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The max-width has been deployed, thanks for the feedback.
a bit offtopic but why is you username highlighted in green?
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A redesign of the Django websites
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Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#92Wow, I always love redesigns. But as another commentor says, I'm a bit worried how long it will take for my eye memory to adapt ...
Considering that the layout of the documentation hasn't changed in any significant way. Not long at all.
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#93I liked, have only two criticisms: Content seems sparse, maybe due to line-height and/or font-size. I also get a "too much green" feeling in my eyes. The overall change was positive, imo.
Yeah, the font-size and line-height are a bit much.
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#94That font is terrible. Please bring back sans serif.
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#95That font is terrible. Please bring back sans serif.
I actually find serif fonts easier to read for long texts. So I'm loving this one! ;)
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#96That font is terrible. Please bring back sans serif.
I actually find serif fonts easier to read for long texts. So I'm loving this one! ;)
Actually now that I think about it, it's not that the font itself is bad, it's the context in which it's used. It just looks weird on that website.
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#97For comparison: http://i.imgur.com/U2p3BEU.png It's always difficult and probably unfair to express an opinion right after having seen the redesign. As with any complete overhaul that keeps close to nothing from the previous version, it's very hard to improve the experience without losing any sense of identity. In this case, the Bootstrap vibe is quite prominent. It does makes sense for the documentation, but the mai…
As someone who looks at the docs every day, I think the redesign is refreshing :D To each their own.
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#98First impressions:
- Increased whitespace makes it feel less informationally dense.
- The colors are a bit too light. As someone with sensitive eyes, it makes reading the docs for long periods of time harder. This is going to be tough to get used to.
- For whatever reason, my eyes keep skipping over the light green bar that's between the nav and the content. I didn't even see the download link on the getting started page until I took a second look at it. I wonder why this happens?
Overall, I'm not adverse to it. I like the clean look, but one reason why I liked the old site is because I could see all the information I'd want to know on the first page without scrolling. You can't get that here, and it makes me wonder how much information I'll miss out on over time.
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#99Overall I think it's good
Things I don't like:
* #6A0E0E is too dark for links, the color from hover effect would be much better (#BA2121).
* Front page right sidebar has too much links. I feel the latest news section should have "more priority". I often visit Django's website just to check whether there is a new release and blog post associated to it.
Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#100Anecdotally both django and rails maintained the same aesthetics in their respective sites for more than nine years (rails still does).
https://web.archive.org/web/20051214180106/http://www.rubyon... https://web.archive.org/web/20050801014309/http://www.django...