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Subject: Re: Applying new design
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:11:42 +0100
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Thread-Topic: [pgsql-www] Applying new design
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From: "Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
To: "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e@gmx.net>,
	"Alexey Borzov" <borz_off@cs.msu.su>, <pgsql-www@postgresql.org>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-www-owner@postgresql.org=20
> [mailto:pgsql-www-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Peter Eisentraut
> Sent: 14 September 2004 16:55
> To: Alexey Borzov; pgsql-www@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] Applying new design
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> Alexey Borzov wrote:
> > As usual, the results are available at=20
> > http://alexey.beta.postgresql.org/
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> > I also took the opportunity to create a simpler and more consistent=20
> > navigation (although it's not yet finished).
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> A designer who was once hired to advise on the "art" stuff=20
> while I was coding told me, the human eye always looks for=20
> lines and edges.  I like your design and organization=20
> overall, but the fuzzy, weak, double lines that you use to=20
> delimit boxes are definitely a design mistake under the above=20
> rule.  Go for sharp edges and some color contrast.

Hi Peter,

The design was submitted by a guy called Lukasz who was kind enough to
produce it for us for free. When it was submitted I forwarded the design
to the list and the overwhelming response was that everyone thought it
was just what we wanted. As I recall, the only, even slightly negative
comment was that we should maybe try a non-shiny version of the logo.

Whilst I agree that the eye does look for lines and edges, in this case
I think the lines are sufficiently sharp that they do the job they are
intended to, but are soft enough to retain the style that we all liked.

Regards, Dave.