Website visual change proposals

[cyanxiao]

What’s the problem

• Font weight of side menu is too heavy, which always attracts users’ attention to side menu instead of doc right in the center of the page.
• Table lacks of contrast when it compares to other content of the doc.
• Many different font sizes lead to distraction (navlink, sidemenu_section, sidemenu_child, doc_title, doc, doc_subtitle all have different sizes).
• Inconsistency between homepage & API page. The navigation bar of the API page sticks to the top when scrolling down while homepage doesn’t.

Possible Solutions

• Reduce side menu font weight.
• Polish the style of table.
• Use color & font weight to indicate hierarchy instead of font sizes.
• Stick navigation bar to the top always.

Comparison of My Draft

API Page Before

API Page After

Homepage Before

Homepage After

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These are just my personal opinion. Don't know whether it is good enough to tweak the design.

[ai]

I like the changes.

A question:

1. What sidemenu links will be highlighted in red like Comment in your example?

A few changes:

1. No transparent background since it reduce readability
2. Can we make table header in API less aggressive? Users should look at table content, not table header.

[cyanxiao]

1. What sidemenu links will be highlighted in red like Comment in your example?

When the section is expanded.

1. No transparent background since it reduce readability

Yes pure color would be better. I noticed that mobile size has adopted pure color.

2. Can we make table header in API less aggressive? Users should look at table content, not table header.

I will try to use a light blue seperation line instead.

[ai]

When the section is expanded.

Let’s try 👍

I will try to use a light blue seperation line instead.

We can try. Show how it will look like.