Post 9mAPbX4xMOdc8H0AFc by sir@cmpwn.com
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(DIR) Post #9mAFaPF210jFzfXRQW by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T02:54:27Z
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Is this any better?
(DIR) Post #9mAHvmRl8LHDx9oN5E by 0xford@cybre.space
2019-08-23T03:20:33Z
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@sir definitely better in my opinion, but the full-width still feels off to me.
(DIR) Post #9mAJvQpZhVKWoxudVo by mperham@mastodon.xyz
2019-08-23T03:42:54Z
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@sir hire a contract designer. They will do a 1000x better job.
(DIR) Post #9mAK0eyIYMp67qUB5k by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T03:43:28Z
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@mperham no, they'll make the same distracting web 8.0 garbage everyone else does
(DIR) Post #9mAKM0y3y1KgQWYgXg by mperham@mastodon.xyz
2019-08-23T03:47:47Z
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@sir you set the spec, you approve the results. Tell them no JS. Delegate what you are bad at. I’m the same, outsourcing design was a huge win for me.
(DIR) Post #9mAKTJxhkHD7MasINM by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T03:49:19Z
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@mperham I have seen exactly zero professionally designed web pages which come close to what I want for sourcehut. They simply don't know how to make web designs like that.
(DIR) Post #9mAKe3UfJZhvTOPVZo by mperham@mastodon.xyz
2019-08-23T03:51:07Z
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@sir 🤷♂️ any good designer can follow the spirit/ethos of an existing design but it sounds like you are not interested in verifying that.
(DIR) Post #9mAKmSOIdBBV0WRHUG by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T03:52:46Z
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@mperham I don't have the budget to waste on a dozen designers looking for the gem in the rough which can actually design things without the poison of the modern web
(DIR) Post #9mAL4npvdRs2jT6tuK by mperham@mastodon.xyz
2019-08-23T03:55:55Z
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@sir yep finding a designer you can trust is difficult, not far from hiring really.
(DIR) Post #9mAPbWq4FkjDO62H2m by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T04:45:12.480Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com Do you have the CSS shared anywhere? I wouldn't mind playing around with it for a little bit.
(DIR) Post #9mAPbX4xMOdc8H0AFc by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T04:46:36Z
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@distant it's a bit of a mess to be honest, but here's the branch:https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sourcehut.org/tree/blog-and-redesign
(DIR) Post #9mASN29Brmy20XlBa4 by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:04:24.328Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com (Nice, that's the first time I've managed to successfully clone an individual git tree without having to DuckDuckGo it!)My first thought is that I think that this screenshot was the best positioning-wise, its biggest problem was that the padding wasn't consistent.https://cmpwn.com/@sir/102663921021496804(Also God, Hugo butchers directory layouts. It's taken me like a minute to get a grasp on everything.)
(DIR) Post #9mASN2PqrqIKqDYUYC by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T05:17:40Z
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@distant I did a little work to make the margins consistent throughout. Does that look better?
(DIR) Post #9mAUhTZjna6gm63Kj2 by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:35:42.319Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com Yeah! Maybe a little bit thick, though; the thin blue border looked great.If you're not totally against the blog being below the infobox, could I recommend putting it there with the same border you have on the buttons (obviously just on the top & bottom, though)? A bit of sourcehut's design that I love is that every colored section has an outline; it makes it look really clean & helps the colors pop.
(DIR) Post #9mAUhThXKaLTAHhYsi by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:36:25.371Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com (& sorry for the delayed response; computer crash.)
(DIR) Post #9mAUhTtwaSGnmlVTDk by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:39:16.686Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com Speaking of, is there any reason you don't have it with #0069d9 instead of the weird, uncharacteristic gradient from #007bff to #303cc7? Solids work really well on the site, and it doesn't make a ton of sense to have a gradient there.
(DIR) Post #9mAUhU87jjc2Uk8nK4 by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:42:06.827Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com And I understand in theory having the shadow should make the text more readable, but comparing it with and without makes the one without look far better & more consistent. (Maybe pick a slightly heavier font-weight instead if readability was the aim?)
(DIR) Post #9mAUhUQubsdpR0vnbk by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T05:43:43Z
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@distant I've gone back and forth on the gradient. Nixing it for now, I think it looks better without at this point. Below the infobox was tried and wasn't great
(DIR) Post #9mAUtvDQrIyPyTYQ8e by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:45:16.881Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com I saw below the infobox (that's the one I linked in my post, actually); it may just be that I'm on a smaller screen, but it looked fine? The only problem I noticed was that it wasn't separated cleanly so gave off an uncanny vibe.
(DIR) Post #9mAUtvO4DlTqVSWuiO by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T05:45:43Z
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@distant just pushed another version incorporating some of your feedback
(DIR) Post #9mAV6fmVYQR1s22aUS by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T05:48:22Z
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@distant not a fan
(DIR) Post #9mAVJIsG2BHMabkjey by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:50:08.140Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com Oh, I messed up the button color; the one I mentioned was the color it goes to when highlighted. Which is the regular one? The CSS file is...surprisingly complex for such a simple design.
(DIR) Post #9mAVJJ6nA8uBJgYLJY by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T05:50:39Z
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@distant yeah it's spaghetti
(DIR) Post #9mAVrp3wreBIGZgHzM by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:55:25.215Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com Found it! #007bff
(DIR) Post #9mAVrpKxqNnB7LdsVk by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T05:56:53Z
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@distant yeah, too distracting imo
(DIR) Post #9mAX4VB8CizYJceOzQ by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T05:58:14.179Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com Fair.Whatever it ends up as, the text color on "From the blog >" should probably be changed with it.
(DIR) Post #9mAX4VqFjpswN9tF5M by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T06:00:58.603Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com #007bff reminds me of Go's color scheme; was that intentional?Just checked their website, and their blue-tint is #007d9c, so it's a really nice coincidence, if so, and good job if not; it's a really nice color.
(DIR) Post #9mAX4WSXRUVgHtnolE by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T06:09:37.470Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com It starts to look like Renée French's pastel choices when you edit the blues, actually, though a lot less cheerful.
(DIR) Post #9mAX4X33FjiW78syfo by distant@misskey.io
2019-08-23T06:10:04.738Z
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@sir@cmpwn.com ...did the image not load? That's annoying.
(DIR) Post #9mAX4XTdesz5RbKD7A by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-08-23T06:10:15Z
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@distant I got it
(DIR) Post #9mB3Hz4RZfa1K1zlQG by tomleb@toot.cafe
2019-08-23T12:11:00Z
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@sir @distant Keep as is but make the form section be a popup /s