On Friday, 18 April 2014 at 20:28:07 UTC, Aleksandar Ruzicic
wrote:
I really like rust-lang.org, I was thinking of using it as a
base for design but decided against it because I don't want
dlang.org to be accused of ripping of rust-lang.org.
This navigation layout was used for centuries in paper books.
Recently it was used by gcc docs and w3c docs. I personally see
no reason for the side bar: it's never used, just wastes space,
which could be used even on 2500 display and maximized browser
window: font can be zoomed too, then the side bar becomes a
nuisance, while remaining useless (the case for forum.dlang.org).
python.org is one of my favorite websites, they really did good
job.
Doesn't it use gradients and 3D effects to emphasize structural
elements? You use some borders too, which qualify as non-content
color effects, can be seen as 3D to some extent. True metro style
is ultimate flatness and indiscernible structure, I work with
such applications at work, hence my rage every time I hear about
modern UI.
