RE: [libreoffice-website] Libreoffice.org website dev sitrep 2011-02-02 - [Was: Work on the "Why?" pages]

Hi Nik

1. The website project has no graphic designer on board-why?
2. There is no planned wireframe/icons for home page, and other sets of pages- why?
2. We raced against launch date, missed it and still no graphic inputs-why?

Don't you think someone from your team had to contribute?

If a design team member was there to hold our hand, I'd never need "outside" talent in the first 
place.
(Assuming that there is such a thing as "outside talent" in an open source project.)
So if I fulfill that gap with a guest artist, why should the design team object?

I never made any talent-comparisons, except to reject the idea of "approving" someone.

> Leaving us with a Design style that we would have no choice but to 
> integrate, without having any input.

How did you get this idea?
I have stated that design inputs are essential. 
That includes all design standards, including color-palette, dimensions, etc.
No web designer would think of working outside the existing standards and style.
Please point to repository of icons, standards, etc; so that they can be adhered to.

> Did you learn that lesson; how important that feeling of inclusion is? 

Well, I am complaining about LACK of Graphic Designer and you are complaining about NON-INCLUSION 
in the website team.
How is that possible when both sides are so bent on working jointly? 
This is comic-tragic. Obviously this is a coordination issue/leadership failure.

Please do not search for any motives- We are terribly short of web designer(s).
The time is running out- The website is far from ready.
And I happened to have access to an excellent source. There is nothing more to it.

Regards,
-Narayan
                                          
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