Final Notes on the Ubuntu Studio Website (It gets done here!)

[Scott Lavender]

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 3:11 AM, Louie Queral <louiethecuban at gmail.com>wrote:

> I too am also interested in how we actually go on edit the site. An FTP
> address and password would be nice.
>
> Beejunk, I actually really dig your work and appreciate that you've worked
> in Drupal before. Tell me, would OpenSUSE's current website,
> http://www.opensuse.org/en/, be possible to mock in drupal? I really dig
> this style and think it could totally work with Ubuntu Studio
>
> -louie
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:47 AM, Brian David <beejunk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Louie Queral <louiethecuban at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  we've had tons of ideas thrown back and forth, we just need to all
>>> collectively agree on these different ideas. Things like the layout, design,
>>> and content of the site are all things we should come up with a conclusion
>>> for sooner than later.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Been a very long day, going to be a bit short with this email.
>>>>
>>>> @ Cory - Right.  I agree, keep all the info here, not only is it in one
>>>> place, people are already here, and it's archived for everyone to see.
>>>>
>>>> @beejunk - Hey thanks!  Yes you can really help.   I like the links you
>>>> already posted and I really look forward to seeing your portfolio.  If you
>>>> can work up some ideas for the Ubuntu Studio site that would be great also.
>>>> Rough mock ups would be cool, anything tangible.  You can see the rough site
>>>> map here:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/TaskWebRevamp
>>>>
>>>> Also, if I gave you some ideas for art do you think you could turn that
>>>> into reality?
>>>>
>>>> @louie & Chris - I really appreciate your enthusiasm and tenacity,
>>>> however I think we need more ideas, examples, and mock-ups rather than
>>>> designating positions and creating separate forums.  Not trying to be an
>>>> arse, just straightforward and honest.
>>>>
>>>> ScottL
>>>>
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>> I agree that we should keep all the development on this list.  It will
>> make things easier.
>>
>> Scott, I would definitely be able to work from any ideas you throw at me.
>> My 'original' output is unpredictable.  I do get good ideas, but they tend
>> to strike randomly, so if I needed to come up with a design by scratch it
>> could take me weeks.  However, I would be able to take the already proposed
>> layout ideas, as well as ideas on an overall theme, and build from there.
>>
>> Speaking of themes, it seems all we've got so far is Cory K's logo theme,
>> as well as some simple layout mock-ups.  It also seems that everyone would
>> like to see something 'simple'.  What else would people like to see, in
>> terms of atmosphere?  For example, should it looks slick with all the shiny
>> button stuff that's all over the place these days, or should we go for
>> something entirely different?  Say, a punk DIY look, or a stylized comic
>> book-like theme?  It really doesn't matter, just curious what you all think.
>>
>> Finally, how does one go about getting access to the site?  For instance,
>> if I were to set up a new theme, I'd need access to the 'user 1' account, or
>> some account with appropriate privileges.  I'd also need FTP access of some
>> sort.  What is the policy for this?
>>
>> --
>> -Brian David
>>
>>

Okay, I've updated the website revamp website to include an area for
audience and themes:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/TaskWebRevamp

Please update the website with more examples or further thoughts as
appropriate.

Thank you,
ScottL
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