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Provide context for applications #49

Closed andytudhope closed 2 years ago

andytudhope commented 2 years ago

This PR changes the Applications home page. It's intention is to provide new applicants with an idea of what to expect from the whole process.

  1. I added a lot of copy which synthesizes Sal's drafts and Brennan's recent contributions.
  2. I tried to use clear, simple and neutral language to describe creating a "Kernel Account". Please note that I have chosen "account" based on feedback from Boyana's tests. None of these were definitive, and we can continue testing different words for ease of understanding, but I do think having one word across the board is best. We don't like "wallet". "Portal" seems too far to reach at first for most people. "Account" seems like a descriptive middle ground.
  3. I removed the Footer from the Applications page - the less inaccessible links we offer at first, the better.
  4. I adapted a bit of copy on the wallet register page: removing "user" (we have "people" not "users") and removing strange capitalization.

In general, I wonder if this is now too many words for the first page :sweat_smile: I genuinely tried to keep it to as few as possible. Maybe the section about what else to do while you wait/if you don't get in can come after the submission of the form? It may be more contextual there and make this page less intimidating as a wall of text before you even begin...

andytudhope commented 2 years ago

Things still to do:

Consider Sal's initial designs more!

I can simplify the language further, make sure to introduce the shorthand way of denoting what level of privacy/publicity any action has, and emphasise the "life-long" aspect of this, which he did an awesome job of.

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andytudhope commented 2 years ago

Made some changes based on a chat with Simon.

Still need to think about how to adapt the applications home page for the case where people are returning after submitting to check their status rather than wanting to create a new key pair.

@simonkernel any further ideas or guidance you have in this regard is much appreciated :pray:

simonkernel commented 2 years ago

Correction: one actual bug you should fix before merging.