On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 22:11 -0400, Louie Queral wrote: > Okay, well I came up with an idea that is a bit different. > > > I think we should model the site off of Open SuSe's main site (bare > with me ubuntu folks) http://www.opensuse.org/en/ > > > Now we want several things that impact the initial viewing of the > site. We want simplicity: a simple lack of confusion will give the > potential user the confidence that Ubuntu Studio is right for them. We > need design: we need the site to look smooth and up to date. Whether > you like it or not, the user will assimilate the design and flow of > the site with the design and flow of Ubuntu Studio. If the site looks > crappy and bloated, which in my opinion three column portal sites do, > no one will want to use Ubuntu Studio because the will think that it > is a crappy and bloated software. > > > Now let's take a look at the site, notice these things: > > > - Strong, prominent logo on one side, allows the page to be dominated > by that software's name. > -Three simple buttons: "Get it" (which we want the user to do, first > and foremost), "discover it" (which is what the site is for), and a > third "create it" to draw users to help with the fabrication of Ubuntu > Studio and join the mailing list. > > > Those are the most important things we want the user to see, to be > completely honest. No one is going to give a shit about build notes or > news, if they don't know what the fuck we're talking about. > > > below that initial block of buttons there is a small section for news, > and another section for small updates. This is what we should base our > website on. It's just plain simple. > > > All in all, we should be thinking one question about the project: > "When a potential user of Ubuntu Studio goes to this site, do they > feel excited? Do they feel confident enough to download it? and Does > Ubuntu Studio's web presence make them more willing to help develop? > > > Here's a really rough mock up of what > I'm envisioning: http://i52.tinypic.com/o5nev9.png > > >
Well at least we all agree on one thing, simplicity and big obvious buttons for all the most important bits. Cheers -- Chris Jones <[email protected]> -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
