Marketing Message for Calligra

[Inge Wallin]

On Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:51:12 Adam C. wrote:
> to me the design looks a little bit like hastily cobbled together. the
> elements are not aligned, there is no contrast and the different font
> types are fighting each other. there are to many elements, especially for
> navigation (the apps, the top right menu, device selector and the monitor).
> 
> of course also i am not a designer, but we had some lessons in university
> on this topic, so i tried to quickly stick something together.
> http://wstaw.org/m/2011/12/22/calligrahp__.png
> 
> this is far from perfect, it could use some more contrast, the fonts
> should be consistent, and the bottom news area is lifeless (could use some
> graphics there).

It does look good, but there is a fundamental problem with it. The original 
design was done so that you can get a quick overview of what Calligra has to 
deliver (desktop/tablet/phone/engine) and when you click on any of them you 
would get a summary of each part.  That is gone in your version.

> this message is intended to be constructive, please don't feel offended or
> something.

I think we can take a constructive discussion about the website. :)