Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 86626 invoked from network); 18 Dec 2006 11:11:34 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 18 Dec 2006 11:11:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 44656 invoked by uid 500); 18 Dec 2006 11:11:40 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 44634 invoked by uid 500); 18 Dec 2006 11:11:39 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@directory.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list dev@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 44623 invoked by uid 99); 18 Dec 2006 11:11:39 -0000 Received: from herse.apache.org (HELO herse.apache.org) (140.211.11.133) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:11:39 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.0 required=10.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (herse.apache.org: domain of elecharny@gmail.com designates 64.233.162.234 as permitted sender) Received: from [64.233.162.234] (HELO nz-out-0506.google.com) (64.233.162.234) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:11:29 -0800 Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i28so527489nzi for ; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:11:08 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Bw4CN0+caQgo5Q5aHjoHIZgtRNlUzy4+Xby9ACFHohs01G7eQbfIKcgrcRN1lhjACcuzFrEVEhgCJZwePNap1y9zWpmdw3cmafaJpjlHIsCNFKEb/hNQkPy3gfLtWffuL+3TkHlIokX9goGsjgcCOuEX5XOVcHqwxRt/a81poxw= Received: by 10.65.228.5 with SMTP id f5mr4581467qbr.1166440268722; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:11:08 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.84.15 with HTTP; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:11:08 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:11:08 +0100 From: "Emmanuel Lecharny" Reply-To: elecharny@apache.org To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Subject: Re: Website redesign In-Reply-To: <98d8c0860612180259r535adc77xc2faa52bad75eb8d@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_12348_21474568.1166440268684" References: <98d8c0860612180259r535adc77xc2faa52bad75eb8d@mail.gmail.com> X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org ------=_Part_12348_21474568.1166440268684 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 12/18/06, Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot wrote: > > Hi dev, > > We discuss on IM last week that we should redesign the website and have > something that looks a little more "sexy" and appealing. > > I have a friend who is Web Designer and interested in making us a website= . > > > I have some basic design questions for you to guide him a little before h= e > draws a first sketch. > > 1=B0/ What kind of design do we want ? Left side column for navigation > links, right side column (much larger) for content is a standard that we > could use, what do you think ? I think that the best sample of what I like to have is : http://cwiki.apache.org/WICKETxSITE So basically, left side for navigation, right side : content. 2=B0/ What are our colours ? Alex was proposing to use match the colours us= ed > by the Mozilla website, which is a variation of blues. Any thougths ? Well, even if Mozilla colors are not so bad, I would prefer the Ubuntu colors 3=B0/ What Navigation do we want to show ? Do we match the old architecture > used by the maven generated website or do we change it ? What kind of > sections do we want to have ? We must discuss that on a wiki page, I guess... The old architecture is pretty old, and does not represent the current state of the project. What i= s really important is that we have ADS, plus a list of TLP like Triplesec, LdapStudio, etc... Mina is now not any more a part of ADS, and the site should reflect this. We _must_ give a high focus on user's guide, now that they have been incredibly improved by the G-men (G stands for German :), an= d less on architecture, in my mind. A News section on top of content part is also mandatory (not even sure that the initial content should not just be this 'nexs' section) 4=B0/ Since we are going to rebuild a website, I think It could be a good t= ime > for designing the logo for ADS. This way, we could integrate these things > together. If you're OK with that, I think my friend will be pleased to > propose us something, and I could maybe have some proposals from other > friends that makes some graphics arts too. Yeah, let's start a logo contest on cwiki. This is the way to go ! Emmanuel Cheers, > > P-A M. > --=20 Cordialement, Emmanuel L=E9charny www.iktek.com ------=_Part_12348_21474568.1166440268684 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline

On 12/18/06, Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <= pa@marcelot.net> wrote:
Hi dev,

We discuss on IM last week that we should redesign the websi= te and have something that looks a little more "sexy" and appeali= ng.

I have a friend who is Web Designer and interested in making us = a website.

I have some basic design questions for you to guide him a little be= fore he draws a first sketch.

1=B0/ What kind of design do we want ?= Left side column for navigation links, right side column (much larger) for= content is a standard that we could use, what do you think ?

I think that the best sample of what I like to have i= s : http://cwiki.apache.org= /WICKETxSITE
So basically, left side for navigation, right side : co= ntent.

2= =B0/ What are our colours ? Alex was proposing to use match the colours use= d by the Mozilla website, which is a variation of blues. Any thougths ?

Well, even if Mozilla colors are not so bad, I would = prefer the Ubuntu colors

3=B0/ What Navigation do we want to show ? Do we match the old architecture= used by the maven generated website or do we change it ? What kind of sect= ions do we want to have ?

We must discuss that on a wiki page, I guess... The o= ld architecture is pretty old, and does not represent the current state of = the project. What is really important is that we have ADS, plus a list of T= LP like Triplesec, LdapStudio, etc... Mina is now not any more a part of AD= S, and the site should reflect this. We _must_ give a high focus on user's = guide, now that they have been incredibly improved by the G-men (G stands f= or German :), and less on architecture, in my mind. A News section on top o= f content part is also mandatory (not even sure that the initial content sh= ould not just be this 'nexs' section)

4= =B0/ Since we are going to rebuild a website, I think It could be a good ti= me for designing the logo for ADS. This way, we could integrate these thing= s together. If you're OK with that, I think my friend will be pleased to pr= opose us something, and I could maybe have some proposals from other friend= s that makes some graphics arts too.

Yeah, let's start a logo contest on cwiki. This is th= e way to go !

Emmanuel

Cheers,

P-A M.



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