[wp-design] A New Direction

[Michael Heilemann]

I'm all for it. Though I won't be up for any action until the end of  
May.


On Apr 22, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Joen Asmussen wrote:

> Hello Esteemed Developers,
>
> It's been a long while since there's been activity on this list.  
> It's also been a long while since I mailed something here. I've  
> been very busy with work, as I'm sure you all have too.
>
> I've been pondering for a while, this whole Shuttle project. With  
> the recent mockups, it's clear to me that this is an absolutely  
> thrillingly exciting new thing for Wordpress. This is evident, even  
> in it's current state which is not quite there yet.
>
> However, I think it might be time we got our hands dirty, or  
> rather, someone else did.
>
> Obviously this is a huge project. It's pretty much grown from being  
> an interface overhaul, to a complete interface redesign & added  
> visual identity. This is quite a mouthful. Not only for us, but for  
> the end users as well.
>
> So I propose (and this is not me being original), that we start  
> actually implementing some of our ideas.
>
> Let's transform this project from being a complete rewrite, to  
> being a gradual rewrite. We'll do the redesign in phases.
>
> Phase 1 would be trivial ground-work. Restructure the menu as we  
> want it, for instance renaming "Presentation" to "Themes". Maybe  
> move the Wordpress logo and remove the Firefox.
> Phase 2 could be changing the body font of the entire interface &  
> switching the tabs to be topmost. Phase 3 could be to add JS/ 
> cookied collapsible palettes to the interface. Etc. Etc.
>
> *Benefits of doing it this way:*
>
> * End users can gradually get used to the new features. This is  
> especially important for the conservative bunch that "fear changes".
> * We get some wind under our wings, by seeing things get done.
> * Developers gets to go to work
> * We can see, in practice, what works and what doesn't, instead of  
> just discuss it here.
> * We can get out of the cramped space of Photoshop
> * We might even get a few things into 1.5.1 or .2?
>
> So are we ready for this? I'd love to hear all of your thoughts,  
> but I certainly think so. The latest mockups are looking fantastic.  
> (On that note: Khaled, I like the colours of your latest menu  
> redesign, but I think we should go for tabs).
>
> So what do you think about this?
>
> And if you like this idea, what should we do in phase 1? And who  
> should do it?
>
> Joen
>
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> Joen Asmussen
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