Re: [libreoffice-website] Banner for website

Hi Christoph, all,

short version:

my new proposal:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/c/c8/Website_banner_468x60.png
(clear browser cache, if necessary)

longer version:

Christoph Noack schrieb:
> Hi Florian, hi Bernhard, all!
>
> Although I'm still enjoying my vacation (*G*), the current topics are
> far too important to be missed ... so I'd like to offer one additional
> idea concerning the banner. Thanks to all who already worked on the
> proposals - so it's easy to iterate towards another one :-)
>
> Am Sonntag, den 13.02.2011, 12:07 +0100 schrieb Florian Effenberger:
> > Bernhard Dippold wrote on 2011-02-13 03.20:
> >
> > > Just updated the wiki file with 600px wide banner:
> > >
> > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/c/c8/Website_banner_468x60.png
> >
> > I like your approach! We need to make it more eye-catching, as it looks
> > like an element of the page, but the basic approach: +1

I want it to look like an element of the page - that's what I think is 
important, if we want to keep an eye on all our target groups.

A banner just painted over an area of the page doesn't look professional 
IMHO - as we not only want to involve individuals, but business people, 
decision makers in companies and others able to donate larger sums, I'd 
like to address them too.
> Summary:
>        * Maximizing the space for the banner without touching the current
>          LibreOffice logo on the website
>        * Using "intensive" colors based on "Libre Yellow", and used a
>          rather "noisy" design that drives away attention from the rest
>          of the page :-)
>        * Instead of a slogan, I decided to re-use our TDF team mission
>          statement
>
> Direct link:
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/d/d1/2011-02-13_Christoph_Idea_Foundation_Donation_Banner_Website.png
>
> Working space incl. source file (SVG):
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:ChristophNoack/Temporary_Work_Space#The_Document_Foundation_Fundraising
>
> I don't know whether this might work, but at least it is another
> proposal ... any thoughts on that?

Sorry, but I don't really like it :-(

It's not only noisy, it contains a kind of negative, displeasing color 
tone for me. It doesn't attract the interest, but distracts it from the 
rest of the page.

And with the word cloud in the background it's quite turbulent too.

As you didn't include a border to the banner, it becomes part of the 
background, while the impression of a more prominent banner might draw 
more attention...

But this is only my personal perception, if I'm the only one, please go 
ahead!

I want to share another idea:

A banner that includes the barometer and the countdown.

I don't think that these two items should be visible on the fundraising 
page only.

Adding them to the entire website might lead to more attraction and 
interest.

Updating my banner proposal at
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/c/c8/Website_banner_468x60.png 


I included a different color approach (yellow and orange), leading to 
more visual attraction.

Such a banner could only work, if countdown and barometer are added as 
different text / image to the website - but I hope this would be possible.

Daily updates of the days left and the sum already reached would be 
necessary, and while it is probably possible to update the first part 
automatically, the sum will have to be added manually.

Christian, Matt, all:

Would it be possible to integrate countdown and barometer in the graphic?

Should we go this way or rather follow another approach (Matt, Christoph...)

Best regards

Bernhard

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