User:Monteirobrena/MediaWiki Homepage Redesign/Monthly Reports

December

 * Invited the participation of community to discuss about the project in mailing list wikitech-l and design.
 * Collected the problems and improvement suggested by community.
 * Documented what was discussed in Design Document.
 * Discussed solutions to implement the project.
 * Created some mockups draft.
 * Elaborated Design Document.
 * Learned how the FOSS communication environment works.
 * Installed MediaWiki to test and know it better.

January

 * Created mockups in SVG format.
 * Created mockups with graphics and colors.
 * Discussing and defining the color palette.
 * Discussing and defining texts for use in the homepage.
 * Discussing structure of homepage.
 * Looking for images and icons.
 * Improvement in Design Document.

February

 * Created preview of homepage.
 * Imported template of Wikivoyage.
 * Created CSS file of homepage preview.
 * Created JS file of homepage preview.
 * Created mockups in SVG format.
 * Discussing and defining texts, images and icons for use in the homepage.
 * Discussing structure of homepage.
 * Looking and editing images and icons.

March

 * Edited preview of homepage.
 * Edited CSS file of homepage preview.
 * Discussing and defining texts, images and icons for use in the homepage.
 * Apply style to icons of features.

Final report
The most of initial deliverables expected to MediaWiki Homepage Redesign project was achieved. The main problems at current homepage was identify, propose and discuss the solutions for this problems. The first step was created a Design Document for documenting our thoughts, ideas, wireframes and mockups. The link to our discuss was divulged in mailing list an we started to received some feedbacks. A lot of sites was using as inspirations to good lessons and pattern to avoid before start the wireframes.