[HCoop-Discuss] Site Redesign

[BT Templeton]

I like this design. Maybe we should do some A/B testing with the "join
or die" graphic (;

Lauren McNees <lauren at hcoop.net> writes:

> Avinash, thanks for the feedback. These are good suggestions. Please see my
> responses below.
>
> 1. The contrast between the green in the background and the font colors
>> seems to be less. The
>>  background color is a little distracting, and takes the eyes away from the
>> text. Either the background
>> could be a lighter shade, or the text needs to be darker/bolder to stand
>> out.
>>
>
> I made the navigation buttons bolder to accentuate them against the green
> background. I can make the background a lighter color, but I just used this
> shade because its the same color we already had, to give us some sense of
> consistency. Its not my favorite color, but I wouldn't really know what
> other color to choose if I had nothing to go on. Suggestions welcome. Also I
> was thinking that the main content of each page will be in the white box
> rather than on the green but what do people prefer?

I think a lighter background would make the text more readable,
especially if you end up taking the main content out of the white box. I
changed the background of the redesigned portal to #DFEFDF -- you could
use that if it works, or else I'll change the portal to match the main
site.

[...]
> I'm all for the minimalist approach, so reducing the amount of stuff is fine
> with me. I took a little bit off just now. Should I kill the sliding thing
> and we can use the space in the white box for a big "Why you should join
> HCOOP" section with a big button? I agree that we should make that
> prominent. (But I do hope our website will have visitors who are casually
> shopping for web hosting, and hopefully the site will convince them to
> join.)

I like the sliding effect, but I'd find it less distracting if it didn't
happen automatically.

Lucida is non-free and isn't available on many GNU/Linux systems. Is
there a free alternative that could be embedded with @font-face?

Also, I like the "hcoop" graphic, but HCoop has so far always described
itself as "The Internet Hosting Cooperative," not just as a Web hosting
cooperative. WDYT about changing the text to just "the hosting
cooperative" or similar? That should still fit next to the "p".

dankon,
BT
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