Hi Pavel, thanks for sharing feedback and suggestions. - Will we have a "news" section? We can list release announcements, links > to new talks and blogs, and so on there. >
It won't be released as part of this update, but I agree that we need to return such a page or section. @Kseniya Romanova <romanova.ks....@gmail.com> would you please create a ticket for that? It might reuse the non-code contributions service to present a list of blogs, videos, etc. > - Main page section "Resources To Elevate Your Ignite Experience" has 6 > panels (technical and learning resources), I would expect them to be > clickable > - "World's leading companies select Ignite to power applications used by > millions of people daily" can be clickable too Yeap, I had the same feeling and already passed on this feedback to the dev team. - Denis On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 1:11 PM Pavel Tupitsyn <ptupit...@apache.org> wrote: > Denis, > > The new design looks good. > A few comments: > > - Will we have a "news" section? We can list release announcements, links > to new talks and blogs, and so on there. > - Main page section "Resources To Elevate Your Ignite Experience" has 6 > panels (technical and learning resources), I would expect them to be > clickable > - "World's leading companies select Ignite to power applications used by > millions of people daily" can be clickable too > > Thanks, > Pavel > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 3:00 AM Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Igniters, > > > > I'm pleased to share a piece of good news with you. The next version of > the > > website is ready and deployed on staging: > > > > https://test2.heavenweb.ru/ > > username: apache > > passwd: ignite > > > > In the course of the next 5-10 days, I'll be collaborating with the > design > > and dev teams on required improvements. Please pass on any feedback that > > you might have. > > > > - > > Denis > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 8:46 AM Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > Hi Saikat, > > > > > > Thanks for the suggestions. I'll pass them over to the design team. > > > > > > > > > - > > > Denis > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 10:43 AM Saikat Maitra < > saikat.mai...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Denis, Kseniya > > >> > > >> Thank you for leading the effort in designing and revamping the > website. > > >> > > >> I wanted to share a few thoughts and ideas: > > >> 1. Will it be suitable if the rocket exhaust fire/gases are replaced > > with > > >> the Ignite spark from the Ignite logo. I really like the red Ignite > > spark. > > >> It may symbolize that the rocket's journey is powered / fueled by > > Ignite. > > >> 2. Can we rewrite the sentence "We appreciate any help and track every > > >> contribution" to "We appreciate any help and value every > contribution". > > >> The > > >> word track felt a bit intrusive like if the user's actions are > > monitored. > > >> 3. Similarly here we may replace the word track "Top contributors are > > >> tracked at Github" to "Top contributors @ Github". > > >> 4. If it is ok with PMC members and committers then we can use face > > shots > > >> for committers and PMC members like here > > >> https://kafka.apache.org/committers. > > >> It will be nice to see a face and recognize them in person when we all > > >> meet > > >> again in person. > > >> > > >> Warm regards, > > >> Saikat > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 11:34 AM Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> > wrote: > > >> > > >> > Folks, an update for you. We keep prototyping new pages and you can > > >> find a > > >> > reference to the mockups in the ticket. > > >> > > > >> > Need to hear your opinion on one of the mockups. Kseniya and I > worked > > >> with > > >> > the design studio on a Community page, and this is what we have > > >> prepared so > > >> > far: > > >> > https://app.moqups.com/4WR00aUZ8z/view/page/a7e1c85f0 > > >> > > > >> > The page tells a brief story about the project, has a "meet the > > >> community" > > >> > section, explains how to start contributing or ask a question. All > > those > > >> > sections will have anchors and will be added as separate menu items > > for > > >> > quick navigation. > > >> > > > >> > Any suggestions before we send the mockup to editors and designers? > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > Denis > > >> > > > >> > - > > >> > Denis > > >> > > > >> > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 4:35 PM Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > Folks, > > >> > > > > >> > > In early 2021 a 3rd-party vendor helped us to conduct a usability > > >> audit > > >> > of > > >> > > the Ignite website. The audit revealed significant user experience > > and > > >> > > structure-related gaps that make it harder to understand Ignite, > > >> > navigate, > > >> > > consume content. > > >> > > > > >> > > We've just started bringing those changes to life: > > >> > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-15320 > > >> > > > > >> > > I'll keep you posted on the progress and intermediate results. Let > > me > > >> > know > > >> > > if: > > >> > > a) you have any questions or suggestions > > >> > > b) you want to be involved in this effort and brief the team (the > > same > > >> > > vendor) on the structure/content of the community and other > pages. I > > >> meet > > >> > > with the folks several days a week to help them finish the project > > by > > >> > late > > >> > > September- early October. > > >> > > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > Denis > > >> > > > > >> > > - > > >> > > Denis > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >