TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?

MsContrary · 2005-07-17 18:21:05

Well, don’t go away for three weeks and expect to come back to the forum and have an easy time catching up! That’s what I’m finding anyway. I was able to check email but at 5 Euros per 30 minutes I didn’t want to browse the forum. Makes me realize how much time I waste—er, spend educating myself here. Yeah, educating, that’s it!

Anyway, it’s good to see that so much has been mulled over about the contest. Now I have to get back up to speed on txp. I printed out Kusor’s template tags in a small format and took it along to study. I’m ashamed to admit that I had jumped into textpattern without reading through the whole thing from start to finish.

I was visiting the Azores. I wonder if there are any Textpattern users there? I’m thinking of incorporating images from my pictures into a template design (just so I can keep on topic here…). A few of my pictures are here (Not a Txp site—when I get a serious ablum online it’ll be with Txp).

Ciao

M

alexandra · 2005-07-19 10:30:42

… a suggestion how templates/themes can be judged:

+ Originality & Imagination
+ Colour & Composition
+ Skill & Quality
+ Effort

sekhu · 2005-07-19 19:44:21

Hmm I think effort is too subjective a critique to judge – firstly it’s going to be difficult to define – someoen could spend 300 hours on something and it may still look like a poor effort by others. I like the other suggestions though, skill would be another tough one to judge though I think.

JeffClark · 2005-07-19 19:50:31

How about for judging:

Design / color use / typography
Code beautification / validation
Use of Textpattern in unique and original ways

Jeremie · 2005-07-19 19:55:12

Accessibility, and usability, are very, very important too.

The first one understood as “I can’t use my arms, how can I browse” and so on ; the second one understood as “I surf with a 2000×1500 screen, I want it used” and so on.

alexandra · 2005-07-20 08:15:06

Great suggestions. If i throw them all together we get:

Design
+ Composition
+ Colorscheme
+ Typography
+ Originality

Code
+ Validation
+ Accessibility
+ Usability

What you think?

JeffClark · 2005-07-20 15:33:42

A 50/50 split of 100 points:

Design (50) split up:
Composition:10
Color scheme: 10
Typography: 10
Originality: 20

Code (50) split up:
Validation (required??): 20
Accessibility: 20
Usability (what is this? Readability?): 10

This puts a focus on originality and clean, delicious code without forgetting the basics of design and readible code.

Joey · 2005-07-20 17:41:11

Usability should be in the design, not in the code. Usability is exactly what it means…the usability of the website (for exemple…that a visitor don’t have to search for everything, but that the site is clear). Hmm… I can’t get it explained clear in English :P, maybe someone else can.

I think you should have:

Design (50)
…

Code (40)
…
Usability (10)
…

Last edited by JoeyNL (2005-07-20 17:41:46)

JeffClark · 2005-07-20 17:50:07

Good call. I like that, too.

alexandra · 2005-07-20 18:49:44

I am not sure if we can realy judge on Usability. Usually usability is meassured or extensively tested.
Usability Testing on WIKIPEDIA

Joey · 2005-07-20 18:50:10

Hmm, after thinking, maybe the Usability must have at least 20 points, because it is a quite important factor.
So what about 20 for usability and the 30 for the code section, in stead of 40?

Edit (after readings alexandra’s post): Aren’t there guidelinnes for usability? I’ve read a dutch book where it gave some guidelines. Let’s google

Last edited by JoeyNL (2005-07-20 18:54:48)

JeffClark · 2005-07-20 18:53:59

> alexandra wrote:

> I am not sure if we can realy judge on Usability. Usually usability is meassured or extensively tested.
Usability Testing on WIKIPEDIA

We’ve got to test usability. It’s more subjective than anything, but so is design. I agree with JoeyNL (above) that says we should probably give it more points.

Last edited by JeffClark (2005-07-20 18:54:23)

alexandra · 2005-07-20 18:58:09

@Jeff
you mix Accessibility and Usability. Usability is not subjective and can not be treated as such.

JeffClark · 2005-07-20 19:02:13

Good call. You’re right.

Then let’s change the word ‘usability’ to ‘accessibility’ in the points.

Bingo. We’re in.

Joey · 2005-07-20 19:05:11

But I was talking about usability :P… hmm well just give usability 10 points and I’m happy :P … It has to be judged I think

Last edited by JoeyNL (2005-07-20 19:05:20)

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