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👋 Hello localforage friends! I am Sarah, and I'm one half of @octopusthink. You probably know the other half already: @tofumatt.

I offered a little while ago to work on redesigning the website, currently at https://localforage.github.io/localForage/, to make a little bit more user-friendly and to expand on some of the "what is localForage, anyway"-type questions that people newer to the library might have. I'm not especially Javascripty, so I'm good at helping explain complex concepts so that everyone can understand them.

Anyway!

Before we start working on the website, let's do a little bit of thinking about localforage's overall brand, and what we're looking for in a website. I have a standard set of questions I tend to use to establish context for any design process. @thgreasi, @tofumatt, when you've a moment, I'd love your feedback/opinions about the following:

1. What is your primary goal for the website?

What do you want visitors to do after they visit your website? What is the most important part of the website?

2. Do you have any existing brand materials?

This can include a logo, colour palette, fonts, and any other visual assets you may already have. It can also include more abstract brand assets, like values, brand statements, etc.

What makes localForage localForage? 😉

3. How is your current website effective (or ineffective)?

This can relate to the visual design or more broadly the overall functionality. Feel free to share anything you think is particularly effective about your current site, as well as any sources of frustration or confusion.

4. What impression or feeling do you want to relay to your visitors?

What image do you want to project? Do you want to come across as serious, or more lighthearted? Modern, or more traditional? It can help to list adjectives to describe your organisation, so for instance: casual, professional, elegant, eco-friendly, health-conscious, powerful, innovative, caring, friendly, etc.

5. Who is your target audience?

How old are they? What do they enjoy; what values do they hold? Feel free to share any research or data you may have about your audience.

(I'm going to assume "Javascript developers" here, but more details are always helpful!)

6. Can you share any examples of other designs (websites or otherwise) that you find especially effective?

Bonus points for also sharing what you find effective about them!