Here are some wireframes exploring ideas for new frontpages for TiddlySpace.
Simple Frontpage
Pretty much stolen from colmbritton, this design is pretty minimal:- Screenshots from interesting spaces
- Ability to sign up for the service
- Some testimonials from existing users
- Plumbing, like a "terms and conditions" link
Busy Frontpage
The ideas I was trying to explore here include:- focussing on the layout and proposition. As a wireframe it looks quite noisy, but I think that the information density is comparable with other sites. I'd point to sites like GitHub that have a similar information density but make effective use of graphic design to keep the visual noise and clutter under control
- striking a balance between explaining TiddlySpace by showing it in action, and an actual step-by-step introduction to scroll through
- maintaining the front page as an ordinary TiddlyWiki so that it can both dogfood the user experience proposition (learning TiddlyWiki by reading a TiddlyWiki document teaching you how to use TiddlyWiki) and can be implemented with existing macros
- having a conventional, spare and spacious front page above the scroll line, with an invitation to scroll down to explore more information