Book recommendations on Get Started page

The prototype shows a single book with description.

What we have currently is a static image. We need a whole strategy on keeping this section fresh.

I can't figure out where this is that Bohjan points to

I see this at the bottom of the handbook page. Is this the area in question?

http://beta.drupal.org/handbook

Not sure where this comment should go, but are these "recommendations" or are these "paid advertisements"?

I think that the spot he's referring to is actually here: http://beta.drupal.org/start.

Better title maybe.

Thanks, Brian.

Agreed that we need a whole strategy on keeping this section fresh, Lisarex.

If this can't be done for launch, I have created a graphic with some space between the books.

Converted to PNG to match existing filename. Should simply replace sites/all/modules/drupalorg/drupalorg/images/books.png

It is one big link, not links to individual books. I did the original with no margins since it is one big link. Separating might look like multiple links.

I though of doing a photo of a few Drupal book on a shelf, but I don't have photo skills/time and it risks looking tacky.

Otherwise I'm in favor of any better graphic and/or text that says "you are going to see a big list of Drupal books."

(Promoting a specific book often has deals with publishers and other considerations. That is why the books at the bottom of the /handbook and right of /security are served through Google Ad manager and have a little disclosure below.)

If I may put on my design hat, since is it just one link we could do something fancier. See first attached graphic for a layered stack of books. Second attached graphic for layout sample.

@Bojhan Agreed. After investigating the prototype again, perhaps we could use a smaller multiple book graphic with some generic text? See attached.

Prototype: https://infrastructure.drupal.org/drupal.org-style-guide/prototype/getst...

I like the graphic in #10. It just needs a wee bit more whitespace to separate it from the Drupal books text. I'd throw it in right now but we need some text, and I'm slightly braindead at the moment.

Added some whitespace to graphic. Attached versions at full and 1/3 column width. Let me know if these are insufficient or need revision.

I like the scattered stack! That is nice. It especially suggests "many" and also didn't make me think *each book* should be a link.

Creative solution. :)

Graphic looks great. Go for it!

+1 Thanks c4rl!

Unless we plan to use the large version of the books graphic, this probably needs some basic copy to correspond to the layout I described in comment #10. Anyone care to take a stab?

I've revived this as D7 issue over http://drupal.org/node/1011206#comment-3888200

We won't fix this for D6 books now that we're so close to D7 :)