Help For INDI Website

Hi all,
We're updating the website of INDIlib.org with a new theme and lookup.
The new website will have a new menu, and we're needing some help to add topics and menu items.
The INDI community is the hearth of INDILib, so if anybody can and wants to contribute with a topic of interest, for example a project that uses INDI that is useful for others is welcome to discuss for addition into the website new menu.
It is possible to write a complete website section to his/her project, so text, pictures, stories are welcome!

Thank You!

We'd like for the new website to be both attractive and informative for all users. So we have devised the following primary groups:

1. Research: Resource for all observatories, universities, and research programs out there that are interested in INDI technology.
2. Industry: Resource for manufacturers and developers to aid in development of INDI drivers and associated tools and eco-system.
3. Individuals: Resource for end-users to get the latest INDI and learn about the technology.
4. Community: Where all the above meet in the forum and elsewhere to discuss and share ideas and thoughts.

A very early preview of the website is available here . This is still very much Work-In-Progress, so all feedback would be appreciated it.

All of this would require quite a bit of write-up as you can imagine, so we're turning to this great community to help us with this process. So specifically, here is what we need:

1. Feedback on the new design.
2. Front-page layout
3. What sections/information required for each section? what exists today and what needs to be written?
4. How to make the website more accessible regarding content-contribution?
5. Who can volunteer for the website maintenance?

This is great initiative! I love the idea and will be supporting it as much as I can.

General feeling is that front page must be light, much lighter than it is now and what it is in early preview. And I don't mean color only. It should be light, not heavy. The front page preview is full of heavy boxes. Let's not go this way.
And the new color palette should be revised or simplified. Simple, web compliant colors, flat graphics, responsive design.

Regarding the structure it must be clear and concise. Instead of Home, What is INDI, Research, Industry, Individuals, Support, Get INDI , I would go for (order matters):
Home
About [What is INDI, Features, Blog]
Use [KStars & Ekos, Compatible software, Supported devices, ...]
Develop [INDI API, Source code, Manual & Tutorials, Vendor Guidelines, ...]
Research [Articles, Projects, ...]
Community [Forum, INDI Wiki, ...]
Download [...]

Notes:
- Research / Articles & Research / Projects are in fact users' blogs tagged as article or project.
- For the sake of clarity we need to stop using terms like INDI clients etc.

All the best!

Allright I removed the Industry section, so this is named "manufacturers", which includes features for both manufacturers and developers, in fact when you visit that link it shows the Developer section with the old new layout.
I can't change the dark aspect because was in project and it would take a long time to change the overall layout.
I also added the project section but there's actually nothing there, just because I need a specific article category for users' projects. There's the need to publish a section where users write their projects or experiences with INDI powered instrumentation, in Articles and Projects respectively.

Hi Denis,
Please, write a description for INDIHub and post it as attachment and, separately add an article into the research section about it.
Thanks,
Ilia.

Thanks everyone for the great feedback. I will try to break the main page content to several blocks, each with its own text/image as following:

1. What's INDI?

INDI Library is an open source software to control astronomical equipment. It is based on the Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface (INDI) protocol and acts as a bridge between software clients and hardware devices. Since it is network transparent, it enables you to communicate with your equipment transparently over any network without requiring any 3rd party software. It is simple enough to control a single backyard telescope, and powerful enough to control state of the art observatories across multiple locations.

2. Features

+ Open Source: Available for all to contribute to and re-use under the LGPL license.
+ Cross Platform: MacOS, Linux, and Windows* support.
+ Client agnostic: Drivers are written once for all supported clients. No need to update clients when a driver adds new features.
+ Distributed Control: With INDI server/client architecture, you can communicate with devices either locally or remotely transparently. INDI accommodates intermediate servers, broadcasting, and connection topologies ranging from one-to-one on a single system to many-to-many between systems of different genre.
+ ....etc?

* Windows server support is not available.

3. Device Support
Native support for numerous astronomical devices, including:
+ Mounts
+ Cameras: DSLR, CCDs, CMOS, Web Cameras
+ Filter Wheels
+ Focusers
+ Domes
+ Rotators
+ Adaptive Optics
+ Weather Stations
+ Spectrographs & Receivers
+ Auxiliary & DIY devices.

4. Rich Clients
When a new device is supported by INDI, it is immediately available for control by any number of INDI clients. Clients are the software you use to communicate with your equipment (e.g. KStars or PHD2). With over 22 clients under Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Web, you get the freedom to choose how to run your equipment using your favorite operating system and software.

5. Community

Backed by a strong and vibrant community of professionals and amateurs alike from numerous backgrounds, the INDI project is community-driven and supported. Thousands of amateur and professional astronomers rely on INDI to power their equipment across the globe, join us today!

Ok, so the above is the first draft for what we should display in the first page (each paragraph a separate block with its own image..etc). Please feel free to revise to make it more intuitive especially for new users.