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/ 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.
Goal is a good single page presentation, with logos given representation based on sponsorship logo. Logos within a tier should have similar visual impact.
Logo scaling for fair visual impact: The https://foss4gna.org/ 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…
On 2024-01-31 17:48, Jody Garnett via Marketing 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
+1 Jorge
The sponsors page is definitely screaming for some work. Thanks for raising the concern.
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@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 Sponsors Archive - OSGeo [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:
* #3000 (Sponsors) – OSGeo [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 How to sponsor? - OSGeo [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 Our Sponsors & Partners – FOSS4G ASIA 2023 [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...
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MUGEHA LAURA
Geospatial Engineer | Technical Community Manager
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Assuming each logo in a teir is assigned the same sized block
Minimum margin is required for legibility
If you imagine a radial line scanning clockwise from the centre of the, recording the percentage of background vs logo pixels, the average should be the same for each logo
An approximate could be done based on aspect ratio of the logo, probably with CSS actually
No, database is not in sync and Branches are different.
When changes are going to be done using the admin panel, I normally do my tests there, take notes and then recreate them on production.
In this case I will update the images, perhaps writhing with treasure to do so (if I cannot find good logos).
It is a challenge because board and treasurer maintains sponsor relationships; but marketing committee has some constraints on what is needed visually.
I wonder if I can make some kind of “sponsor pack” PDF for the board and treasurer to share.
## Mugeha Laura
