On 02/01/2013 03:04 PM, Pedro Giffuni wrote:
Thank you Dave!
It's still perfectly visible without being too scandalous. I like
it.
Now for a new bikeshed ... I would use "Volunteers wanted", instead
of "Volunteers needed" ;).
Just kidding ... :).
Pedro.
Well I like the new blue better than the red, but a complementary "fun"
color, like some shade of orange, would be nice as well. Some of us can
work on this locally and post options I suppose.
________________________________ Da: Dave Fisher
<dave2w...@comcast.net> A: dev@openoffice.apache.org Inviato:
Venerdì 1 Febbraio 2013 17:49 Oggetto: Re: [bikeshed] I like blue
titles.
On Feb 1, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Tanja Meece wrote:
Red immediately sends up a warning flag in my mind and that of
other user's I'm sure.
That was the original intent.
There has to be some way to change the color.
There is and it is done! It is now the same blue as the rest of the
header text.
Regards, Dave
TMCM
On Feb 1, 2013 9:43 AM, "Pedro Giffuni" <p...@apache.org> wrote:
________________________________ Da: Dave Fisher
...
Can we change the red title in the website ("Call for
Volunteers", as of lately) to dark blue?
The reasons:
- The tone of red chosen looks like it was made to fit at
the last moment. It has no aesthetic coherence with the
rest of the website.
It was chosen quickly and I was thinking it would be for
unusual events.
Firstly, I hope I am doing this properly, if not I
apologize in
advance.
I agree. I believe that a red sends the wrong signals.
It sends up
more of a warning flag, rather than an invitation for
volunteers.
The first time I saw it I thought I'd done something
wrong.
I recall it started when we were about to release 3.4 and the
blog went down so we just had to release on the website.
Now it appears to be a common element which is OK.
It is being changed everytime there's something to
communicate: Like if we break (yet) another download
milestone.
The red chair is becoming part of the furniture.
- It makes us look desperate (or so seem to think some
bloggers).
The concern should be "what works?" Not "what some bloggers
think". Breaking out from the visual clutter of the page is
important. We want to stand out, not blend in and be
overlooked. IMHO.
I like blue if it will always be there
I suspect we will have it forever :(.
Oh course there are other ways of standing out, like with a
banner graphic. That could give us a more professional
image while still standing out.
What ever can be done...
Again, just chose a color for the bikeshed that seems average
among the proposals ;).
Pedro.
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