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Modernize the CoG design #1070

Open murphysj opened 9 years ago

murphysj commented 9 years ago

WHO: Cecelia

Websites are changing rapidly, and cog is looking old fashioned. Consider a redesign.

murphysj commented 9 years ago

http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/elements-of-modern-web-design-list 2 and 3 in above document may be applicable.

flat design: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/flat-design-resources/ includes colors

When it comes to color and flat design, many of the traditional rules about color pairing and matching are thrown out of the window in favor of palettes that span the rainbow with lots of pop.

Flat design is a technique that uses simple effects – or lack thereof – to create a design scheme that does not include three-dimensional attributes. Effects such as drop shadows, bevels, embossing and gradients are not used in flat design projects.