[Clipart] [Bug 3974] Interface improvements

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------- Additional Comments From bryce at bryceharrington.com  2005-08-05 04:02 -------
In my mind, the four most important things we want visitors to gain 
from the site: 
 
   * Understand what the project is about and just how much clipart there is  
   * Search/browse for clip art 
   * Upload their own clip art 
   * Feel welcome to get more deeply involved 
 
These four things should be covered by the middle area of the page, 
where people are looking.  Note that a block of text is probably less 
useful than something visual (such as a search input widget, an upload 
form, a chart showing how many items are in the library, etc.) 
 
Beyond this, simpler is better.  We're always going to have a lot of 
links we'd like to include in the site, but too many links will just 
be overwhelming. 
 
Here are some things I think we could simplify: 
 
* News - A link to a news area may be enough; no need to have a huge 
  amount of news filling the bottom of the page.  Or perhaps limit it 
  to just 1 news item, plus the announcement of the latest OCAL  
  release. 
 
* Submit Screenshot - I'm tempted to suggest just hanging this off of 
  the submit clipart page instead of in the main nav bar.  It's a useful 
  tool but the casual submissions we've gotten to date have been less 
  than useful.  It needs less visibility IMHO. 
 
* Join in Discussion / Report a Problem / Contact & Feedback - These all 
  feel like aspects of the same thing (communication), and may not be 
  worth having 3 separate links...  Each is for a different type of 
  communication, though, so I'm not sure what to suggest...  Might be 
  worth some thought, though. 
 
* Roadmap probably isn't worth having as a top level link. 
 
* Wiki should probably go under Information instead of under Developer. 
 
* Branding & Logo is a subtopic of 'Questions and Answers' 
 
I like the idea of eliminating the right link bar, as it simplifies the 
site. 
 
Bryce           
     
     
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