refreshed website soft launched

[Gary Thompson]

Soft launch looks fantastic, congrats to all!  I'll provide some better 
feedback when I have had a chance to sort through it all.

Gary

Jess Mitchell wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> I just wanted to send a note out to let the list know that we "soft 
> launched" the Fluid website today.
> http://fluidproject.org/
> Soft launched means we're still working on it, we know there are a lot 
> of opportunities for improvement and we want feedback.
>
> I want to thank Laurel, Erin, and Jacob for all their hard work on (in 
> no particular order) creating, moving, and polishing the site.  I'd 
> also like to encourage you to chew on this site with us, help us 
> improve it, and give us a hand in doing that.  This is a great moment 
> in Fluid for us all to have a web impact -- it's as simple as 
> submitting ideas or code or chatting with the community about your ideas.
>
> Ideas that we'd like to work on:
> 1. info architecture -- did we get it right?
> 2. jumping off the site -- we have a lot of links that bounce to other 
> places -- how can we best handle that?
> 3. related to 2. how do we keep the website clean and light and not 
> too deep and meaningfully link to the content in the wiki, where it is 
> most updated?
> 4. I see a number of opportunities for Fluid components -- what a 
> wonderful way to showcase our work!
> 5. I've made some effort to clarify what Fluid is and what our 
> projects are -- is this clear?  (I'm sure it can be clearer).
> 6. code beautification -- it's time to iterate!  We're artists with a 
> real interest in the aesthetic...  so we'll keep tweaking.
>
> What else?
>
> Best,
>
> Jess
>
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