On Wednesday, 2 July 2014 at 20:04:50 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote:
On Wednesday, 2 July 2014 at 18:49:49 UTC, Tofu Ninja wrote:
It has been commented on in this thread that major tech
companies seem to always be following a fad, in that the
prevalent theme seems to change quite often. For example going
from high gloss(win7 era) to flat(win8 era). I don't think
this is by accident(how could it be). To stay relevant, they
must be perceived as having innovation even if that innovation
only comes in the form of a face lift.
The problem with chasing the latest trend is that you're
*always* changing and it's change for change sake. Yes the
website needs an overhaul but i honestly think it can be done
to look fresh and current, respecting the current D logo and
identity (using reds) and as Walter said to serve developers
with accurate and well presented text.
The 'new' design by w0rp (http://w0rp.com:8010/) does none of
those things. He's well intentioned but even things like basic
text layout and white space usage are completely lacking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_space_(visual_arts)
We can do better.
I honestly don't understand your critiques, the proposal seems to
keep with the general D theme pretty well. Yes its not perfect
but its a work in progress.
