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created: 2022-03-10
due: 2022-03-11
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# Website v0.1

🚩 👉 MOVED to issue https://github.com/life-itself/web3/issues/66 👈

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## Analysis

### Online location and website

* [x] Do we want a "dedicated" website for this? **✅Yes because running of a github repo? See more analysis below**
* [x] Where is that dedicated website e.g. at labs.lifeitself.us/web3/ or lifeitself.us/web3/? **✅suggest at subdomain because a) can be powered by a repo which others can contribute to b) a little more independent. => https://web3.lifeitself.us ...**
* [x] How do we build a website?
  * [x] What is the "backend"? **✅2022-02-26 will start with markdown in github and see if that cuts it**
    * [x] What are options? **✅ a)markdown on github b) a headless cms like sanity c) wordpress**
    * [x] Which do we choose ✅ choose github + markdown because simple, allows for open contribution (have a reasonably tech-y contributor base)
  * [x] What do we use for the frontend? **✅ NextJS as already using it and solid.**
    * [x] Is raw github sufficient? ✅ No we want something nicer.
    * [x] Do we use a template? **✅ Not much - keep it barebones for now**
* [x] ⏫ What is the home page **✅ See https://excalidraw.com/#room=f31febc4be4500863e2c,j3FmcGnhKLb8xlw53pBe6w** 
* [x] Is there a need for a blog? **✅ No, Maybe in the future**
  * [x] Do we need comments / discussion? **✅ Maybe and if so we can use github discussions?? or giscus ...?**
* [x] Do we need user signup? **✅ No - people are publishing via github**

### Design

* How nice to we make this look **✅ To start with can be very basic ... and we'd like to make it look good**
* What's the vibe? **✅ Friendly, yet authoritative/rigorous. It will be content heavy not many images ...**
* Where can we find inspiration? **🏃‍♂️ Look at https://www.awwwards.com/websites/tailwind/, dribble, https://www.lapa.ninja**
