[Pdweb] rename "download Pd" to "Downloads"

Tue Nov 20 19:41:39 CET 2012

great Andràs, thanks.

I agree with HC, we should be more radical, and focus the first paragraph
on a very simple and concise statement on what Pd does, and who is
interested in using it (see processing and max example posted by HC).

- what it does (sound, image, www, for installation, performances,
concerts, interactive scenery, etc... let's use some keywords here)
- who find it useful (artist, programmers, musicians, video artist, dance
company, hardware makers because it's so portable)
- where to get it (your paragraph looks very good to me)
- who did it and why

that should be more than enough...
my 2cents!

cheers,

--
Marco Donnarumma
New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>wrote:

>
> That's steps in the right direction, for sure.  I think you should take a
> more radical approach: start writing things from scratch, then use the old
> one as a source for some text here and there.
>
> The current text does a terrible job of explaining to total newbies what
> Pd is and why they might be interested.  The Processing blurb is decent:
>
> "Processing is an open source programming language and environment for
> people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially
> developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of
> computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved
> into a tool for generating finished professional work. Today, there are
> tens of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and
> hobbyists who use Processing for learning, prototyping, and production."
> http://processing.org/
>
>
> Max/MSP is worth looking at too:
>
> "For over twenty years, Max has been used by performers, artists, and
> composers to make cutting-edge work by connecting basic functional blocks
> together into unique applications. Max gives you the parts to make your own
> music, sound, video, and interactive media applications. Simply add objects
> to a visual canvas and connect them together to make noise, experiment, and
> play." http://cycling74.com/products/max/
>
>
> .hc
>
> On Nov 17, 2012, at 2:21 PM, András Murányi wrote:
>
> Sirs,
>
> I've made a proposal, please take a look and comment:
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VrM68BbNvi0VrPaLv3__C_wvNgxd5KK2Pp3Ci_1V17s/edit
> (comments are enabled, editing is disabled, please start a new doc for
> eventual revisions)
>
> András
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Nicolas Montgermont <
> nicolas_montgermont at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>> We had a discussion in march about the home text:
>> http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pdweb/2012-03/000843.html
>> it stopped too early :)
>> This may be a base to start
>> n
>>
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>> *De :* Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>
>> *À :* András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>
>> *Cc :* "pdweb at iem.at Web" <pdweb at iem.at>
>> *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 11 novembre 2012 16h56
>> *Objet :* Re: [Pdweb] rename "download Pd" to "Downloads"
>>
>> good idea, yes, maybe send us your content, this list has way less
>> members than the others,
>> so we can edit collaboratively/agree on things quite fast.
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Marco Donnarumma
>> New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
>> Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
>> Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Portfolio: http://marcodonnarumma.com
>> Research: http://res.marcodonnarumma.com
>> Director: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM, András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> Now I'd just enrich the intro text on the main page with some direct
>> links (for RJDJ, LibPd and whatever is mentioned there) and I think a tiny
>> bit of clarification is missing about Vanilla (currently mentioned as "The
>> Core of Pd) and extended (not mentioned at all). If there are no
>> objections, I'll commit directly to the page, otherwise I'll post a revised
>> version here first.
>>
>> András
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>wrote:
>>
>> yea, nice..
>>
>>
>> --
>> Marco Donnarumma
>> New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
>> Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
>> Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Portfolio: http://marcodonnarumma.com
>> Research: http://res.marcodonnarumma.com
>> Director: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:28 PM, András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:18 PM, András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>wrote:
>>
>> if I remember correctly, adding something to a page might be tricky (at
>> least with this version of Plone, the only I know).
>> I will look into it, although I don't have much time at the moment, so
>> anybody who wants to chip in before me is welcome :)
>>
>>
>> Let me into the Zope Management Interface and I'll try to tame the old
>> beast.
>>
>> András
>>
>>
>> Oh! Just noticed the fresh changes. The links on the top of the right
>> column are cooler then I thought (ie both links are there), bravo!
>> As for the menu, I'd suggest "Downloads" instead of "Download" then.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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