On May 16, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Kai Krueger wrote: > >> He's just pointing out what I did a few months back - the design, usability > and aesthetic of OSM is a big mess. > >> My vote is that we just put him in charge of fixing it, but I don't really > want another fight with all of >those who know little about, er, design, > usability or aesthetic. If we spent 10% of the time that's gone >in to > making the map call C++ or making potlatch look like Windows 3.1 instead of > looking like >Windows 3.0... on just turning over some of these aspects to a > design czar, it would have a much, >much larger effect on bounce rate, data > entered, project visibility, user happiness... > > Perhaps I am too much of a geek my self, but I some how can't see changing a > logo or design will get us masses of new users.
It helps to read what I wrote: "the design, usability and aesthetic of OSM is a big mess." I didn't just say the design. That's just symptomatic. Yours &c. Steve _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
