Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Quick Search: in
Gentoo Foundation Website Redesign Contest -- the vote
View unanswered posts
View posts from last 24 hours

Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 22, 23, 24  Next  
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Gentoo Chat
View previous topic :: View next topic  

Gentoo Foundation Website Redesign Finalists
Aaron Shi
46%
 46%  [ 1452 ]
Charles-Andre Landemaine - gencorp
15%
 15%  [ 475 ]
Charles-Andre Landemaine - gentech
10%
 10%  [ 331 ]
Derek Gerstmann
4%
 4%  [ 133 ]
Iris on Mirror
20%
 20%  [ 638 ]
None of the above -- keep the existing look and feel
3%
 3%  [ 118 ]
Total Votes : 3147

Author Message
klieber
Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva


Joined: 17 Apr 2002
Posts: 3657
Location: San Francisco, CA

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:37 pm    Post subject: Gentoo Foundation Website Redesign Contest -- the vote Reply with quote

While things took a bit longer than we would have liked, we're happy to announce we have selected the 5 finalists for the website redesign contest.

The finalists may be viewed at the redesign page. Please use the above poll options to select your choice. This poll closes on Friday, October 8th 2004. Thank you very much to all who submitted entries.

--kurt
_________________
The problem with political jokes is that they get elected
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
int2str
Guru
Guru


Joined: 29 Sep 2003
Posts: 362

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice designs by everyone, congratulations to all!

My vote went to Aaron Shi though because his design is IMHO the most prefessional looking.

Cheers,
Andre
_________________
Adpot an unanswered post today!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
z3ro
Apprentice
Apprentice


Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 261

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm, a lot of those designs have too many images imho. Iris on Mirror is nice but it would be better if it was purple, because most people associate that with gentoo.

My vote goes to keeping it the same.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
fourhead
l33t
l33t


Joined: 03 Sep 2003
Posts: 875
Location: Cologne, Germany

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All designs look very professional, but I don't like those pictures that make the site look like a company's website. Gentoo.org is a community site, not a company, so I voted for "Iris on Mirror" because I like it's simple, clean design. I agree with Z3RO that it should be a little more purpelish though.

Good work everyone!!

Tom
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Given M. Sur
l33t
l33t


Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Posts: 648
Location: No such file or directory

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I, also, would have voted for "Isis on Mirror" if it was purple instead of green. I almost voted for it anyways, but ended up going with "Charles-Andre Landemaine - gencor"
_________________
What is the best [insert-type-of-program-here]?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Maedhros
Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva


Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Posts: 5511
Location: Durham, UK

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went for Iris on Mirror, because I think it's the most welcoming design there. Aaron Shi's design is amazing, but it seems too cold and corporate looking to me.

I agree it should be more purple though, and please can the menu be reorganised... 8O
_________________
No-one's more important than the earthworm.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
CrashPat
Tux's lil' helper
Tux's lil' helper


Joined: 01 Mar 2004
Posts: 97

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I voted for the gencorp one.. like it the best by far.
_________________
Authoritarian Sociopathic Darwinistic Fundamentalist
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
codergeek42
Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva


Joined: 05 Apr 2004
Posts: 5142
Location: Anaheim, CA (USA)

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I voted for Iris on Mirror. It looks very professional while still not using alot of bandwidth/loading time on images and being . And I like how it seems to have more of a consistent look-n-feel across both the front page and the handbook, which may help with the flexibility and scalability requirement. A hearty "well done!" goes out to that all the authors, but I like Iris the best. :)
_________________
~~ Peter: Programmer, Mathematician, STEM & Free Software Advocate, Enlightened Agent, Transhumanist, Fedora contributor
Who am I? :: EFF & FSF
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
hensan
l33t
l33t


Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Posts: 868
Location: Sweden

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My vote went to Aaron's design, but I could definitely live with Iris on Mirror as well if the colorscheme is changed.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
rfujimoto
Apprentice
Apprentice


Joined: 22 Mar 2004
Posts: 195

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I voted for Aaron Shi's design over gencorps because I found the darker shade of purple to be more powerful. I disliked the lavendar colour for gencorp but really liked the design. Iris was clean, and I might have voted for it if it wasn't green. I don't know about others, but when I see green in regards to linux, I think Suse.

Nice work from all finalists.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
fourhead
l33t
l33t


Joined: 03 Sep 2003
Posts: 875
Location: Cologne, Germany

PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hope this is okay, but I like the Iris design so much I did simply re-color it in purple. The result can be seen there: http://www.monio.de/iris_purple.png . It's far from perfect and not 100% the Gentoo purple, but I think it would look good.

Tom
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
codergeek42
Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva


Joined: 05 Apr 2004
Posts: 5142
Location: Anaheim, CA (USA)

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

elektrohirn wrote:
I hope this is okay, but I like the Iris design so much I did simply re-color it in purple. The result can be seen there: http://www.monio.de/iris_purple.png . It's far from perfect and not 100% the Gentoo purple, but I think it would look good.

Tom
That looks really nice!
_________________
~~ Peter: Programmer, Mathematician, STEM & Free Software Advocate, Enlightened Agent, Transhumanist, Fedora contributor
Who am I? :: EFF & FSF
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
hikingpete
n00b
n00b


Joined: 11 Aug 2004
Posts: 13
Location: Winnipeg, MB (Canada)

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aaron's page reminds me of the SuSE webpage. Derek's made me think of apple's webpage. I like all the designs, and was torn between Aaron's and the Iris one in the end. In the end I decided on the Iris one. I've got nothing against the green personally, but I wouldn't mind purple either.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Abraxas
l33t
l33t


Joined: 25 May 2003
Posts: 814

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The green used in Aaron's design makes me ill. it's a nice design but there is something about that green with that purple that just doesn't look good to me. The gencorp one looks nice too but I don't like how all the information is organized, the same goes for Derek's design. Iris is clean and simple but the green just doesn't work for me because I've associated gentoo with purple, and I don't think that association will ever go away. That leaves me with gentech. It's light, easy on the eyes, and the winner in my opinion. No offense is meant to any of the designers, they are all excellent designs but I think the gentech design just brings everything together a little nicer in a more readable way. I have to keep thinking "What could I deal with on a daily basis?".
_________________
Time makes more converts than reason. - Thomas Paine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Boris27
Guru
Guru


Joined: 05 Nov 2003
Posts: 562
Location: Almelo, The Netherlands

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aaron Shi. Looks professional, nicely done. Easy on the eyes and simple.

Allthough the banner needs some work (rocket fuel part should be removed), and IMO the high performance computing part should instead read: "gentoo linux"
in exactly that case.
_________________
we are microsoft, lower your firewalls and surrender your pc's. we will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. your culture will adapt and service us. resistance is futile.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Mystilleef
Guru
Guru


Joined: 27 Apr 2003
Posts: 561
Location: Earth

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aaron Shi. What more can I say?

Design A+
Content A+
Accessibility A+
Simplicity A+
Professionalism A+
Gentooism A+
_________________
simple, sleek and sexy text editor for gnome

"My logic is undeniable."
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ari Rahikkala
Guru
Guru


Joined: 02 Oct 2002
Posts: 370
Location: Finland

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah... Apple! Of course! I was wondering where I'd seen that design (of Derek's page) before...

Aaron's entry looks the coolest and has a decent information density. That enormous "high peformance computing" banner just makes it hard to look at the site because of my banner blindness... still, it's the only one with a breadcrumb trail, which I happen to find a very valuable design element. I'm not sure if the book in http://www.gentoo.org/images/wwwcontest/contest1_handbook.png is supposed to make the top navigation bar look glitchy that way, and I can't say I *really* appreciate the corporate look but... it's pretty much the best of these candidates.

I voted for keeping the old look&feel. The current website is not the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, but it's highly usable and looks like a smaller download than pretty much any of these new candidates could be made.
_________________
<laurentius> gentoo linux?
<ari> Yesh.
<laurentius> they look horny
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
aridhol
Guru
Guru


Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Posts: 509
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I Voted Aaron Shi, but I could definately go with Iris if it was purple.

I think tha having a corporate design is a good thing. There is a reason corporations use that design: It works.

To all the submitters: Very nicely done!
_________________
72 of Pitcairn Islands 49 inhabitants use Seti@Home
"If you buy a DVD you have a copy. If you want a backup copy you buy another one."
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
asph
l33t
l33t


Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 741
Location: Barcelona, Spain

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gencorp, nice :)
_________________
gentoo sex is updatedb; locate; talk; date; cd; strip; look; touch; finger; unzip; uptime; gawk; head; emerge --oneshot condom; mount; fsck; gasp; more; yes; yes; yes; more; umount; emerge -C condom; make clean; sleep
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
mdowney
Tux's lil' helper
Tux's lil' helper


Joined: 16 Sep 2003
Posts: 120
Location: Columbus, OH

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I liked the gentech one myself.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
yoyo
Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva


Joined: 04 Mar 2003
Posts: 4273
Location: Lyon - France

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

+1 gencorp

but best would be a mix between the two "Charles-Andre Landemaine" designs : appearence of gencorp (colors, tabs, google search etc.) and disposition of gentech (left bar and 2 columns with picture at bottom) ...

Great work of each submitters !! 8)
Thanks to all of them !!

PS : sorry for my 'french' english ... :roll:
_________________
La connaissance s'accroît quand on la partage.
JCB
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
marvin rouge
Veteran
Veteran


Joined: 01 Aug 2004
Posts: 1422
Location: Villa Lumierrante, Zonelibre

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

+1 Iris on Mirror. clean, efficient. gentoo.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
lemouf
Apprentice
Apprentice


Joined: 23 Jul 2003
Posts: 181
Location: Chilly-Mazarin (FR)

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

+1 for gentech - good colors
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
C0deM0nkey
n00b
n00b


Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Posts: 36
Location: Manchester, UK

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, some great designs...
I took quite a bit of time flickering back and forward through the lot.

Eventually Aaron Shi's design got my vote, I just hope that when the winning design is implemented the forums become part of the site, so I can quickly navigate between the forums and other sections of the site.
My only problem with the existing site is that from the forums, there isnt a simple link at the top to return me to the main part of the site.

Anyway thats my 2pence worth.

Thanks - Code Monkey
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Jefklak
l33t
l33t


Joined: 26 Oct 2003
Posts: 818
Location: Belgium

PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

int2str wrote:
Very nice designs by everyone, congratulations to all!

My vote went to Aaron Shi though because his design is IMHO the most prefessional looking.

Cheers,
Andre


Second that 8)
_________________
{Linux User #333296}
Kernel 2.6.9-nitro4!
<< hurrah
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Gentoo Chat All times are GMT
Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 22, 23, 24  Next
Page 1 of 24

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum