[Haskell-cafe] Design for 2010.2.x series Haskell Platform site

[wren ng thornton]

Malcolm Wallace wrote:
>> I still like the original design on http://imgur.com/NjiVh a lot 
>> better, It has a simple modern design to it in my opinion :)
> 
> +1.  It is simply beautiful.  Much more striking and memorable than the 
> blue diver.

I really like the background image; it's nicely striking and much more 
memorable than the diver. The font selection, color scheme, and central 
logo are decent, but I'm not a fan of the presentation of the OS icons 
nor the content of the footer. The two-box "What is Haskell?","What is 
the Haskell Platform?" footer works a lot better IMO.  The icons are a 
bit harder to fix though; right now they look bolted on and 
discontinuous with the rest of the design.

-- 
Live well,
~wren