Worrying attitudes to the branding of the D language

[Tofu Ninja via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 2 July 2014 at 20:04:50 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote:
> On Wednesday, 2 July 2014 at 18:49:49 UTC, Tofu Ninja wrote:
>> It has been commented on in this thread that major tech 
>> companies seem to always be following a fad, in that the 
>> prevalent theme seems to change quite often. For example going 
>> from high gloss(win7 era) to flat(win8 era). I don't think 
>> this is by accident(how could it be). To stay relevant, they 
>> must be perceived as having innovation even if that innovation 
>> only comes in the form of a face lift.
>
> The problem with chasing the latest trend is that you're 
> *always* changing and it's change for change sake. Yes the 
> website needs an overhaul but i honestly think it can be done 
> to look fresh and current, respecting the current D logo and 
> identity (using reds) and as Walter said to serve developers 
> with accurate and well presented text.
>
> The 'new' design by w0rp (http://w0rp.com:8010/) does none of 
> those things. He's well intentioned but even things like basic 
> text layout and white space usage are completely lacking.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typography
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_space_(visual_arts)
>
> We can do better.

I honestly don't understand your critiques, the proposal seems to 
keep with the general D theme pretty well. Yes its not perfect 
but its a work in progress.