Re: Website

On Sun, 2011-07-17 at 12:50 +0200, Jasmin Dizdarevic wrote:
>
>
> 2011/7/17 Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
> On Saturday, July 16, 2011, Guillaume Lelarge
> <guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 22:53 +0200, Jasmin Dizdarevic wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >>
> >> after 5 years it would be good to update the pgadmin.org
> website. The
> >> design isn't modern any more. I've got some ideas, may I
> try it?
> >>
> >
> > Hmmm, I don't know what Dave would think of that. It won't
> harm to at
> > least try :)
> >
>
>
> A refresh wouldn't hurt - suggestions for replacements are
> definitely
> welcome, though, certainly not guaranteed to be accepted
> without much
> discussion and revision (and likely a fair amount of bike
> shedding).
>
> That's understandable and welcome. Here is the proposal:
>
>
> 1. I've added some contrast color (red) to the page so that it doesn't
> look so monotone

I don't really like it. Sure, it doesn't look monotone, but it doesn't
look good at all. It's just too much red.

> 2. refreshed the navigation bar

I find it a bit better.

> 3. removed the web-search buttons in the right corner and moved the
> language selection

That part is really a good idea.

> 4. decreased the font
> 5. borders

You mean the red border or the shadow? Anyway, I don't like both. It
doesn't look good in a big monitor. I much prefer when the website take
all the space available.

> Most of the changes are css-hacks. If we like to do a real redesign,
> there is much more to do. I didn't change any content yet and worked
> just on LeftToRight-Design.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
> http://pgadmin.inoreport.com
>
>

Not really a big fan of this design. I really prefer the one we already
have. Sorry.

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Guillaume
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