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Posted to dev@isis.apache.org by Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk> on 2013/10/11 12:17:45 UTC
Revamping the Isis website
Folks,
In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
screenshot page.
As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
Isis that are shown in the todo app.
Is that good, or bad?
Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then there
could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all 60
slides.
Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
Thx
Dan
PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
that would also be good to know.
[1]
http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
[2] http://isis.apache.org/
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>.
OK, folks, I've revamped the site a bit more.
The carousel on the index page [1] now shows only highlights. This could
get replaced by a more "marketing" style carousel later... see what Jeroen
comes up with. For now, though, what's there is reasonable, not too long,
and is a good "teaser".
I also have a new much longer carousel that's in a separate page
("screenshot-tutorial"), [2] linked to from the index page. I'm not
convinced that a carousel is the right way to handle all these images, but
at least the raw content is up there. If anyone wants to change the HTML
to present this stuff some other way, be my guest.
Comments welcome, as ever
Cheers
Dan
[1] http://isis.apache.org/
[2] http://isis.apache.org/screenshot-tutorial.html
On 13 October 2013 22:32, Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk> wrote:
> I'd be keen to see this... then we can decide what we think would work
> best.
>
> Dan
>
> Sorry to be brief, sent from my phone
> On 13 Oct 2013 21:13, "Jeroen van der Wal" <je...@stromboli.it> wrote:
>
>> Nice stuff Dan!
>>
>> I would go for the second option too: have around 3~4 images in the
>> carousel and have the instructional slides on a separate page so people
>> can
>> view them in their own paste.
>>
>> I would like to propose an alternative for the carousel:
>>
>> In my opinion the carousel should be marketing driven with each slide a
>> different message and action button. The background image should support
>> the message but could be faded in the background and not necessarily
>> directly derived from Isis. Landscapes, buildings, trains etc work well
>> too.
>>
>> Some ideas (I've left the lead text tbd):
>>
>> Tagline: "Develop your Domain. Get the UI for Free."
>> Button: "About Apache Isis"
>>
>> Tagline: "Domain Driven Design. On steroids."
>> Button: "About Apache Isis"
>>
>> Tagline: "From Zero to Superhero."
>> Button "Show Screenshots"
>>
>> Tagline: "Ever retrofitted an API to your application? Never again."
>> Button: "About Apache Isis"
>>
>> Tagline: "Sit back and Learn"
>> Button :"Watch Screen Casts"
>>
>> If there's an interest to explore this route I can prepare some samples.
>>
>> Just my two cents
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeroen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Dan Haywood
>> <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>> > Folks,
>> >
>> > In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
>> > planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
>> >
>> > I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
>> > crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
>> > screenshot page.
>> >
>> > As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
>> > could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features
>> of
>> > Isis that are shown in the todo app.
>> >
>> > Is that good, or bad?
>> >
>> > Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then
>> there
>> > could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of
>> all 60
>> > slides.
>> >
>> > Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>> >
>> > Thx
>> > Dan
>> >
>> > PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
>> > that would also be good to know.
>> >
>> >
>> > [1]
>> >
>> >
>> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
>> > [2] http://isis.apache.org/
>> >
>>
>
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>.
I'd be keen to see this... then we can decide what we think would work
best.
Dan
Sorry to be brief, sent from my phone
On 13 Oct 2013 21:13, "Jeroen van der Wal" <je...@stromboli.it> wrote:
> Nice stuff Dan!
>
> I would go for the second option too: have around 3~4 images in the
> carousel and have the instructional slides on a separate page so people can
> view them in their own paste.
>
> I would like to propose an alternative for the carousel:
>
> In my opinion the carousel should be marketing driven with each slide a
> different message and action button. The background image should support
> the message but could be faded in the background and not necessarily
> directly derived from Isis. Landscapes, buildings, trains etc work well
> too.
>
> Some ideas (I've left the lead text tbd):
>
> Tagline: "Develop your Domain. Get the UI for Free."
> Button: "About Apache Isis"
>
> Tagline: "Domain Driven Design. On steroids."
> Button: "About Apache Isis"
>
> Tagline: "From Zero to Superhero."
> Button "Show Screenshots"
>
> Tagline: "Ever retrofitted an API to your application? Never again."
> Button: "About Apache Isis"
>
> Tagline: "Sit back and Learn"
> Button :"Watch Screen Casts"
>
> If there's an interest to explore this route I can prepare some samples.
>
> Just my two cents
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeroen
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Dan Haywood
> <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
> > planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
> >
> > I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
> > crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
> > screenshot page.
> >
> > As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
> > could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
> > Isis that are shown in the todo app.
> >
> > Is that good, or bad?
> >
> > Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then
> there
> > could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all
> 60
> > slides.
> >
> > Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
> >
> > Thx
> > Dan
> >
> > PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
> > that would also be good to know.
> >
> >
> > [1]
> >
> >
> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
> > [2] http://isis.apache.org/
> >
>
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by Jeroen van der Wal <je...@stromboli.it>.
Nice stuff Dan!
I would go for the second option too: have around 3~4 images in the
carousel and have the instructional slides on a separate page so people can
view them in their own paste.
I would like to propose an alternative for the carousel:
In my opinion the carousel should be marketing driven with each slide a
different message and action button. The background image should support
the message but could be faded in the background and not necessarily
directly derived from Isis. Landscapes, buildings, trains etc work well too.
Some ideas (I've left the lead text tbd):
Tagline: "Develop your Domain. Get the UI for Free."
Button: "About Apache Isis"
Tagline: "Domain Driven Design. On steroids."
Button: "About Apache Isis"
Tagline: "From Zero to Superhero."
Button "Show Screenshots"
Tagline: "Ever retrofitted an API to your application? Never again."
Button: "About Apache Isis"
Tagline: "Sit back and Learn"
Button :"Watch Screen Casts"
If there's an interest to explore this route I can prepare some samples.
Just my two cents
Cheers,
Jeroen
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Dan Haywood
<da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>wrote:
> Folks,
>
> In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
> planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
>
> I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
> crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
> screenshot page.
>
> As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
> could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
> Isis that are shown in the todo app.
>
> Is that good, or bad?
>
> Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then there
> could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all 60
> slides.
>
> Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>
> Thx
> Dan
>
> PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
> that would also be good to know.
>
>
> [1]
>
> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
> [2] http://isis.apache.org/
>
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by Jeroen van der Wal <je...@stromboli.it>.
Nice stuff Dan!
I would go for the second option too: have around 3~4 images in the
carousel and have the instructional slides on a separate page so people can
view them in their own paste.
I would like to propose an alternative for the carousel:
In my opinion the carousel should be marketing driven with each slide a
different message and action button. The background image should support
the message but could be faded in the background and not necessarily
directly derived from Isis. Landscapes, buildings, trains etc work well too.
Some ideas (I've left the lead text tbd):
Tagline: "Develop your Domain. Get the UI for Free."
Button: "About Apache Isis"
Tagline: "Domain Driven Design. On steroids."
Button: "About Apache Isis"
Tagline: "From Zero to Superhero."
Button "Show Screenshots"
Tagline: "Ever retrofitted an API to your application? Never again."
Button: "About Apache Isis"
Tagline: "Sit back and Learn"
Button :"Watch Screen Casts"
If there's an interest to explore this route I can prepare some samples.
Just my two cents
Cheers,
Jeroen
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Dan Haywood
<da...@haywood-associates.co.uk>wrote:
> Folks,
>
> In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
> planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
>
> I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
> crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
> screenshot page.
>
> As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
> could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
> Isis that are shown in the todo app.
>
> Is that good, or bad?
>
> Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then there
> could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all 60
> slides.
>
> Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>
> Thx
> Dan
>
> PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
> that would also be good to know.
>
>
> [1]
>
> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
> [2] http://isis.apache.org/
>
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by Kevin Meyer - KMZ <ke...@kmz.co.za>.
I just found some time to have a look..
Very nice, Dan!
While the 20 slides might be a little odd for a main page, I don't mind.
Since they scroll automatically, it at least takes quite a while before
the images repeat.
But sure, reinstate a "screenshots" page with all 60.
Great work!
On 11 Oct 2013 at 11:17, Dan Haywood wrote:
> Folks,
>
> In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
> planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
>
> I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
> crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
> screenshot page.
>
> As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
> could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
> Isis that are shown in the todo app.
>
> Is that good, or bad?
>
> Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then there
> could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all 60
> slides.
>
> Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>
> Thx
> Dan
>
> PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
> that would also be good to know.
>
>
> [1]
> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
> [2] http://isis.apache.org/
>
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by Mike Burton <mi...@mycosystems.co.uk>.
Hi Dan,
I'd go for the second option
Mike Burton
On 11 Oct 2013, at 11:27, GESCONSULTOR - Óscar Bou <o....@gesconsultor.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, Dan (again).
>
>
> I've just scrolled to all 20 slides, and I expected more. As they're like a "little tutorial" about the capabilities of the framework, it does not get bored, at least for me ...
>
> But it's true its a little bit strange to have so much slides on a main page carousel.
>
> So I would vote for the second option, including both the individual screenshots and the carousel.
>
> HTH,
>
> Oscar
>
>
> El 11/10/2013, a las 12:17, Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk> escribió:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
>> planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
>>
>> I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
>> crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
>> screenshot page.
>>
>> As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
>> could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
>> Isis that are shown in the todo app.
>>
>> Is that good, or bad?
>>
>> Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then there
>> could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all 60
>> slides.
>>
>> Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>>
>> Thx
>> Dan
>>
>> PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
>> that would also be good to know.
>>
>>
>> [1]
>> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
>> [2] http://isis.apache.org/
>
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by GESCONSULTOR - Óscar Bou <o....@gesconsultor.com>.
Hi, Dan (again).
I've just scrolled to all 20 slides, and I expected more. As they're like a "little tutorial" about the capabilities of the framework, it does not get bored, at least for me ...
But it's true its a little bit strange to have so much slides on a main page carousel.
So I would vote for the second option, including both the individual screenshots and the carousel.
HTH,
Oscar
El 11/10/2013, a las 12:17, Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk> escribió:
> Folks,
>
> In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
> planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
>
> I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
> crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
> screenshot page.
>
> As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
> could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
> Isis that are shown in the todo app.
>
> Is that good, or bad?
>
> Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then there
> could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all 60
> slides.
>
> Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>
> Thx
> Dan
>
> PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
> that would also be good to know.
>
>
> [1]
> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
> [2] http://isis.apache.org/
Re: Revamping the Isis website
Posted by GESCONSULTOR - Óscar Bou <o....@gesconsultor.com>.
Hi, Dan (again).
I've just scrolled to all 20 slides, and I expected more. As they're like a "little tutorial" about the capabilities of the framework, it does not get bored, at least for me ...
But it's true its a little bit strange to have so much slides on a main page carousel.
So I would vote for the second option, including both the individual screenshots and the carousel.
HTH,
Oscar
El 11/10/2013, a las 12:17, Dan Haywood <da...@haywood-associates.co.uk> escribió:
> Folks,
>
> In a few weeks time I'm doing a session at Oredev [1] in Sweden, so am
> planning to get a release out of Isis in readiness for that
>
> I'm also updating our website, with an updated home page [2] having a
> crarousel of screenshots from the todo app. Currently this replaces the
> screenshot page.
>
> As of this point the carousel runs to 20 or so slides, but I reckon it
> could be as long as 60 slides if I documented all of the main features of
> Isis that are shown in the todo app.
>
> Is that good, or bad?
>
> Alternatively, the carousel could show the main highlights, and then there
> could be a reinstate screenshots page (perhaps the full carousel) of all 60
> slides.
>
> Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback.
>
> Thx
> Dan
>
> PS: I've also updated to Bootstrap3; so if you see any layout glitches,
> that would also be good to know.
>
>
> [1]
> http://oredev.org/2013/wed-fri-conference/rrraddd-ridiculously-rapid-domain-driven-and-restful-apps-with-apache-isis
> [2] http://isis.apache.org/