[gentoo-dev] website images and comments

[gentoo-dev] website images and comments

[Chris Kennedy]

Hey, for gentoo.org I think it would be a good idea to host the images
(the logo, the purple heart-shaped image, etc.) on the gentoo.org server
itself, instead of ibiblio.org or qksrv.net. The reason for this is that many
linux users enable Mozilla's "accept images from the originating server
only" preference option, with the intent of disabling many ads.

On the left sidebar, I think you should put some sort of bullet image,
because the links run together. This would help differentiate each
individual link.

For the color scheme, I think that red should be removed. The red "(new!)"
on the left sidebar and the red gentoo logo on the front page should both
be green imho. The blue links should also be replaced with a color in the
purple/green/white/back color scheme. I think this would result in a more
professional-looking design. Alternatively, if you want to keep the blue
and red in the color scheme, they should be better integrated. That is, it
should be obvious what the website's color scheme is, instead of a
primarily purple/green/white/black color scheme with a few bits of red
text, and blue links.

For the top interface, there's a huge amount of wasted black space doing
absolutely nothing, which I think looks bad. I think it would be better to
switch from a 2 rows x 3 columns table layout to a 1 row x 3 columns
layout, where the gentoo logo is better integrated with the design,
instead of being a different shade of purple and sticking out somewhat.
Then, the top interface wouldn't need to be aligned with the logo and
wouldn't have to waste all that space.

Thanks,
Chris Kennedy