Preview of the new Erlang site
demo.erlang.org
demo.erlang.org
And why use Google Sitesearch? Surely a custom-written search interface would be a great way to show off the power of Erlang?
Just because it doesn't follow some global light source doesn't mean it's not functional. It serves a purpose by helping better highlight the colors. Would you be okay if we separate the edges with a solid black line? What if he added a gradient to that line?
I agree, the logo needs some spacing, the "e" especially needs some spacing on the left side. I think a better logo is needed period.
For started the typography is not all that appealing. The default font verdana looks like blah, I think arial looks nicer, at least to me.
Another thing that bugs me is the content area. The contents are not flowing right; it needs to be re-arranged or something. The the gray area with black text on top is not doing it for me, maybe a lighter gray to increase contrast.
Anyway, it's a good start, but a lot of work needs to be done. Good luck.
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Erlang Web is pure Erlang, it doesn't have a single line of PHP. [http://www.erlang-web.org/]
Probably because writing erlang.org in PHP actually makes more sense to me than writing it in Erlang (:
The first thing I want, "about/wtf is erlang", is right there on the home page without even having to go to some about page. [Too many modern projects have no intro/assume everyone knows about it]
Two second things I want the most are big and prominent, Documentation and Download
The third thing I want, News, has it's own section.
Everything I want, on the homepage. No clicks, no menus. I think that rocks.