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Hello everyone, | Hello everyone, | ||
| − | My name is Ivan, and I am (or try to be) an active member of the OpenOffice.org [[ | + | My name is Ivan, and I am (or try to be) an active member of the OpenOffice.org [[Branding]] and [[Website]] projects. The biggest contribution I have made to OOo so far has been as the lead designer of the OOo website during the 2007-2008 redesign and the Project Renaissance logo, and I hope to do much more in the future as my skill set increases. |
| − | A little bit about me: I'm | + | A little bit about me: I'm 21, live in New Zealand and am in my final year of a BA/BSc conjoint majoring in Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology and English. |
== Current Tasks == | == Current Tasks == | ||
| − | + | * Helping with the creation of a new [[Design_Artwork_and_Branding_Project_Proposal|branding project]] to ensure a common visual identity for OOo | |
| − | * | + | * Moving the OOo website to Kenai infrastructure |
== Mailing Lists == | == Mailing Lists == | ||
=== Regularly === | === Regularly === | ||
| + | * Branding | ||
* Website | * Website | ||
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=== Less Frequently === | === Less Frequently === | ||
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== Completed Tasks == | == Completed Tasks == | ||
* [[Art/Visual_Concept_Proposals|Submitting a design for new OOo Logo proposals]] | * [[Art/Visual_Concept_Proposals|Submitting a design for new OOo Logo proposals]] | ||
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* [[Art/Gallery/Renaissance_Logo|Submitting designs for Project Renaissance Logo]] (December 2008 - January 2009) | * [[Art/Gallery/Renaissance_Logo|Submitting designs for Project Renaissance Logo]] (December 2008 - January 2009) | ||
| + | * Wiki Refresh (June 2008; Progressive changes November 2008 - January 2009) | ||
| + | * [[Website/What's_New/2008_Refresh|Website Refresh]] (November - December 2008) | ||
| + | * [[Art/Splash_Screen/Proposals|Submitting designs for OOo 3 Splash Screen contest]] (February 2007; June-July 2008) | ||
| + | * Website Redesign (March 2008) | ||
== Scratchpad == | == Scratchpad == | ||
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* [http://humanized.com/weblog/2006/09/11/monolog_boxes_and_transparent_messages/ Transparent Messages] | * [http://humanized.com/weblog/2006/09/11/monolog_boxes_and_transparent_messages/ Transparent Messages] | ||
* Make greater use of inline boxes rather than modal dialogs (e.g. spell checking) | * Make greater use of inline boxes rather than modal dialogs (e.g. spell checking) | ||
| + | * [[User_Experience/StartCenter|dashboard]] | ||
=== Visual Design Ideas === | === Visual Design Ideas === | ||
| − | * | + | * New fontwork (OOo's equivalent of WordArt) |
| − | * | + | * Implement an attractive design for Help pages to improve readability - ask about the rendering engine behind the help pages (HTML?) and its capacities (if there is an HTML engine, it could be used to power the dashboard) |
| − | * Application background (something less dreary) | + | * Enable transparency on the splash screen |
| − | * Visual Design i-Team | + | * Application background (something less dreary) as [http://ux.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=discuss&msgNo=3760 Johannes Eva has noted] |
| + | * Visual Design i-Team to represent branding/identity | ||
| + | * Improve the Galaxy print icon | ||
| + | * Clip art gallery and online download functionality | ||
| + | * Visual identity/design blog to inform people of what's going on in the project (both inside OOo and outside it) | ||
| + | * Transparent, minimalist splash screen: | ||
| + | [[Image:MinimalistSplashScreen.png]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:21, 22 May 2010
Contents
Introduction
Hello everyone,
My name is Ivan, and I am (or try to be) an active member of the OpenOffice.org Branding and Website projects. The biggest contribution I have made to OOo so far has been as the lead designer of the OOo website during the 2007-2008 redesign and the Project Renaissance logo, and I hope to do much more in the future as my skill set increases.
A little bit about me: I'm 21, live in New Zealand and am in my final year of a BA/BSc conjoint majoring in Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology and English.
Current Tasks
- Helping with the creation of a new branding project to ensure a common visual identity for OOo
- Moving the OOo website to Kenai infrastructure
Mailing Lists
Regularly
- Branding
- Website
Less Frequently
- User Experience (UX)
- Native Language
- Marketing
Completed Tasks
- Submitting a design for new OOo Logo proposals
- Submitting designs for Project Renaissance Logo (December 2008 - January 2009)
- Wiki Refresh (June 2008; Progressive changes November 2008 - January 2009)
- Website Refresh (November - December 2008)
- Submitting designs for OOo 3 Splash Screen contest (February 2007; June-July 2008)
- Website Redesign (March 2008)
Scratchpad
UX Ideas
- Transparent Messages
- Make greater use of inline boxes rather than modal dialogs (e.g. spell checking)
- dashboard
Visual Design Ideas
- New fontwork (OOo's equivalent of WordArt)
- Implement an attractive design for Help pages to improve readability - ask about the rendering engine behind the help pages (HTML?) and its capacities (if there is an HTML engine, it could be used to power the dashboard)
- Enable transparency on the splash screen
- Application background (something less dreary) as Johannes Eva has noted
- Visual Design i-Team to represent branding/identity
- Improve the Galaxy print icon
- Clip art gallery and online download functionality
- Visual identity/design blog to inform people of what's going on in the project (both inside OOo and outside it)
- Transparent, minimalist splash screen:
