D brand identity repository

[Jimmy Cao]

The mockup looks pretty good.

I think the current D website should incorporate the idea of having those
big tab-like links up at the top.

See:
http://eegg.github.com/d-brand/mockup.png
http://ironpython.net/
http://cobra-language.com/

Right now there's just empty space.

On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 4:09 PM, James Fisher <jameshfisher at gmail.com> wrote:

> My main concerns are
>
> - genericity
> - corporo-whore-ness
> - (the logo is pretty much a placeholder; I'm not pushing that over any
> others without approval)
>
> Things I like:
>
> - palette.  IMO it's clean, not too dull, and faithful to the original.
> - Big Words.  I think every site should have a one-sentence introduction
> (perhaps I have a short attention span).
> - navigation at the top.  One reason for this is that it makes it very easy
> to maintain consistency over multiple subsites (e.g. main, docs, forum,
> etc): you just shove it in at the top.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 10:01 PM, James Fisher <jameshfisher at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> So, here's a website mockup: http://eegg.github.com/d-brand/mockup.png
>>
>> Comments appreciated.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 7:48 PM, James Fisher <jameshfisher at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> At the bottom of http://eegg.github.com/d-brand/ I'm working on a
>>> palette.  You'll find a list of the colors currently at d-p-l.org.  If
>>> nothing else, this list can be massively shortened.
>>>
>>> I've also got my own suggestion there.  The orangered is faithful to the
>>> original Digital Mars logo rather than to the current D logo.  IMO the
>>> current palette is a little dull; some sparse uses of this color could bring
>>> a page to life.  The two main other colors there are a very dark blue
>>> similar to that on d-p-l.org, and white.  The two others are different
>>> saturation and value of that dark blue.  All blues and the red are
>>> complements on the color wheel.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM, James Fisher <jameshfisher at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> You'll find descriptions of D at the bottom of
>>>> http://eegg.github.com/d-brand/.  I'd appreciate anyone with a knack
>>>> for editing or promotion to contribute.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 5:52 PM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS at lycos.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Jimmy Cao:
>>>>>
>>>>> > What about this?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://i.imgur.com/toykT.png
>>>>>
>>>>> The white border around the biggest moon is too much thin, I think
>>>>> (just as before).
>>>>>
>>>>> Bye,
>>>>> bearophile
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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