Re: Tweaked New Comp

[Martin Lee <mlee andrews edu>]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, you wrote:

> I've done a quick tweak of the latest Martin Lee composition. This is 
> not a new design, I simply added some colour to it and adjusted some 
> details and proportions slightly. Even so there is interestingly enough 
> quite a difference when you compare the two side by side. There are many 
> issues (such as making clear what is link and what is not) that I didn't 
> bother with.

I really like what you did with the top area (making it white and putting 
the headers in there). I also like what you did with setting the search 
are off from the other links. The white lines section behind the new 
software is headed in the right direction, but I think that we could come 
up with something better to put behind there - possibly a 50% opacity 
grid, but in 3d, or use a different shape (hexagons?). The search button 
is good, but it adds another style to what we already have. I think we 
need to come up with a style or theme that we can use throughout the site 
- the search button goes ok with the gnome icons, but not with the menu 
system. having two different styles may be ok (ie, icons and the search 
button) but three different styles might create a non-uniform effect on 
the page.
I think it would be good to leave the curve in the black bar. the Gnome 
logo itself doesn't have a straight edge on it, and having that curve 
helps balance the page, creates central eye flow, and adds a flowing and 
not so rigid feel to the page. (In my opinion anyway) I do agree that the 
curve in my comp should be redone, possibly with a small curve radius. I 
was also experimenting with making the black bar shorter vertically. 
(almost a thin horizontal line)

As for the menu, I like the bullets and how you have one whole section as 
a different color. But I really don't like the colours. Gnome colors are 
subdued and have more earthy tones. This doesn't mean that we have to use 
bland and washed out colors, I just think we need to work on finding a more 
"GNOMEish" color scheme for the menu. Some of the previous posts have some really good 
color schemes.

> http://www.obsession.se/wolf/gnome-web/
> 
> I hope it was ok to do this Martin? After all this is an 
> open-source-style design-project.

I'm totally ok with it - I've used tigert's icons in my design myself.


Overally, I like it. Let's keep making revisions.