I agree with Mark that we shouldn't try to over-constrain things.
However, basic startup-resources are perfectly fine. It gives a good
default for people who don't really like (web-)design, and can serve
as a baseline for others. I.e., encourage consistency but don't
enforce it.
On 12 October 2010 22:17, Christopher Done
I mostly like it, with the following remarks: - Only blue for a colour scheme is too cold. This is why I used this orange-red for the new wiki. There are other ways to do this, of course. I'd just like to encourage people to not only use blueish tones. - The wiki edit links in your sketch are very dark. I prefer the light grey as used in the new wiki, because it doesn't stand out that much.
To download the Inkscape SVG grab it here: http://chrisdone.com/designs/haskell-theme-1.svg
I don't know what I was thinking here but it seemed like fun: http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1827/rect5935.png
With a bit of tuning, this can look nice.
I get bored really quickly, I was alright for 15 minutes and then I lost the will to point and click. Anyway, I was thinking rather than trying to come up with a brilliant all-encompassing design, we could agree on conventions:
* colours * headings * spacing * links * the particular incarnation of the logo
etc.
I'm pretty happy to go with the colour theme of http://new-www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell
Haskellers.com also makes me think we need an umbrella theme that encompasses all Haskell sites.
Maybe we should do a theme poll like the logo poll. I don't know. Regardless, I think we do need to decide on something and stick with it. Should this discussion be taken to the web devel mailing list? Is that appropriate? _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
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