[Zope] Re: [ZDP] DISCUSS: Zope Front Door mockup

[Jim Washington]

Amos,

Good show so far.  I agree with other respondents that a bit of 'flash'
might promote a more professional image.

I think in addition that some way of seeing more of what people are
doing with Zope would be helpful.  Make it more personal and less
'faceless.'  

One way to do this would be to put additional optional hooks into member
information:

* photo
* occupation
* links to, or screenshots of, zope-based websites the member has put
up, with type of site (commercial, corporate, educational, personal,
porn???  etc...)

Perhaps, if enough members have this information available, the front
page could feature a "Zopista profile" (in the manner of "Dewars
profile") of a random or periodically selected member?

Just brainstorming... But I usually wonder, when I see a site promoting
a product, "What kind of weirdoes use the product, and for what?"  "Am I
that kind of weirdo?"  "Do I have to be a rocket scientist to get going
with it?"  

-- Jim Washington

Amos Latteier wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> There's been a fair amount of discussion on the Zope lists about redoing
> the opening pages on Zope.org to better communicate what Zope is and
> what it can do for you. It's clear that many people have had difficulty
> feeling like they knew what Zope was and of what value it might be to
> them.
> 
> We'd like to learn from you about how to do a better job communicating
> about Zope.
> 
> I've prepared a mockup of a new Zope.org front door based on feedback
> from the lists.
> 
>   http://www.zope.org/Members/Amos/FrontDoor/
> 
> This mockup includes a number of new pages including a Zope tour and a
> new summary of the Zope architecture based on Evan Simpson's post. I'm
> eager to get this up on Zope.org, but first I want to make sure that
> we're on the right track.
> 
>   * Does the new front door explain what Zope is better?
>   * Are there important messages we've omitted?
>   * Are there better ways to communicate our messages?
> 
> Thanks for your help and input!
> 
> -Amos
> 
> P.S. The mockup does not address it, but I also think that the "Zope
> Exits" and "Related links" could use a little work. Any suggestions?
> 
> --
> Amos Latteier         mailto:amos@digicool.com
> Digital Creations     http://www.digicool.com
> 
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