Re: [myhdl-list] myhdl.org website migration

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

On 02/16/2014 07:08 PM, Angel Ezquerra wrote:

>> Now we have the name and a tagline. I see the value
>> of adding a one or two liner description, and perhaps
>> the latest "News" item.
>
> For what is worth, I agree with Chris.
>
> My first thought upon seeing the new web page was:
>
> "This looks nice and modern"
>
> quickly followed by:
>
> "This looks quite empty".
>
> Personally whenever I go to a new web page, I like to be able to
> understand what it is about by reading what is shown to me on the
> landing page. I think a lot of people feel the same. Currently I just
> see the "tag line" which is nice, but I don't really see how MyHDL
> helps me go "From Python to Silicon".
>
> What is the point of the landing page if I _must_ go to some other
> page to see what the whole thing is about?

I don't understand your reply. I have just said that I
see the value of more info, like a 2 liner description and
the latest News item.

*Of course* it looks empty now, this is work in progress,
which has not been "released" yet!

I was just warning agains my own tendency (as an engineer
that doesn't know much about good visual design), to try
to say or link everything everywhere. I'm impressed by the
bootstrap guys, both technically and design-wise, and
I would like a landing page like they have:

http://getbootstrap.com/


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