On Nov 23, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Milosh Vujnovic > <mil...@techcolossus.com> wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I'm interested in providing help with projects related to Web Design >> (landing pages, complete websites...), Internet Marketing or HTML/CSS. >> I'm a freelancer with 8 years of expirience actively working in the field, >> and looking forward to have a chance to work on project as large and highly >> popular like OpenOffice. >> >> For example, projects like: >> "*Improve the look of the our website(s)*, especially the defaultlanding >> page <http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/index.html>. Skills needed: >> graphic design, web design, goods taste, possible svn. Skills gained: >> Markdown syntax, Apache CMS." >> "*Help market Apache OpenOffice*by developing artwork or other marketing >> materials." >> >> Could you please let me know if you have followup information on projects >> like this and how can I get started? >> > > Hello Milosh, > > Thanks for writing. We're currently starting a new recruitment > activity for volunteers interested in Marketing. So your timing is > perfect. We're undergoing a brand refresh for our next major release > -- Apache OpenOffice 4.0 -- and this will impact the visual signature > of the product and the website. Discussions are still early, so this > is a good time to get involved. (Timeframe for 4.0 is probably > March/April 2013) We're talking about holding a contest, conducting > a user survey, etc. > > If you want to get involved in this part of the project, you'll want > to join our marketing mailing list. More information on our marketing > activities, and how to join this list can be found here: > http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/orientation/intro-marketing.html > > I hope to talk more with you on the marketing list soon! > > Regards, > > -Rob > >> Thanks! >> Milosh Branding is tied to the UI. Your design skills would be a great asset for UX as well. Kevin
