[mythtv] Official Thread: Mythtv.org Redesign

[Jonatan Lundin]

Stuart Morgan skrev:
> On Monday 03 December 2007 04:00:56 Chris Petersen 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.
>>>       
>
> As pretty as this mockup is, it's not practical for an easily maintainable 
> webpage. Gradients, drop shadows and rounded corners can't be done with HTML 
> and CSS, so it would have to be done with dozens of carefully placed images. 
> It's fine to have a small amount of these things, but using them all 
> throughout the design won't work.
>
> Chris asked me to take a stab at some images for his design and this (very 
> quick) mockup is what I've come up with: 
> http://www.miffteevee.co.uk/imagebin/newmyth_idea11.png
> I've taken the original idea and made a subtle attempt to polish it.
>
> It's not a finished concept. The repeating of the same download icon isn't 
> ideal and a couple of the other icons could use some work. The screenshots 
> are just placeholders for a larger screenshot, or some image which represents 
> what mythtv does. The rounded corners are in CSS which doesn't work in 
> anything but Firefox and Safari but they can easily be done with images to 
> produce smoother results which work everywhere.
>
> The html version of this mockup is here but you are warned that Konq has an 
> alpha bug and only Firefox can handle the corners:
> http://www.miffteevee.co.uk/newmyth.html
>   

I've realized more complex designs that the mock-up I submitted earlier. 
However I'm working on a second one, and I’ll post it here as soon as 
I'm done.