Home page redesign - Githubissues

charlesyoung commented 5 years ago

[ ] homepage design is prepared as per discussion here

Initial slide for reference

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

Hello. Thank you for providing the image @charlesyoung. This is how the design looks like with the image.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@jedm Is it possible to see this option with a higher transparency and with a color overlay that is ONLY the color and does not have the pattern with lines?

This is how the design look without the shapes. Again, referring back to the previous comment I made while uploading this design. "The transparency of the shapes show the transparency of data" In my opinion the hero section without the shapes look quite plain and dull, the shapes give the overall design an edge. Also, showing the transparency of data most importantly.

We may decide that’s the color+lines with no image is best, but I think it is a big change to remove the RC and OLC images so it will be be very helpful to have the different alternatives to show CCSI for final decision. We do not have to remove the RC and OLC images. I agree on the importance of using images. We think It would be better if we could have both the images and the shapes.

jedm commented 4 years ago

My personal (and totally subjective!) view is that the image+shapes is harder to interpret. But I think that for the homepage image question we should wait for @SamCCSI to add an opinion.

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

For RC, I will run the 2 designs past the internal NRGI team and revert.

Will wait for @SamCCSI, who is back from leave next week, to decide on the OLC design.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung @jedm Sure. When can we finalize the designs? We need to start developing it as soon as possible. Please help us expedite the process.

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

Understood. I have already communicated the RC image options to the NRGI team. @jedm will chat to @SamCCSI next week when he is back from leave re the OLC image options.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

Thanks! :)

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@jedm @charlesyoung Hello, have we heard anything from the team?

SamCCSI commented 4 years ago

Hi @nirvanalama @jedm @charlesyoung

For OLC, can we please get mock ups with our home page image?

My initial impression is that the shapes are a nice design feature but I want to make sure it doesn't make the page look too busy.

Also, the Version 1 (here) for the guides jumped out at me when I was scrolling above. Not saying we should adopt it -- it's not my area/decision. But it seems like it could be useful for a hard copy / PDF flyer for OLC in the future. Just noting that for Jed; I thought it was a nice way of presenting the different functions.

SamCCSI commented 4 years ago

(edited the above to say it's NOT my area/decision)

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

Thanks @SamCCSI

NRGI prefers the image without the shape because we don’t have similar background images on our other sites.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

Thank you for your feedback @SamCCSI Here is the design for OLC without the shapes.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung @SamCCSI @jedm Can we also finalize the design for "The guides" so that we can start implementing the design. Here are the options we put forward earlier:

Guide Version I

Guide Version II

SamCCSI commented 4 years ago

Thank you! Assuming OLC and RC can go different ways on this issue, is it possible to see the mock-up WITH shapes?

jedm commented 4 years ago

@nirvanalama and @SamCCSI - In order to finalize the Guides design, is it possible to get a reply from @anjesh to the email I sent this week regarding the development of the guides and a few other questions. Among these questions is whether the Guides @nirvanalama has designed can be embedded in the current Guides page, and be available for edits by the CCSI team in the future.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@SamCCSI Sure. Here is the OLC homepage design with shapes.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@jedm Sure, I'll let him know. Thanks!

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@jedm @SamCCSI @charlesyoung Hello. What did you think about the homepage of OLC? Can we move forward with the development of the designs?

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

As mentioned NRGI prefers the background image without the shape. So you can move forward with the image for RC.

@jedm @SamCCSI what are your ideas re guide design version 1 or 2?

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung Thank you for your response. What about the OLC homepage? Can an we lock that as well?

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

I managed the RC site.

@SamCCSI and @jedm will need to comment on the OLC site.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

Okay. @charlesyoung Can we move forward with Guide version 1?https://github.com/NRGI/resourcecontracts.org/issues/1225#issuecomment-577595209

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

I don't mind which guides option we use. @SamCCSI prefers below option (V1).

@jedm?

https://github.com/NRGI/resourcecontracts.org/issues/1225#issuecomment-571014132

SamCCSI commented 4 years ago

CCSI consensus for OLC home page is to do background image with NO shapes. Thanks you @nirvanalama. Cc @jedm

jedm commented 4 years ago

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@nirvanalama For OLC, we imagine the Guides page to be in Guides area, not on homepage or in scroll.

Question for @charlesyoung (and @SamCCSI): Do we agree that Guides is preferred in current Guides area but with newer Design from @nirvanalama? (Ability to administer and update this page with new design is key topic in emails with @anjesh).

Question for @nirvanalama and @charlesyoung: Please confirm we want to keep the hamburger menu and the expand/collapse side navigation.

Thank you!

Jed

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

A question; what is the difference between the guides link (at the bottom of the page) and the new 'learn how to get started' link on the home page? Will we present different info?
My feeling re the hamburger menu is that it should be removed. Besides 'view by resource' all the other search options (especially country) are now available on the new design. We could have different designs for RC and OLC if possible if you want to keep the hamburger menu on the OLC site.

jedm commented 4 years ago

For question one: I believe those two links would now be redundant, and I think that is a good thing. Would suggest keeping both.

For question two: yes, CCSI and I think that the different options organized in a traditional navigation is still useful. @SamCCSI will give final confirmation, but I recommend that we keep the hamburger menu for OLC.

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jedm commented 4 years ago

@nirvanalama and @anjesh This may require a new GH issue, but CCSI would like to return to the question about a permanent link to the Guides in the site navigation/tools. (As mentioned here and above.)

This could go either in upper left corner (after "hamburger," before site logo?), or with tools (Share, Download, add: "How-To") or in another location.

This idea is part of the discussions from October-December with @anjesh about new links to Guides. CCSI will need to decide final placement and wording and we will very much appreciate YI ideas.

Thank you!

Jed

@SamCCSI @charlesyoung

SamCCSI commented 4 years ago

For question two: yes, CCSI and I think that the different options organized in a traditional navigation is still useful. @SamCCSI will give final confirmation, but I recommend that we keep the hamburger menu for OLC.

Confirming that keeping hamburger suits CCSI.

Question for @charlesyoung (and @SamCCSI): Do we agree that Guides is preferred in current Guides area but with newer Design from @nirvanalama?

I defer to @jedm on this, depending on what makes sense from UX perspective. What you propose sounds fine, though I'm not sure what alternative is.

jedm commented 4 years ago

Do we agree that Guides is preferred in current Guides area but with newer Design from @nirvanalama?

I defer to @jedm on this, depending on what makes sense from UX perspective. What you propose sounds fine, though I'm not sure what alternative is.

@SamCCSI - Proposal from YI was new Guides design available in scroll below homescreen (currently only has world map). I think better to have new Guides design as part of Guides pages that are in current location.

All this relates to new work order CCSI is finalizing this week with @anjesh and YI.

jedm commented 4 years ago

@anjesh and @nirvanalama,

Confirming latest decisions from CCSI:

We really like the non-video design and layout for Guides by @nirvanalama
We prefer this layout to be implemented for one of the existing "inside" pages in the Guides section (and not as a new screen under homepage)
We would like power for text editing and image selection/replacement on new Guides page (per recent emails with @anjesh)
We also want to discuss question of more prominent global link to Guides (eg, not only in Footer). We can send some sketch suggestions for your consideration for where location would be.

For next steps:

@anjesh Are you available in the next 48 hours by Skype or Google doc to confirm estimate of hours for all new scope items (Guides, global link to guides, any other small UI new requests)?
Can we implement all current items for homepage BESIDES the new Guides? This would mean using the new "Guides promo" on home screen to link to current Guides page. This is ok with OLC but I don't know about NRGI (maybe a variance between two sites). cc @charlesyoung

After next steps and added scope are clear, CCSI would like to very quickly

Confirm YI work hours for new scope and receive invoice from YI for new hours.
Confirm timing for completing current requests, for completing Guides, and for any new items scoped (such as adding more prominent link to Guides in headers or toolbars).

Finally, please also send the final 3 Bridges invoice whenever you are ready.

Many thanks and we look forward to moving ahead.

Jed

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

OK confirming that the hamburger should be kept for the RC site. Want to try keep the designs as similar as possible.

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung @jedm @nirvanalama For OLC, we imagine the Guides page to be in Guides area, not on homepage or in scroll.

We agreed on having the guides for RC as a different page not on the scroll.

Question for @charlesyoung (and @SamCCSI): Do we agree that Guides is preferred in current Guides area but with newer Design from @nirvanalama? (Ability to administer and update this page with new design is key topic in emails with @anjesh).

Even I agree with this.

Question for @nirvanalama and @charlesyoung: Please confirm we want to keep the hamburger menu and the expand/collapse side navigation.

Last time we discussed there will not be a hamburger menu. Here's what we discussed on:

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung @jedm A question; what is the difference between the guides link (at the bottom of the page) and the new 'learn how to get started' link on the home page? Will we present different info?

They are the same.

jedm commented 4 years ago

@nirvanalama

For the question about the hamburger menu, we have agreed to keep it for both RC and OLC, per last message above from @charlesyoung

For Guides links at bottom of page and new one "learn how to get started": Yes, they can go to the same place: https://openlandcontracts.org/guides

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

Oh Okay. Thank you. Is the above decisions both for 'RC' and 'OLC'?

jedm commented 4 years ago

For hamburger? Yes.

For Guides? No. :)

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@jedm What about the guides then? What do you suggest?

jedm commented 4 years ago

Hi @nirvanalama - My apologies, I do not understand the question.

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nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@jedm I meant what about the guides for OLC? Will it be different from the guides of RC?

jedm commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung can confirm this, but it is possible that OLC will add the new Guides links and that RC will not.

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charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

Thanks all. For now RC won't add any new guides.

jedm commented 4 years ago

Hi @nirvanalama,

Confirming that — after a call with @anjesh and a check-in with @charlesyoung — the block of italic text on homepage will stay the same as current text for RC.

For OLC, we will instead use the “Guides promo” text that begins “Learn how to get started,” etc.

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Thanks all. For now RC won't add any new guides.

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jedm commented 4 years ago

@nirvanalama @charlesyoung Please confirm that we deliberately decided to eliminate the text entry box from this home screen? Previous sketches had a place for user to begin typing. To me, it feels like adding an extra click to remove the Search box. @charlesyoung @SamCCSI what do you think?

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

@jedm from my site usage analysis the search button is mainly used for the following.

To enter the site with no search text added which isn't the most elegant way of accessing the docs and advanced search
Searching for a country (a country search is now added on the home page)

My senses is that all searching should be done through the standard advanced search option. Users don't know what they are searching for, besides a county, until they are presented with the options noted in the advanced search.

jedm commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung My recommendation would still be for a text entry box -- maybe inside the first of the 3 boxes, even though small. But I am happy to give you the the final decision.

Either way, trust that we'll change current text to "Search Documents" yes?

cc @SamCCSI @anjesh

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@jedm @charlesyoung

When the user clicks on the search button (see above), they will be taken directly to the advance search page (see below) And yes all the 'Contracts' will be changed to 'Documents'

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

Looks good.

charlesyoung commented 4 years ago

Just checking on the status of this ticket. Do you need anything additional from @jedm or myself?

nirvanalama commented 4 years ago

@charlesyoung I think we have all the information we need for now. Thank You.

NRGI / resourcecontracts.org

Home page redesign #1225

Initial slide for reference

Guide Version I

Guide Version II

When the user clicks on the search button (see above), they will be taken directly to the advance search page (see below) And yes all the 'Contracts' will be changed to 'Documents'