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## Part of the problem is the highly constraining Eclipse "phoenix" look and feel  
 
## Part of the problem is the highly constraining Eclipse "phoenix" look and feel  
 
## Part of the problem is our lack of concise, clear text and imagery
 
## Part of the problem is our lack of concise, clear text and imagery
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## Part of the problem is a lack of a simple, clear opening message
  
== The Plan (as of 4/25) ==
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== The Plan (as of 5/7) ==
 
===In progress===
 
===In progress===
* Dan Beard is working on new look & feel. We will use Tim Nihoff for all illustrations.
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* Dan Beard is working on new look & feel.  
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* Tim Nihoff is creating a new home page illustration.
 
* Paul is leading the work to develop the new [[Scenarios]] content. Will involve Tim creating the scenarios buttons.
 
* Paul is leading the work to develop the new [[Scenarios]] content. Will involve Tim creating the scenarios buttons.
 
* Jeesmon will help Mary implement Dan's new look & feel.
 
* Jeesmon will help Mary implement Dan's new look & feel.
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== New Home Page Content ==
 
== New Home Page Content ==
  
[[Image:Higgins_logo_76Wx100H.jpg|right]]
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''The following is the exact content of the home page.. ''
 
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''The following is a proposal for the exact content of the home page. Images to be rerendered. ''
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<begin page content>.................
 
<begin page content>.................
  
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  Imagine a picture here of the higgins mouse holding a wallet up very close (large).
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  You can see a few cards from various aspects of a person's life (e.g. payment card,
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  family photos, business card, library card, drivers licence, AAA-like affiliation card
  
===Higgins. Creating a user-centered identity bus for the Internet ===
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  The higgins mouse logo image is also somewhere on the page.
 
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sketch: [[Image:Identity-bus-sketch.PNG]]
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===Why a bus?===
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===Higgins. Open Source Information Cards  ===
* The bus is a new layer that cuts across website data "silos" and puts you in control of your personal data and your networks of friends
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* For the first time it gives you the ability to reach across the web, get hold of data about you, and give it to a friend or a trusted business.
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* With it you can manage all of your online identities in one convenient place
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=== Here's how it works ===
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===Why I-Cards ?===
* Every conceivable kind of information about people from their preferences, favorite songs, employee id numbers, drivers licenses, affiliations, to their blood type can be stored on an '''information card'''.
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* I-Cards put you in control of your personal data
* You get all kinds of cards from web sites. Or you create your own.
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* Each cards represents a slice of "you" (or a friend of yours) in some data silo
* The identity bus carries these cards from site to site and from friend to friend.
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* Every conceivable kind of information from your preferences, favorite songs, employee id numbers, drivers licenses, affiliations, to your blood type, you get the idea, can be accessed using a card
* You install a wallet-like software application called a ''selector'' that lets you see and manage them.
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* By simply clicking cards you can log into sites, express yourself, and buy things. No more passwords. No more filling in forms.
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* You can share cards with friends and businesses that you trust and in doing so build permanent connections with them.
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===How to get on the bus ===
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=== How to use I-Cards ===
Higgins provides end-users with a state-of-the-art card ''selector'' application which is all they need to get on the bus. And it provides web developers with all of the other bits and pieces needed to make their sites compatible with the bus.
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* You get cards from web sites. Or you can create your own.
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* You install a wallet-like software app called a ''selector'' that lets you see and manage them.
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* By clicking on a card you can log into sites. No more passwords.
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* By clicking on a card you express yourself. No more filling in forms.
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* You can share cards with friends and businesses that you trust
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* Some cards create permanent connections to your friends, communities and businesses
  
 
===Higgins and...===
 
===Higgins and...===

Revision as of 09:51, 7 May 2008

{{#eclipseproject:technology.higgins}}

About

This page focuses only on the http://eclipse.org/higgins page and a few other things that we could get done by Friday the 19th. For a complete list of what we'd like to get done someday on the wiki/site see: Website and Wiki Backlog.

Problems to Address

Even after the work that went into improving the Higgins website/wiki prior to the feb release of 1.0, we continue to get feedback that the site is:

  1. Lack of "integrity". It is confusingly mixed in with the rest of the Eclipse site. Most folks think Eclipse site is about IDE enhancements/plugins. We get comments like "that purple stuff isn't helping the Higgins cause". In reality that "purple stuff" helps Higgins enormously in various ways. But the Higgins website isn't one of them. Folks think that a project of the size and importance of Higgins should have its own site. Should be perceived of as standing on its own. They hear about Higgins, come to the site and then think "oh I must be mistaken, this looks like an IDE plugin. I wasn't looking for an IDE plugin".
  2. The http://eclipse.org/higgins home page is not professionally designed. It is critical that AT LEAST the home page be well designed and communicate well
    1. Part of the problem is the highly constraining Eclipse "phoenix" look and feel
    2. Part of the problem is our lack of concise, clear text and imagery
    3. Part of the problem is a lack of a simple, clear opening message

The Plan (as of 5/7)

In progress

  • Dan Beard is working on new look & feel.
  • Tim Nihoff is creating a new home page illustration.
  • Paul is leading the work to develop the new Scenarios content. Will involve Tim creating the scenarios buttons.
  • Jeesmon will help Mary implement Dan's new look & feel.

Done

  • Mary will do a next iteration of the left hand nav and apply it to the "real" site (and gather feedback)
  • Mary will get a quote Dan Beard of Dan Beard Design (508) 358 7627 (dan@danbearddesign.com) http://danbearddesign.com.
  • Paul has completed another pass at the home page content (on this page)
  • Paul has created the scenarios page concept. The 6-7 scenarios will be linked from the home page (as i-card shaped buttons) and from the Scenarios page that will be listed as a new top-level l.h. menu item "Scenarios" when ready.


New Home Page Content

The following is the exact content of the home page.. <begin page content>.................

 Imagine a picture here of the higgins mouse holding a wallet up very close (large). 
 You can see a few cards from various aspects of a person's life (e.g. payment card,
 family photos, business card, library card, drivers licence, AAA-like affiliation card
 The higgins mouse logo image is also somewhere on the page.

Higgins. Open Source Information Cards

Why I-Cards ?

  • I-Cards put you in control of your personal data
  • Each cards represents a slice of "you" (or a friend of yours) in some data silo
  • Every conceivable kind of information from your preferences, favorite songs, employee id numbers, drivers licenses, affiliations, to your blood type, you get the idea, can be accessed using a card

How to use I-Cards

  • You get cards from web sites. Or you can create your own.
  • You install a wallet-like software app called a selector that lets you see and manage them.
  • By clicking on a card you can log into sites. No more passwords.
  • By clicking on a card you express yourself. No more filling in forms.
  • You can share cards with friends and businesses that you trust
  • Some cards create permanent connections to your friends, communities and businesses

Higgins and...

<several i-card shaped beautifully illustrated buttons go here. See Scenarios for a description of each>


News and Events

  • Blah blah blah blah
  • Blah blah blah blah

<end page content>...............

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