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Am I the only one?....
by Samawi on Tuesday 31/Oct/2000, @13:15

Or is the Emperor wearing no clothes? This new
site seems really, well, boring and bland, to say the least (like the series finale of Seinfeld). Very functional and sophisticated under the hood, but borrrring.

Oh well, there's no accounting for taste....

> There was a lot of discussion and debating that > went on, and the result is a consensus > project.

I guess this is what happens when you design by committee:-)

Still, congratulations on the new site!
Samawi.

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Re: Am I the only one?....
by Richard Moore on Tuesday 31/Oct/2000, @15:41

Well, sure we could go for something much more flashy with lots of fancy graphics etc. However, we decided a long time ago that we wanted a web site that was quick to load, and that if there was choice between looking exciting and being a no-nonsense way to get to the information you wanted then we would go for the latter. The new design aims to provide a modern look and feel without sacrificing the accessibility of the information.

A lot of sites today are very nice to look at, but are a nightmare to use if you actually want to find a piece of information, we don't want the KDE web site to be numbered amongst them. I think the new design provides a good balance between the two. If people have suggestions for how we can make the site better (bearing in mind the above) then we'd be happy to hear what they have to say.

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Re: Am I the only one?....
by reihal on Wednesday 01/Nov/2000, @00:53

Why can't you use the old style, like this site does? It's looks are much better.
The new style is too noisy.

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Re: Am I the only one?....
by Marko Faas on Monday 08/Jul/2002, @16:21

Please DO remember that the big audience (and the decision makers!) expect a clean, sophisticated website. The site is probably their first introduction to KDE and therefore it *must* look slick and clean. To be honest, I am not too satisfied with the current site. It just cannot compete with the 'company' sites out there and that is a potential loss for us all. Again: you never get the second chance for a first impression...

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Re: Am I the only one?....
by Coco on Wednesday 01/Nov/2000, @07:21

No, I totally agree with you.
Make it dynamic but keep the old look.

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