===== Emily Boyd =====

===== About Me =====

I'm 22 years old and a student at [[https://www.smith.edu/|Smith College]]. I'm originally from Newcastle, Australia. Previous programming projects include [[http://www.matmice.com|MatMice.com]]((SITE_UNAVAILABLE NXDOMAIN 2022-10-06)), an online homepage builder used by more than one million children worldwide ([[Perl]]/[[PostgreSQL]]). Previous involvement with open source includes developing the new [[https://www.postgresql.org/|PostgreSQL.org]] website. For the Google Summer of Code, I'll be working on the %%FreeBSD%% website. My mentor is MurrayStokely.

===== Website Ideas =====

Following are some of my ideas for a redesign of the %%FreeBSD%% website. MurrayStokely also has a good list of ideas, so I'll try not to duplicate here.

==== General ====

  * The number of navigation elements should be minimized, and content grouped into sections.
  * Graphics should be kept to a minimum, and not used for headings or navigation elements.
  * For accessibility, an option to enlarge the text size should be available.

==== Homepage ====

  * The link to "Get %%FreeBSD%%" should be highly visible.
  * Navigation and important content should be visible without scrolling.
  * Quick links should be provided to commonly sought pages (e.g. mailing lists).
  * Text should be minimal, and limited to a single paragraph describing %%FreeBSD%% (a link to "Learn More" could contain the content currently on the %%FreeBSD%% homepage).
  * To keep the homepage fresh, three to four headlines and dates for each of the following content areas should appear on the homepage: latest news, upcoming events, in the media, security advisories, errata notices.

==== Secondary Pages ====

  * The current site only has top level navigation; an optional second level navigation is necessary.
  * Layout and top level navigation should be consistent across the entire site.

===== Design Proposals =====

  * [[http://www.emilyboyd.com/design/freebsd/homepage_proposal.png|Homepage design]]((SITE_UNAVAILABLE Timeout 2022-10-06))
  * [[http://www.emilyboyd.com/design/freebsd/secondpage_proposal.png|Secondary page design]]((SITE_UNAVAILABLE Timeout 2022-10-06))

Feedback is welcome; please email <soc-emily@freebsd.org>

===== Timeline =====

Following is a rough timeline for implementing a redesign of the %%FreeBSD%% website.

**Mon 18 Jul**

  * Complete initial design proposal (including homepage and secondary page).

**Tue 19 Jul - Tue 2 Aug**

  * Propose design to %%FreeBSD%% community, and work on revisions.
  * Become familiar with %%FreeBSD%% website setup.

**Wed 3 Aug - Sun 7 Aug**

  * If design approved by community, code the design in valid XHTML/CSS.
  * Browser testing of coded design.

**Mon 8 Aug - Thu 25 Aug**

  * Implement design template on %%FreeBSD%% website, re-coding pages where necessary to meet standards.

**Fri 26 Aug - Wed 31 Aug**

  * Testing and fixes.

**Thu 1 Sep**

  * Redesigned website launch.

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