[OSM-talk] Front page design

[Nick Whitelegg]

On Wednesday 13 Sep 2006 23:02, Dan Karran wrote:
> On 9/12/06, Dan Karran <dan at karran.net> wrote:
> > I've started a mockup, and will hopefully post it tomorrow once I've
> > had a chance to put some more of it together. I guess the sort of
> > thing I'm going for is the nice clean web2.*-like front page that
> > turns into your own once you've logged in (think Flickr).
>
> Argh, tonight didn't work out expected so I haven't had a chance to do
> anything on the design, and it's probably the last chance I would have
> had until next week. I think Richard's design covered much of what I
> was thinking though.
>

Yes - things I like about Richard's design include:

* it emphasises the fact that it's a project to "draw a free map of the world" 
and engenders interest by asking "Has your town been mapped?" This sort of 
approach will, I feel, draw in users and minimise the sort of people who 
don't like OS copyright but when presented with a free alternative, say 
"there's nothing there yet...."

* nice visual design. The three divisions with three aspects to the project 
"view" "edit" and "get involved". I agree with other comments about the 
rounded corners - they 'work' so why not have them....

* 'next event' makes it look current and quickly gives potential users an idea 
of when the next meet is.

Nick