[mythtv] Official Thread: Mythtv.org Redesign

[Robert Johnston]

On Dec 2, 2007 10:00 PM, Chris Petersen <lists at forevermore.net> wrote:
> Jonatan Lundin wrote:
> > Here is my design contribution:
> > http://files.ettention.se/mythTV/mockups/mockup-1.png
> >
> > I did this mockup last night so it's only a first draw, but I'd like to
> > see what you think.
>
> I really like the color scheme and the smoothness of the whole thing,
> but am a little wary of the light on dark color scheme.  Though I
> personally use it on my machine, some web design studies have indicated
> using light text on a dark background page-wide will "annoy" most
> readers on an unconscious level and lead to shorter browsing times and
> higher turnover rates.

Agreed for that mockup. Also, the background fade really isn't too
feasible for the web (how/where is it positioned, how to make it work
with different screen sizes etc.)

> Added to http://forevermore.net/mythtv/mockups/ with the rest of them.
>
> > BTW: Witch font is used in the mythTV logo, I couldn't find a good match...
>
> I don't think it's a font, but will ask around to get a copy of the
> EPS/SVG version of the logo that was recently re-made because the
> original high-res version was lost (or never existed in the first place).
>
> Oh, so here's the deal.  I actually (finally!) spent some time on the
> site layout this weekend, and came up with the following set of pages
> and overall layout feel:
>
>     http://newmyth.forevermore.net/
>
> I'll continue adding content to this over the next couple of weeks, but
> if anyone would like to try their hand at design elements to help shine
> things up a bit, I'll add them to the mockups list and maybe to the site
> itself.  I like the idea of adding some artwork next to the main menu
> items and in the quick links box.  Would also be cool to have some sort
> of TV-shaped overlay image to composite with screenshots to make them
> prettier (if you make it, I'll handle the coding to plug it through
> ImageMagick for the, well, magic).

Why modify the screenshots (And add a whole 'nother layer of
complexity with IM)? A CSS background-image would work just as well.
Unless you mean for some kind of "Shine" CRT-Screen-Pillow effect.

> If you would like to do something different than I have in HTML already,
> there are really only two main requirements:
>
>  * Top-menu design with text links so that it can easily be incorporated
>    into trac, wiki, etc.
>
>  * Front page with basic info, quick links and a few newsblog items.
>
> All of the text copy is still up in the air, so feel free to write your
> own or just use placeholder text.

I like the design, a lot. But I think the top two boxes (What is
MythTV and Quicklinks) need... something.

I think the "Quicklinks" could be attached to the header. IE,
displayed below the header, but scrolling with the page, with a black
background, and a curve on the bottom-left, like a "Dropdown" from the
header. I'll see what I can do with mocking that up.

I'm not sure what we could do with the "What is MythTV" box, though.
-- 
Robert "Anaerin" Johnston