MDN/Archives/MDNv09x/v095

We need to have the Demo Studio Challenges page up by June 1, 2010, so this is going to be a quick release with a lot of new design work. Given the static nature of most of the new content, hopefully we will be able to get MDN 0.9.5 out on time.

(P1) MDN home page and header redesign

• Goals:
  • Clean up huge promo box from home page, replace with:
    • Rethink the home page header (to compliment new simple header for the rest of the site)
    • Welcome note and messaging about what Mozilla and MDN are.
    • CTAs for major sections of MDN (Demos, Learning, Docs)
    • Focus on Web developer docs and resources
  • Create a new MDN website header to use throughout the rest of the site (except for home page)
    • Improve upon the simple banner/bar header we use for Demo Studio

(P2) Simple MDN affiliates/button page

• Goals
  • Create affiliate button selector based on:
    • Topic: Web, Demos, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript
    • Color: Red, Orange, Gray
    • Style: Toolbox, Hotrod, etc
  • Generate tracking snippet that users can put on their blogs/sites

• Resources
  • Buttons created by Matt Ternoway (will share link to files soon)
  • Tracking codes created with WebTrends (see this bug)

(P2) Member/developer profile system

• Goals
  • Create a django based profile dashboard to members
    • Personal info they wish to share with the community
    • Docs feed (docs watched, edited, etc)
    • Demos feed (submitted, liked, shared, etc)
  • Link to new profile page from Demo Studio (and any other places that make sense)

• Developer profile fields
  • Bio: Name, Location, Short description, Website, Twitter
  • Occupation?: Title, Organization, What I work on...
  • Areas of expertise: Tags for various web technologies and disciplines

• Resources
  • Original Happy Cog mockup