Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
http://flex.apache.org

[rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
[serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?

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Christopher L Tubbs II
http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii

Because this is a community developing a distributed key-value store, not a
community developing a common interface for elegant front ends? Seriously,
it would be cool if we had a nice website, but it's not really in our
strong suit. It's like going to an interior designers house and asking why
doesn't our house look as well put together as it.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
> http://flex.apache.org
>
> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>
> --
> Christopher L Tubbs II
> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>

--
Cheers
~John

Thank you for answering the rhetorical question and ignoring the serious one ;)

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http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:06 AM, John Vines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Because this is a community developing a distributed key-value store, not a
> community developing a common interface for elegant front ends? Seriously,
> it would be cool if we had a nice website, but it's not really in our
> strong suit. It's like going to an interior designers house and asking why
> doesn't our house look as well put together as it.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
>> http://flex.apache.org
>>
>> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
>> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>>
>> --
>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> ~John

Theoretically, since we're using CMS it shouldn't be hard to swap out our
template for a different one.  It looks like the Flex site might be doing
some special stuff, though.

Billie
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
> http://flex.apache.org
>
> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>
> --
> Christopher L Tubbs II
> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>

Took a stab at it for a bit using styling cues from Twitter bootstrap, if the community likes it I can create a SVN patch. Also I am an engineer not a designer so comments/review and subsequently iterations are expected :).

(Full disclosure: Dropbox links to PNG files ahead)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloContributors.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDownloads.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloFeatures.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloHome.png

On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
> http://flex.apache.org
>
> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>
> --
> Christopher L Tubbs II
> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii

I like the style, but I think it might require some
content-restructuring (esp. the front page). Also, one thing I really
liked on the Flex page was the menus.

--
Christopher L Tubbs II
http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Took a stab at it for a bit using styling cues from Twitter bootstrap, if the community likes it I can create a SVN patch. Also I am an engineer not a designer so comments/review and subsequently iterations are expected :).
>
> (Full disclosure: Dropbox links to PNG files ahead)
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloContributors.png
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDownloads.png
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloFeatures.png
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloHome.png
>
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
>> http://flex.apache.org
>>
>> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
>> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>>
>> --
>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>

Agreed on the content restructuring, maybe a new theme could speed that up.
When you say the menus, do you mean the style or the drop-down function?
This design could implement drop-downs without JS - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDropdown.mov (600kb MOV file on Dropbox)  
On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:56 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I like the style, but I think it might require some
> content-restructuring (esp. the front page). Also, one thing I really
> liked on the Flex page was the menus.
>
> --
> Christopher L Tubbs II
> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Took a stab at it for a bit using styling cues from Twitter bootstrap, if the community likes it I can create a SVN patch. Also I am an engineer not a designer so comments/review and subsequently iterations are expected :).
>>
>> (Full disclosure: Dropbox links to PNG files ahead)
>>
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloContributors.png
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDownloads.png
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloFeatures.png
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloHome.png
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
>>> http://flex.apache.org
>>>
>>> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
>>> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>>

I mean a little bit of the style and the drop-down. Mainly, the
drop-down, but I like the style, too. I think we should be unique,
though, in terms of style (we want to make the brand distinct and
easily identifiable), but adopt some of the design considerations
(crisp solid colors, distinct borders, minimal 'widgets' and text on
the main view, fewer but bigger buttons to direct users to the most
important information first, shorter more hierarchical menus rather
than long lists, etc.).

--
Christopher L Tubbs II
http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Agreed on the content restructuring, maybe a new theme could speed that up.
> When you say the menus, do you mean the style or the drop-down function?
> This design could implement drop-downs without JS - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDropdown.mov (600kb MOV file on Dropbox)
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:56 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I like the style, but I think it might require some
>> content-restructuring (esp. the front page). Also, one thing I really
>> liked on the Flex page was the menus.
>>
>> --
>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Took a stab at it for a bit using styling cues from Twitter bootstrap, if the community likes it I can create a SVN patch. Also I am an engineer not a designer so comments/review and subsequently iterations are expected :).
>>>
>>> (Full disclosure: Dropbox links to PNG files ahead)
>>>
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloContributors.png
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDownloads.png
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloFeatures.png
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloHome.png
>>>
>>> On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
>>>> http://flex.apache.org
>>>>
>>>> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
>>>> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>>>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>>>
>

The flex site looked like bootstrap to me, checked the source and sure
enough:

    <script src="js/jquery.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/jquery.js>"></script>
<script src="js/custom.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/custom.js>"></script>
<script src="js/selectnav.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/selectnav.js>"></script>
<script src="js/flexslider.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/flexslider.js>"></script>
<script src="js/twitter.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/twitter.js>"></script>
<script src="js/fancybox.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/fancybox.js>"></script>
<script src="js/isotope.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/isotope.js>"></script>
<script src="js/bootstrap.js
<view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/bootstrap.js>"></script>

What resources are available to us on that website? Any chance of
feeding a live monitor from a MiniAccumuloInstance running somewhere
or anything like that?
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I mean a little bit of the style and the drop-down. Mainly, the
> drop-down, but I like the style, too. I think we should be unique,
> though, in terms of style (we want to make the brand distinct and
> easily identifiable), but adopt some of the design considerations
> (crisp solid colors, distinct borders, minimal 'widgets' and text on
> the main view, fewer but bigger buttons to direct users to the most
> important information first, shorter more hierarchical menus rather
> than long lists, etc.).
>
> --
> Christopher L Tubbs II
> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Agreed on the content restructuring, maybe a new theme could speed that
> up.
> > When you say the menus, do you mean the style or the drop-down function?
> > This design could implement drop-downs without JS -
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDropdown.mov (600kb MOV file on
> Dropbox)
> > On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:56 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> I like the style, but I think it might require some
> >> content-restructuring (esp. the front page). Also, one thing I really
> >> liked on the Flex page was the menus.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Christopher L Tubbs II
> >> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >>> Took a stab at it for a bit using styling cues from Twitter bootstrap,
> if the community likes it I can create a SVN patch. Also I am an engineer
> not a designer so comments/review and subsequently iterations are expected
> :).
> >>>
> >>> (Full disclosure: Dropbox links to PNG files ahead)
> >>>
> >>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloContributors.png
> >>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDownloads.png
> >>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloFeatures.png
> >>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloHome.png
> >>>
> >>> On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
> >>>> http://flex.apache.org
> >>>>
> >>>> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
> >>>> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Christopher L Tubbs II
> >>>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
> >>>
> >
>

Yes, the style I posted was also bootstrap. I plan on iterating some more over the weekend for a few more alternatives.

Some screenshots or other eye candy could also work instead of a live feed.
On Feb 28, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Jim Klucar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The flex site looked like bootstrap to me, checked the source and sure
> enough:
>
>    <script src="js/jquery.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/jquery.js>"></script>
> <script src="js/custom.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/custom.js>"></script>
> <script src="js/selectnav.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/selectnav.js>"></script>
> <script src="js/flexslider.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/flexslider.js>"></script>
> <script src="js/twitter.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/twitter.js>"></script>
> <script src="js/fancybox.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/fancybox.js>"></script>
> <script src="js/isotope.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/isotope.js>"></script>
> <script src="js/bootstrap.js
> <view-source:http://flex.apache.org/js/bootstrap.js>"></script>
>
> What resources are available to us on that website? Any chance of
> feeding a live monitor from a MiniAccumuloInstance running somewhere
> or anything like that?
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I mean a little bit of the style and the drop-down. Mainly, the
>> drop-down, but I like the style, too. I think we should be unique,
>> though, in terms of style (we want to make the brand distinct and
>> easily identifiable), but adopt some of the design considerations
>> (crisp solid colors, distinct borders, minimal 'widgets' and text on
>> the main view, fewer but bigger buttons to direct users to the most
>> important information first, shorter more hierarchical menus rather
>> than long lists, etc.).
>>
>> --
>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>> Agreed on the content restructuring, maybe a new theme could speed that
>> up.
>>> When you say the menus, do you mean the style or the drop-down function?
>>> This design could implement drop-downs without JS -
>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDropdown.mov (600kb MOV file on
>> Dropbox)
>>> On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:56 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like the style, but I think it might require some
>>>> content-restructuring (esp. the front page). Also, one thing I really
>>>> liked on the Flex page was the menus.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>>>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Gabe Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>>>> Took a stab at it for a bit using styling cues from Twitter bootstrap,
>> if the community likes it I can create a SVN patch. Also I am an engineer
>> not a designer so comments/review and subsequently iterations are expected
>> :).
>>>>>
>>>>> (Full disclosure: Dropbox links to PNG files ahead)
>>>>>
>>>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloContributors.png
>>>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloDownloads.png
>>>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloFeatures.png
>>>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/265949/AccumuloHome.png
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
>>>>>> http://flex.apache.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
>>>>>> [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Christopher L Tubbs II
>>>>>> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
>>>>>
>>>
>>

It matters: http://www.mongodb.org/

It wouldn't be hard to put together something decent looking using twitter
bootstrap.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:06 PM, John Vines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Because this is a community developing a distributed key-value store, not a
> community developing a common interface for elegant front ends? Seriously,
> it would be cool if we had a nice website, but it's not really in our
> strong suit. It's like going to an interior designers house and asking why
> doesn't our house look as well put together as it.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Christopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Has anybody taken a look at the Apache Flex website?
> > http://flex.apache.org
> >
> > [rhetorical] Why isn't our site this beautiful?
> > [serious] Who wants to volunteer to make our site this beautiful?
> >
> > --
> > Christopher L Tubbs II
> > http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> ~John
>

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