[Imc-lwg-work] Re: [Imc-uk-process]uk.indymedia.org - site design

[Maqui]

Hello Toby and all:

Yes, i also like the ideas in the new design. :)

I think Toby's work is definitelly better than what we currently have 
online :) 
I like the fact that under 'news areas' we have all the sections with the 
same sort of prominence. I've always had a problem with, for example 
world, resistance, and other pages being less visible than the uk one. 
I also like the fact that more sections could be added in there as 
when/if they are needed.

In fact, the page now online has got a quite similar structure to the one 
we discussed when some people met for a braistorm on re-design ideas ... 
telepathy or what! :)

But there are some details that came to my mind straight away when i saw 
the page, and i would like to quickly comment upon:
a) the title of "United Kingdon Independent M C" that appears on the top 
of the browser's frame ... the "united kingdom' thingie makes my stomach 
twist.
b) i'd would propose a banner which is a bit more visual in terms of 
imagery.  Definitelly not as messy as the one we have now, but one that 
plays a bit more with the ((i)) idea. I've been looking for some examples 
we once put online, but I couldn't find them anywhrere. I think either 
tony or mauro probably still have these urls. They were playing with am 
image of the world map, the ((i)) and the name quite nicelly i thought.
I also like very much the way the barcelona's site plays with the heading 
banner(s). These keep changing every so often,  but they always keep a 
stylistic line.

also, i'm not so sure with the white background. I prefer it to the black 
one, but i'd like to see other possible clear tones (i remember we also 
played with the background colours once)
I am also missing the 'upcoming' section that we have now on top of the 
newswire. I think this is a very important section which, if anything, 
should be made clearer than we have now.

anyway these are my first thoughts when seeing Toby's work. Some are only 
stylistic matters that are not so important right now.

Also, an essential aspect of redesigning is to think about how we 
classify the information.  For example in the new design, we have a 
default 'latest' page, and then the news areas with  uk, world, hackney, 
etc...
Does this mean that this default page will include all 'latest' news no 
matter whether they are uk, world or local news and then they will be 
moved into their sections (uk, world, etc...) after they go down the page?
Are we gonna have in 'latest',for example,  only the last 4 features, and 
the rest in their sections?

Obviously i'm not asking Toby to answer these questions here. I'm just 
pointing to some aspects we all need to discuss and decide upon.

ok, let's coordinate all the people and work being done for the brand new 
site ... that's been due for a while now :)

salut!
jordi.









>
>I subscribe to the imc-london-wg-work list.
>
>I've been working on a new design for the uk.inymedia.org website, 
>inspired by the sf.indymedia.org design, which is, I think, a very 
>good one.
>
>There is a very basic uk.indymedia.org front page online at 
>http://web.ukonline.co.uk/toblo
>
>It's not really "fully functional", but gives an idea of where the 
>design is going as architecture.
>
>I aim to present a design that is legible, navigable and user friendly.
>
>As the design is refined and developed a "basic design issues site" 
>will be made, and it will be updated it as things come up.
>
>Please post any ideas to
>
>mailto://imc-london-wg-work@lists.indymedia.org
>
>with [imc-lwg-work] [design] in the subject so that I can sort them easily.
>
>thanks
>
>overandout.toby
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