I like it a lot, too. The design is very clean and the organization of the different information is very clear. Perhaps a few CSS tweaks could make it a little less vanilla Bootstrap and give the site a bit more of its own identity. Even without that it’s a huge improvement over the existing site.
I agree with Peter that the logo should probably stay the same. On Apr 7, 2014, at 10:50 AM, Peter Danecek <[email protected]> wrote: > > I like the new design! > > Especially, the new and quite clear installation page is what really should > be helpful to get people start easily. I must admit that even I never know > which Xcode is the one to install on each OS version. > > Only thing to consider when it comes to appearance: I would stick to the > existing MacPorts logo. It represents an established brand and I'd argue it > is not too old fashion. Moreover it avoids inconsistencies with other > documentation, the .dmt packages, etc. I it should be required for the new > design, one could derive a monochrome version … > > ~petr > > > On 7 Apr 2014, at 17:01, Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear fellow MacPorts developers and enthusiasts, >> >> I’ve been working on a new MacPorts web site for some time, and I would like >> to share with you my work so far: >> >> url: http://macports.ryandesign.com:8080 >> username: mp >> password: 333 >> >> It is not yet complete but I hope it gives an idea of the direction I’m >> going, and I very much hope that you like it. >> >> In some areas I tried multiple different page designs; on those pages you’ll >> see a widget for selecting among them. >> >> Gentle feedback about what works and what doesn’t (both functionally and >> conceptually) and what else you think should be there would be helpful; with >> any luck I’ll agree with you. But let’s distinguish between features which >> are essential to get to a functional first version that we can publish, and >> those features that would be nice to have eventually but which can be >> postponed until later so as not to delay the initial release. >> >> My focus so far has been on the following areas: >> >> * Make the homepage simple and inviting >> * Make the install page as simple as possible, providing instructions >> specific to each OS X version >> * Provide a page for each port, containing helpful information extracted >> from the Portfile, logically and attractively presented >> * News >> * Site infrastructure >> * Database >> >> Further work to be done, in no particular order and not necessarily before >> the first release: >> >> * Further database and import script overhauls (maybe later) >> * Port search, at least equivalent to what ports.php on the current web site >> can do (essential) >> * Port pages: >> * Variants (essential) >> * Licenses (essential) >> * Subports (essential) >> * Distributability and binary package availability (nice to have; pretty >> easy) >> * Version and revision history (nice to have; difficult) >> * Maintainer info pages (later) >> * Category info pages (later) >> * Learn how the new statistics-gathering code in base works and integrate >> with it >> * Figure out what to do with the site footer — add more links? remove all >> links? >> * Contact page? >> >> About the look and feel: >> >> The new site’s styling is done using a CSS framework made by Twitter called >> Bootstrap. It provides a somewhat generic but aesthetically appealing >> design, with many elements and components that tend to appear in modern web >> sites. I like it because it is supported by a well-known organization and is >> well documented, making it easier for others to contribute, and it scales to >> devices with different screen sizes, making the web site look pleasant >> regardless whether you’re on a Mac, iPad, or iPhone. To make the site look >> less like other Bootstrap sites, we could customize the fonts and colors, by >> trying out a number of third-party Bootstrap themes such as those at >> Bootswatch, or by making our own. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> macports-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev > > _______________________________________________ > macports-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev -- Mark Moll
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