all native sizes & > >>>> platforms will be made available. Which one do you like more? > >>>> > >>>> Best Regards, Sidney > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >> > >> > >
