Good stuff - we have a bunch of UX designers as well that I’m looking to set up a good place for communications with. I will action a new comms channel on Gitter so that we keep dev and design discussions all in one place.
Also note that we now have a Figma org set up. DM me if you want to be added to it. We can only allow two editors at a time for now, but there are ways we can circumvent this in our workflow. It’s all described in a bit more detail over here: Select tool for UX & design work · Issue #13 · mimblewimble/grin-pm · GitHub
How can we make walls of text less daunting? The funding page looks really hard for me to look at (and perhaps the typeface has something to do with it…).
@igno.peverell Hey man. I have a Turkish friend who is interested in the project and he has a Turkish web designer team in Turkey. He wanted me to ask you whether you still need any help.
I like the simplicity and the large logo right on the front page. The copy is a little confusing though: under “Meet Grin” it says “what’s mimblewimble”. As someone new to the project I would be like, “wait… the logo is Grin, and the website is for Grin, what’s this mimblewimble stuff?”
Maybe change the “what’s mimblewimble” text to “how does it work?” or something else that’s simple and doesn’t introduce a new concept. Introducing one concept at a time keeps it friendly and approachable while also reducing the likelihood of confusion or errors. I’d recommend keeping the focus on Grin: the project is Grin and this is the page for Grin, but then explaining the mimblewimble details further down the page or in the high level technical explanation.
The clear menu bar at the top of the page is annoying because text from the menu bar clashes with text on the page as you scroll down. Maybe make it solid?
The Community Initiatives section feels cramped. I’d recommend centering them and introducing 1 at a time, or just featuring the latest most important thing. Attention is scarce.
Also, it’s weird that the font size varies from section to section. Maybe pick one size that works (I like the size in the Community Initiatives) section and use that throughout. Maintains consistency and helps the reader focus on the content. Also reduces cognitive friction.
Oh! and a FAQ page would be AWESOME!
Most people don’t get how Grin works, esp the no addresses part. There’s also a lot of vague or incorrect information going about on the various VC and Blockchain newsletters about how the crypto works. It would be nice to address that clearly to help reduce the noise/signal ratio in the space.
Otherwise this is awesome and I love it
It allows someone to get a quick overview of what’s going on.
It’s friendly and approachable.
And there’s clear links to engage with whatever you care about like checking out the code, building a node, or learning about the tech.
@MerlinsBeard which website? The forum pages? I’m up to making a PR or help you make one. Also, @Numecca and Nijynot (what @ handle should I use?) see the people wanting to be part of grin’s design efforts. Maybe tag them witg a call to come meet on Hangouts, gitter etc, where things are more likely.
Any of the logo versions, avatars or graphic sets I uploaded over the past few days may be used on other sites such as twitter or even commercial use, free and clear. I don’t need credit. Cheers.
I can take custom orders and can output artwork for a range of resolutions or print usage.