[BioRuby] Restyling BioRuby.org

[Pjotr Prins]

Francesco,

All valid points. I also like the design - very Ruby.

Pj.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 12:22:23PM +0100, Francesco Strozzi wrote:
> Hi all,
> coming back to the website restyle. If I could suggest a new look, I really
> like the layout of http://jruby.org . You have 3-4 main sections just at
> the first page, very clear and very visible. There we could place sections
> like "Why Ruby?" (as in JRuby) to show the pros and avantages of Ruby (or
> why we love it and use it in Bioinformatics). A second section like "Use
> it", with clear and coincise info on how to start using BioRuby and a
> reference to the most updated/most recent official documentation (e.g.
> point to github / wiki etc.). A last third section "Contribute" that
> describe the BioRuby code organization, the repository and the
> BioGems/plugins system.
> 
> Just under these 3 main sections you can have one or two areas with "Recent
> news", Tweets that mention BioRuby and/or OpenBio projects in general, plus
> maybe a feed or even a calendar with conferences, events, hackathons where
> BioRuby and OpenBio people meets and presents stuff. This to show the
> community activity, plus also some links to point to the ML and IRC.
> 
> That's my view so far, I think there is room for discussion.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> -- 
> 
> Francesco
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