Front page design

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
I'm not too psyched about the colors...

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
it could be livened up just a bit

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Version beta - OS and browser unknown

Please provide any additional information below.
wiki email7 102608JQ JQUILALANG
http://code.google.com/p/ourmedia3/wiki/email7

Updated Oct 31 (2 days ago) by aliciacoral

Original issue reported on code.google.com by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 3 Nov 2008 at 12:41

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wiki email6 102408MP MPINIOL
http://code.google.com/p/ourmedia3/wiki/email6

I like the general layout of the main page, although the Ourmedia logo needs 
some
help. The blue links (dashboard, forums, etc.) which lie beneath the logo are
difficult to see.

Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 3 Nov 2008 at 1:22

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Where do I upload video? 

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Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 7:48

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1- Login fields need to be labeled- people are used to seeing search fields as 
well
as login fields, may be confused; the search field is labeled but it's not as 
easy to
see since it's centered and is a less dominant color 

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Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 9:05

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6- site workflows need to be more obvious help users know what to do when they 
get to
Ourmedia. seems like you can (1) upload media, (2) find and share media in 
Channels
and (3) create a producer/user portfolio. Do you need to do these in a 
particular
order? lead people through tasks (like Blogger.com start page you see when not 
logged
in http://www.blogger.com/start)

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Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 9:13

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8- messages & notifications need emphasis Marcus said he could fine-tune CSS to 
make
messages stand out

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Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 9:15

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13- Move Dashboard link up to Login block so all user-specific navigation takes 
place
in same area

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Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 9:24

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1- Notifications Need Empahsis- example: the one that says "Thank you for 
applying
for an account..." notification should be in RED or have a diff. color 
background,
the plain black blends in too much 'The changes have been saved.'

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Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 9:29

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Some vanity-oriented users might want different skins, though? Something 
lighter or
darker? But again, it's more vanity than function. Personally, I love the 
current layout.

http://beta.ourmedia.org/forums/feedback

Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 11:01

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My first impression of the front page is that it is bulky and the color scheme 
is
unattractive. The color and design remind me of an old fashioned saloon, not
something I associate with media and technology. Overall, every thing on the 
site is
too big. I feel like I have to lean away from the screen just to see 
everything. The
text is especially large. I would reduce it by a size so that it matches with 
the
rest of the web.

The other problem I immediately noticed while beginning to browse was that the
website loads extremely slow. Clicking on “Learning Center”, I was stuck 
with dark
green text on a brown background (not a pretty site) for about 18 seconds while 
a
while background layer loaded. This is probably the number one issue that 
deters users.

My final impression is that it is not immediately clear what this website is 
for and
why I should move past the front page. The tag is “What’s your cause?”, 
with the S’s
capitalized., but it’s not immediately clear why this is being done.

http://beta.ourmedia.org/forums/feedback-paul-l

Original comment by aliciaco...@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2008 at 11:24

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will look at these along with other front page issues

Original comment by gus...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 10:01

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Priority-Medium, frontpage
• Removed labels: Priority-Low

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Marked as wontfix until we have a chance to review them, so that new issues
are shown clearly.

Original comment by michelst...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2009 at 10:11

• Changed state: WontFix