From: Kyrre Nygard <kyrreny@...>
Date: 2006-06-22T23:28:48+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-lang.org redesign?

At 19:46 20.06.2006, Tom Werner wrote:

>False.
>
>I think the redesign is just what the ruby-lang.org site, and the 
>Ruby language needs. Ruby is a powerful, contemporary language, and 
>needs to present an image that portrays this. Little nitpicks about 
>absolute paths to CSS files and such, while worthwhile to fix, have 
>nothing to do with the merit of the site design.

The proposed "image" does not portray any of this.

The job of a great designer is to see designs from the perspective of others.

What you think will simply not suffice.

>To me, and my arguably trained eye, the gradients are executed 
>nicely. They add a touch of warmth and attention to detail.

I didn't say they were badly executed. I said they didn't fit.

>There's nothing sadder to me than an open source project with a 
>crappy web page. As I'm sure you're aware, a polished web presence 
>is paramount in today's product culture. The current ruby-lang page 
>is outdated, and quite frankly injurious to the language.
>
>I say, great work on the redesign. I can't wait to see it in production.

I see from cube6media.com that you are experienced with web design.
Your talent, however, seems to be more oriented towards programming
rather than actual design, which is what we are discussing here.

All the best,
Kyrre + subvitamine.com