Add News Section

[InessaPawson]

Add “News” section to the home page, right below the "Get Started" button, to share announcements about the NumPy project development milestones, community initiatives, events, etc.

[InessaPawson]

Copying the comment from PR #222
Just an image for now:

This is how it looks in a prototype: #221 (comment)

@rgommers I need your input for the content of this section. Once everything is confirmed, I'll create a .svg version and submit a PR.

[rgommers]

So just to make sure: what I deduce from the text in this screenshot is that the news in the bar has one major topic (typically a new release, but could be an event) indicated in large font, and then one or more detail snippets in smaller font related to that?

[InessaPawson]

You are correct in your deduction, @rgommers. This image/bar could be linking to a page that provides more information about the displayed piece of news.

[InessaPawson]

@rgommers Are you happy with the current content of the news section?

[rgommers]

Yes, I think it's fine - given the form factor it's just a highlight and way to link to the full page. The alternative would be to go with a much bigger design element, which I'm not sure fits well in the current layout.

[InessaPawson]

@rgommers I was asking whether highlighting the latest stable release was a good idea, or we should consider something else (e.g. CZI grant, a certain NEP, upcoming Season of Docs, etc.).

[rgommers]

Oh okay, yes I think the latest release would be best to start with.