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== Introduction ==
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Hello everyone,
  
My name is Ivan, and I am (or try to be) an active member of the OpenOffice.org Art and Website projects. OOo is a project I strongly believe in, and the ideals it represents are my inspiration. The biggest contribution I have made to OOo so far has been as the lead designer of the new website, though I hope to do much more as my skill set increases.
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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 19, a student at The University of Auckland (New Zealand), in my second year of a BA/BSc conjoint (majoring in Computer Science & Psychology under Science, and Sociology and English under Arts). [http://www.patentpending.co.nz My website].
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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.
  
=== Tasks ===
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== Current Tasks ==
  
* Contributing possible branding designs for OOo 3
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* Helping with the creation of a new [[Design_Artwork_and_Branding_Project_Proposal|branding project]] to ensure a common visual identity for OOo
* Implementing the new design for the OOo wiki
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* Moving the OOo website to Kenai infrastructure
* Creating a [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Website/Style_Guide style guide] based on the new website design
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* Helping out with preparing the new why.openoffice.org design for launch
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=== Mailing Lists I subscribe to ===
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== Mailing Lists ==
  
* Art
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=== Regularly ===
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* Branding
 
* Website
 
* Website
* Marketing
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=== Less Frequently ===
 
* User Experience (UX)
 
* User Experience (UX)
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* Native Language
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* Marketing
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== Completed Tasks ==
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* [[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)
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* Wiki Refresh (June 2008; Progressive changes November 2008 - January 2009)
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* [[Website/What's_New/2008_Refresh|Website Refresh]] (November - December 2008)
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* [[Art/Splash_Screen/Proposals|Submitting designs for OOo 3 Splash Screen contest]] (February 2007; June-July 2008)
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* Website Redesign (March 2008)
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== Scratchpad ==
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=== UX Ideas ===
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* [http://humanized.com/weblog/2006/09/11/monolog_boxes_and_transparent_messages/ Transparent Messages]
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* Make greater use of inline boxes rather than modal dialogs (e.g. spell checking)
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* [[User_Experience/StartCenter|dashboard]]
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=== Visual Design Ideas ===
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* New fontwork (OOo's equivalent of WordArt)
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* 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)
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* Enable transparency on the splash screen
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* Application background (something less dreary) as [http://ux.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=discuss&msgNo=3760 Johannes Eva has noted]
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* Visual Design i-Team to represent branding/identity
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* Improve the Galaxy print icon
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* Clip art gallery and online download functionality
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* Visual identity/design blog to inform people of what's going on in the project (both inside OOo and outside it)
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* Transparent, minimalist splash screen:
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[[Image:MinimalistSplashScreen.png]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 22 May 2010

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

Scratchpad

UX 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)
  • 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:

MinimalistSplashScreen.png

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