On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Michael Ludwig <[email protected]> wrote:
> James Fisher schrieb am 13.04.2010 um 19:57:52 (+0100): > > > * I got rid of the green. To keep things dead simple I switched to > > the exact complement of the main red -- a cyan. > > I strongly dislike cyan, just like magenta: these colors are aggressive > on the eye. The screechy appearance certainly reinforces the toy appeal > conveyed by the logo, which I agree is unfortunate, not so much for the > color but for the electrocuted figure flung onto that couch you'd never > buy. > > Rest assured no magenta will be introduced :) I've already lightened the cyan considerably. I don't think it's a fundamentally toyish colour -- see e.g. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ palette. After my harsh criticism of the "couch you'd never buy" earlier, I've completely turned face -- I think (hope) I've put it in a visual context in which it's at home. > * I'm not really sure about those cushions I hacked up. The idea > > might be alright, but the curveyness and gradients totally conflict > > with the CouchDB logo. > > They do. And add more toy appeal. I am not a database. > > I've tried several approaches with the cushions, but none have worked well enough. I'm going to try something different, and a bit more serious. > What I haven't seen so far is an overview of all the features that are > supported and also of those typical database features that are *not* > supported. > Not sure what you mean. The text is partly placeholder and far from finalized. You mean you'd like something on the main page that says "What we Have but No-one Else Does"? > > -- > Michael Ludwig >
