On 7/2/2014 4:58 AM, Shammah Chancellor wrote:
On 2014-07-02 02:32:18 +0000, Walter Bright said:
There's so much that can be done to improve the website, I'm reluctant to put
time and energy into redesigning the logo.
Nobody is asking you to put any time or effort into redesigning the logo.
Look at all the time and effort just in these threads.
I realize you may not think so, but the current logo is not very attractive.
Unfortunately, having a modern website with attractive graphics goes a long way
toward garnering support for a project.
I very much understand and agree with the reasons for a distinctive logo. Not
everyone is going to like every logo, but that doesn't really subtract from its
effectiveness.
BTW, Apple's site last time I looked at it was clearly designed for aesthetic
appeal, but its use of grey text on a white background with a small font made it
literally painful for me to read their developer documentation. That's a great
way to beat developers away with a stick.
What I'm saying is that above all the site has to be usable for developers -
that means fast loading, easy navigation, well organized information content,
and readable fonts.
Walter, I've been involved with D since 2001 (iirc? 0.064 i think?) I
absolutely love your language and the project. The D Programming Languages
deserves more usage and notoriety since it *is* the best programming language
available. To do this, we need as many people working on whatever niches they
care about the most. Can we please delegate some control of the website to
someone who's already put a substantial amount of work into making a modern and
attractive version (w0rt) of it.
Andrei is in charge of the web site. That doesn't necessarily mean he is doing
the work, but he reviews and approves changes.
