On 13/08/07, Brion Vibber brion@wikimedia.org wrote:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2007/0/0c/GPaumier-Visualiden...
Couple of screenshots on slides 50 (Wikipedia) and 51 (Wikisource), illustrating the proposed per-project colour schemes.
I've got to admit, I do like the look of them; the per-project coloured bar appeals to me; it adds some individuality to each project, while the basic skin appearance remains consistent. I certainly agree that Wikimedia needs a distinct appearance; MonoBook is nice and clean, but ultimately, being the default, there's a ton of other MediaWiki wikis out there which all look the same.
The idea of a global navigation bar also seems like a good one to me.
Rob Church