[Marketing] Proposal: osgeo website emergency quickfix

[Enock Seth Nyamador]

+1

On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 at 20:43, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Marketing <
marketing at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> +1
>
> Am 31.01.2024 19:40 schrieb Mugeha Laura via Marketing:
> > +1 Laura.
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 7:48 PM Jody Garnett via Marketing
> > <marketing at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey folks, I am making a proposal below for a quick fix, please
> >> respond with a +1 and we can unblock an issue that has become
> >> urgent.
> >>
> >> Discussion welcome, but growing scope is not. I was present during
> >> the website project so I know some of the graphical design tradeoffs
> >> in order to answer questions.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Jody
> >>
> >> PROBLEM:
> >>
> >> So some pages of the website have run into problems (with updates
> >> and changes) and need some emergency graphic design decisions.
> >>
> >> The https://www.osgeo.org/sponsors/ [1] page is a bit broken right
> >> now, with logos displaying in a single column, and square logos
> >> ending up with too much visual weight making for an inconsistent
> >> visual.
> >>
> >> Notes:
> >>
> >> * https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/3000 [2] discussing the
> >> technical challenges e
> >> (This is held up due to lack of graphic design input)
> >> * Lior was going to look at sponsorship benefits and this page
> >> https://www.osgeo.org/about/how-to-become-a-sponsor/ [3]
> >> (Presently it has very prescriptive benefits with exact icons sizes
> >> while is ill-advised)
> >>
> >> SPONSOR PAGE QUICKFIX PROPOSAL
> >>
> >> * Goal is a good single page presentation, with logos given
> >> representation based on sponsorship logo. Logos within a tier should
> >> have similar visual impact.
> >> * Restore columns: The
> >> https://foss4g.asia/2023/our-sponsors-partners/ [4] page is similar
> >> to what we started with, with visibility based on sponsorship tier.
> >>
> >> * Logo scaling for fair visual impact: The https://foss4gna.org/
> >> [5] page is a good example of fair logo scaling with a perfect
> >> rectangle provided for each logo, with a margin for white space so
> >> each logo can breath, both square and rectangle logos end up with
> >> similar space.
> >> (This is an example of how to be fair, I am not recommending the
> >> rectangles be visible as is done on the foss4g-na site)
> >>
> >> PLANNING
> >> If we do get a budget for 2024 we should assemble a work package of
> >> outstanding requests (review emergency fix, mastodon social logos,
> >> committee page template etc...)
> >>
> >> I strongly wish to avoid doing isolated quick fixes, it is so easy
> >> to do small changes that make sense for one objective, and damage
> >> the effectiveness of an individual page. Example: some sponsors get
> >> color logos, having logos moving in the footer, etc...
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jody Garnett _______________________________________________
> >> Marketing mailing list
> >> Marketing at lists.osgeo.org
> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing [6]
> >
> > --
> >
> > MUGEHA LAURA
> >
> > Geospatial Engineer | Technical Community Manager
> >
> > Harnessing Open Data & FOSS for Sustainable Development
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > Links:
> > ------
> > [1] https://www.osgeo.org/sponsors/
> > [2] https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/3000
> > [3] https://www.osgeo.org/about/how-to-become-a-sponsor/
> > [4] https://foss4g.asia/2023/our-sponsors-partners/
> > [5] https://foss4gna.org/
> > [6] https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
> > [7] tel:+2547143297171
> > [8] https://www.lauramugeha.bio
> > [9] https://twitter.com/laura_mugeha
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> > [11] https://www.instagram.com/nodes.code/
> >
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