Re: Site revamp

[Adam Fedor]

On Aug 18, 2005, at 3:55 PM, Scott Stevenson wrote:

> I skimmed the recent thread about the website, and I think a lot of 
> the comments are valid. Specifically, I think it's true that the site 
> is aimed almost entirely at the existing community.
>
> I think the design I donated two years ago is about due for a refresh, 
> so I spent a few hours on a new design. It's a fresh take on the same 
> ideas, but with more emphasis on getting people excited and up and 
> running. The idea is to give GNUstep the feeling of a real product.
>
>     <http://treehouseideas.com/downloads/gnustep.page>
>
> The current site's biggest obstacle to success is information 
> overload. I tried to address this a bit on the home page, but I think 
> GNUStep in general would benefit from some *new*, highly-focused 
> articles on building your first app.

Yes, I think you're right. The new design does look nice.   One thing 
that still probably is confusing is the difference between a GNUstep 
user (someone who wants to just download and install GNUstep and apps) 
and a developer (someone who wants to write GNUstep programs).  Maybe 
it will be necessary to have separate sites for that.