Perhaps just forget about that for now - I will come back to this thread once I 
am more satisfied with the results.
Stay tuned.

Gruß
Richard

> Am 17.07.2026 um 13:30 schrieb Richard Zowalla <[email protected]>:
> 
> Also possible in a red version of course … if we think it it too generic / AI 
> style nowadays, we can also just leave it as is ;-)
> I don’t mind either way… - the branch is open for people to just play around 
> with it ;-)
> 
> Cheers
> Richard
> 
>> Am 16.07.2026 um 21:07 schrieb Richard Zowalla <[email protected]>:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I recently had a quick chat with a few folks who pointed out that the 
>> current website's color scheme (dark red combined with black and white, 
>> especially in the light theme) unintentionally resembles the flag of the 
>> North German Confederation / German Empire.
>> Not the kind of association we want for the project.
>> 
>> So I took that as an opportunity to try something new: a refreshed design 
>> with a different color scheme, a one-page landing layout, and dark mode 
>> support.
>> 
>> The content itself is unchanged, and everything still complies with the ASF 
>> requirements (self-hosted fonts, trademark notices, etc.).
>> 
>> I've deployed a preview on https://stormcrawler.staged.apache.org/ and the 
>> changes live on the „refresh“ branch.
>> 
>> I'd like to gather some feedback before moving forward. Opinions, criticism 
>> and suggestions are all welcome.
>> 
>> I also tried to play around with a red version but that turned out quite 
>> aggressive...
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
> 

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