Re: Translation of the new comp

["digitect" <digitect mindspring com>]

> > When I made my comps, I didn't put images in because almost all
gnome
> > art doesn't use images. It's mostly Tigert style art. I think the
use of
> > images would be good, but someone looking at the gnome site for the
> > first time may wonder "what do mountains and trees have to do with
> > gnome?". Although it looks good, another choice of images might work
> > better. (linux world pictures, penguin ice sculptures, etc...)
>
> That'd be a lot more difficult to fit in and make work, though.
Landscapes
> work because they're largely horizontal, and easy to make out in the
somewhat

I like the photographic quality of the images chosen, but I agree that
their relevance to the subject page is going to be very important to
avoid the question Martin raised. Would some slight abstraction help? I
know it could definitely help load speeds by reducing colors. Perhaps we
could start a collection of possibilities? (And start deciding how we
choose from among them... themes, Free, proportions, etc.)


> > As for combining the comps, that could work. My design could expand
> > (fill 100% of the browser width), with the use of images this would
have
> > to change to a fixed width. This isn't a big deal to me, but I can't
> > speak for everyone else.
>
> No, it wouldn't. It's completely doable to do the HTML so it still
expands.
> Personally, I strongly dislike fixed width pages.

I couldn't agree more about having variable width pages!! Joakim, were
you refering to spanning background images like at
http://www.transmeta.com?

>
> > I'm done making new designs. I think we have several good designs
> > already and should either combine, or pick one. It seems that there
is a
> > lot of talk right after a new design comes out, then things die down
> > after the excitement is over.
>
> That's my impression too. Which is why it seems my latest comp is
going to be
> the one we go with, as there's been only one dissenting opinion on
that.

Yes, let's start the next part of the process. There are a billion
adjustments that will inevitably be made as we go along to refine the
smaller issues anyone has.


> I have to add that it already does include a lot of elements from your
> original comps, those were the ones I liked best of the ones that were
posted
> here, so I used that basic layout as a starting point for mine (rather
easy
> to see when you look at them side by side).

Yes, there's an obvious progression. Design by committee doesn't usually
work too well, so I'm glad for Martin's original inspiration and
Joakim's development of it. Hats off to you both for not being
distracted.


Steve  [ digitect mindspring com ]