Putting the cart before the horse.

[Takashi Sakamoto]

Hi Scott,

In this kind of work, the screenshot is more powerful to give our
opinion than some comments.

https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp/Mocchi?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=0.scott_grid_analyze.png

I think this mocup has much information in a first browser screen and a
bit difficult to get the informations to need.

Then I re-align some components which you made and put some shots from
current ubuntustudio.com.

https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp/Mocchi?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=1.takashi_modified.png

I change the logo to Cory K.'s Ideas because I want to put the COF
circle's color as key color.

This is the Grid-Analyzxe.

https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp/Mocchi?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=2.takashi_grid_analyze.png

I put some basic and most needed information in the top. And I put much
text information to bottom. This layout will be good for several kind of
users, both newcomer and elder.

What I mean is not pushing my design but I prefer your mocup to current
ubuntustudio.com design. It's simple and easy to wathch. But there is
not so many information...

If you need my help and work, I have some time to help you till this
weekend. I can uunderstand and use the W3C's specification for (X)HTML,
CSS 2.0, JavaScript(ECMA Script), PHP 4 and 5. I'm willing to help you
with drupal if we share the basic source like MySQL data or theme
templates and so on. It'S a pretty sad that I usually use the other engines.


Cheers!

# I'm sorry if this post is duplicated because previous one has an
attached file and the mailserver reject instant post...

Takashi Sakamoto
o-takashi at sakamocchi.jp


(2010年10月04日 07:07), Scott Lavender wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Benjamin Turner
> > <passionsplaydesign at gmail.com <mailto:passionsplaydesign at gmail.com>>
wrote:
> >
> >
> >     I would second not throwing out any concepts right off the bat.  I
> >     think though that perhaps we should redirect where this thread is
> >     going.  Before we get down to eliminating or zeroing in on any
> >     'theme' we should really take a hard look as to how we want this
> >     website to function for the Ubuntu Studio community.
> >
> >     I'd like to try and summarize some things:
> >
> >     The current site at ubuntustudio.org <http://ubuntustudio.org/> is a
> >     brochure site - it is very simple, and establishes a sort of
> >     creative vibe- all the while smacking you in the face with DOWNLOAD
> >     -- 1 2 3! This is exactly what we (traditionally) want the visitor
> >     to do - try THIS distro.
> >
> >     I took some time to whip up sitemap for the existing site, and also
> >     one for the eventual 'revamped' one, using the elements that we have
> >     going on the wiki.  In addition, I worked a wireframe over a
> >     screenshot of the original site.
> >
> >     What becomes apparent to me while looking over these site maps is
> >     that people are brainstorming for a much more dynamic (and
> >     complicated) website, one that begins to blur the lines between the
> >     wiki, the forums, and the website, perhaps taking on aspects of a
> >     social networking site (I'm thinking specifically about the
> >     submissions, polls, and other things that would require someone to
> >     create a profile).
> >
> >
> >     But do we have the energy/time/skill?
> >
> >     I think that many of these things sound cool.  I would ask ourselves
> >     if we (and future users/contributors) will have the energy to create
> >     and maintain one MORE online persona.  Maybe, maybe not.  Perhaps
> >     this 'social connection' role could be filled by other existing
> >     sites?  I'm thinking about the deviantART and Flikr user groups for
> >     inkscape.  Are there other sites out there that could facilitate the
> >     creation of Music Creation Communities?  To put it another way, do
> >     we have people here wanting to code and maintain that sort of
> >     community in relation to the Ubuntu Studio Website?
> >
> >
> >     Where are we going?
> >
> >     In the end I feel we should more clearly describe where Ubuntu
> >     Studio is moving, and how we envision using it, and by extension,
> >     how we will use the website.
> >
> >     For me I first came to Ubuntu Studio because it was built on the
> >     back of Ubuntu's Gnome install, but with an eye to a more
> >     specialized and 'professional' grade of computer user.  This being
> >     said, there are still a few other applications I install that are
> >     not included in the base installation (Who doesn't?)  I can see the
> >     Ubuntu Studio project becoming a nexus of creative energy.  Taking
> >     the best things out there, and making them work well together, all
> >     the while documenting the processes, and making it easy for new
> >     users (both to Linux, AND to art creation)  to create high quality
> >     digital art creations.
> >
> >     Let me know if this resonates with anyone.  Where do others see our
> >     goals being?
> >
> >     -- Benjamin
> >
> >     --
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> >
> >
> >
> > I hope to address some of the questions in this email later this week.
> >
> > Properly identifying the audience and the purpose of the website is
> > critical in order to make the website useful.  I have given it quite a
> > bit of thought but haven't really devoted time to fleshing it out and
> > writing it down.
> >
> > However, in that fashion I have been working on this mock-up for the
> > past two weeks while exploring audience and purpose:
> > http://www.fossmusicproject.org/public/images/website-mockup-3.png
> >
> > I trust that most people will find this mock-up far superior to my last
> > one ;)
> >
> > Comments are encouraged and welcomed (even ones that say it sucks).
> >
> > ScottL

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