I agree with Mark that we shouldn't try to over-constrain things. However, basic startup-resources are perfectly fine. It gives a good default for people who don't really like (web-)design, and can serve as a baseline for others. I.e., encourage consistency but don't enforce it.
On 12 October 2010 22:17, Christopher Done <[email protected]> wrote: > http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3577/ideasv.png I mostly like it, with the following remarks: - Only blue for a colour scheme is too cold. This is why I used this orange-red for the new wiki. There are other ways to do this, of course. I'd just like to encourage people to not only use blueish tones. - The wiki edit links in your sketch are very dark. I prefer the light grey as used in the new wiki, because it doesn't stand out that much. > > To download the Inkscape SVG grab it here: > http://chrisdone.com/designs/haskell-theme-1.svg > > I don't know what I was thinking here but it seemed like fun: > http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1827/rect5935.png With a bit of tuning, this can look nice. > > I get bored really quickly, I was alright for 15 minutes and then I > lost the will to point and click. Anyway, I was thinking rather than > trying to come up with a brilliant all-encompassing design, we could > agree on conventions: > > * colours > * headings > * spacing > * links > * the particular incarnation of the logo > > etc. > > I'm pretty happy to go with the colour theme of > http://new-www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell > > Haskellers.com also makes me think we need an umbrella theme that > encompasses all Haskell sites. > > Maybe we should do a theme poll like the logo poll. I don't know. > Regardless, I think we do need to decide on something and stick with > it. Should this discussion be taken to the web devel mailing list? Is > that appropriate? > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > -- Push the envelope. Watch it bend. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
