BRL-CAD wants to encourage new developers and give credit to existing ones. A page on the wesbsite that gives details on the core contributors can help new developers learn the community and encouraging their participation.
We are interested in seeing concepts for what this page will look like. Concepts should be consistent with our existing (new) website design which you can see at http://cpp-tricks.com/brlcad/ or http://beta.brlcad.org/wp/
The task is to design a web based hall of fame where we'll be able to itemize each core developer with biographic information (e.g., their name, IRC nick and types of contributions they've made).
You may use any language or technology, (e.g., HTML+CSS, Javascript, WP plugin, etc), but a working webpage mockup is preferred. Submit your design in a raw editable form. Include a PNG screenshot of the design along with your editable files.
References:- https://sourceforge.net/p/brlcad/code/HEAD/tree/brlcad/trunk/AUTHORS
- http://underscores.me/
- http://www.ogre3d.org/about/team
- https://www.freebsd.org/administration.html
- http://mil-oss.org/about/steering-committee
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Team/whois
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| Melange.rar | 1.9 MB | January 14 2015 14:56 UTC | |
| Melange.zip | 1.0 MB | January 15 2015 17:26 UTC | |
| Melange_new.zip | 6.2 MB | January 16 2015 18:08 UTC | |
| Melange_latest.zip | 1.0 MB | January 18 2015 15:58 UTC |
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Shivam, this looks like an interesting design with potential, but there is far too much "fluff" in it. That is, you have included many design elements that don't contribute much or anything to the technical content of the page (nor to the aesthetic style). Some technical issues I see:
This is but a few of many issues identified. Please take a look at some of the other completed overview tasks and landing page tasks for design inspiration. Each design element should contribute something relevant and useful on the page, not just be added to make it seem important or busy or fill space.
Also, please do not submit rar files for your updates. They are not commonplace amongst open source software development for a variety of reasons. A .zip or .tar.gz file will suffice.
Sir,
I'll make sure that I correct the defects mentioned.
Thank you sir for providing extra time for the above.
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hey!
The background makes it hard to look at the page, it's too bright and has too many colors.
In fact, the whole project has too many colors and it still has too much stuff.
Keep it simple, Shivam :) ! Try to use two or at most three colors. Also, where did you get the text from? there are quite several mistakes in it.
If you can't figure out a text, you can simply generate a random one : http://www.lipsum.com/
Also, try to be consistent, the contributors image are swapped(left, then right, then left etc)
I really appreciate that you re trying you re best, but you re overdoing it, the point is to showcase the contributors, not impress the users who access the page.
On short, I suggest you use a clean, simple design :) !
Goodluck!
Andrei
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Shivam, this is still looking a bit busy, but it's definitely an improvement. Among the few issues remaining, one that sticks out is your the use of too many fonts. It looks like you have 6-7 but you really should'nt be more than 1-2 fonts. This includes the title bar, body text, and more.
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I have reduced the number of fonts in the webpage as per your suggestions!
Also, I have improved the color composition of the web page!
The alignment of the name of contributors have been corrected!
Sir Popescu Andrei,
The text of the webpage was taken from the following website
which has been mentioned in the task.
Thank you sir for the repeated tries and opportunities,
Regards,
Shivam Sharma
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Shivam, thank you for all your efforts. This is getting better, but there are still a number of issues. You're still using four different fonts unnecessarily.
Also, where did you get that background pattern from? You should always cite your sources and give proper attribution when you use materials from other people, otherwise that's a form of plagiarism and simply not respectful of the works of others.
That said, I'd rather see you design something simple (or use a simple color that works well with the other colors you're using).
I have made the designs simpler and have decreased the number of fonts to 2 (i.e. Arial(bold) and Arial).
Also the background has been changed to a color which is compatible with the color scheme of the website.
If any other problem persists please let me know so that I can correct them as soon as possible!
Regards,
Shivam Sharma
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