updated documentation with swag images

README.rst

@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ We welcome contributions - simply fork the Strawberry Fields repository, and the
 
 We also encourage bug reports, suggestions for new features and enhancements, and even links to cool projects or applications built on Strawberry Fields. If your contribution becomes part of Strawberry Fields, or is highlighted in our Gallery, we will send you some exclusive Xanadu Swag™ - including t-shirts, stickers, and more.
 
+.. |shirt| image:: _images/shirt.jpg
+   :width: 380px
+   :align: middle
+   :target: javascript:void(0);
+.. |sticker| image:: _images/sticker_crop.jpg
+   :width: 380px
+   :align: middle
+   :target: javascript:void(0);
+
+|shirt|  |sticker|
+
 See `Contributing to Strawberry Fields <https://github.com/XanaduAI/strawberryfields/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_
 for more details, and then check out some of the Strawberry Fields `challenges <https://github.com/XanaduAI/strawberryfields/blob/master/.github/CHALLENGES.md>`_ for some inspiration.
 

doc/index.rst

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ Support
 
 If you are having issues, please let us know by posting the issue on our Github issue tracker, or by joining our `Strawberry Fields Slack channel <https://join.slack.com/t/sf-xanadu/shared_invite/enQtMzQ0NzA0NTczNTkxLTJhOWM0MzY4N2U1ODc5NWZmY2JlN2FmOTY3OTE3ZmVjMWFhZjMwZWY0ODRkZDFmMTA5NjA1YjgyYzA3NDg3NGM>`_.
 
+For more details on contributing or performing research with Strawberry Fields, please see
+:ref:`research`.
+
 .. We have a mailing list located at: support@xanadu.ai
 
 License

doc/research.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _research:
+
 Research and contribution
 ===============================
 
@@ -8,16 +10,43 @@ If you are doing research using Strawberry Fields, please cite `our whitepaper <
 
   Nathan Killoran, Josh Izaac, Nicolás Quesada, Ville Bergholm, Matthew Amy, and Christian Weedbrook. Strawberry Fields: A Software Platform for Photonic Quantum Computing. *arXiv*, 2018. arXiv:1804.03159
 
-We are always open for collaboration, and can be contacted at hello@xanadu.ai.
+We are always open for collaboration, and can be contacted at research@xanadu.ai.
 
 Contribution
 -------------
 
-If you would like to get involved with Strawberry Fields, or you would like to contribute, simply fork our Github repository, and make a descriptive pull request.
+Strawberry Fields is an open-source library, with the up-to-date code available on GitHub:
 
 - **Source Code:** https://github.com/XanaduAI/strawberryfields
 - **Issue Tracker:** https://github.com/XanaduAI/strawberryfields/issues
 
+We welcome contributions - simply fork the Strawberry Fields repository, and then make a
+`pull request <https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/>`_ containing your contribution.  All contributers to Strawberry Fields will be listed as authors on the releases.
+
+We also encourage bug reports, suggestions for new features and enhancements, and even links to cool projects or applications built on Strawberry Fields. If your contribution becomes part of Strawberry Fields, or is highlighted in our Gallery, we will send you some exclusive Xanadu Swag™ - including t-shirts, stickers, and more.
+
+.. |shirt| image:: _images/shirt.jpg
+   :width: 380px
+   :align: middle
+   :target: javascript:void(0);
+.. |sticker| image:: _images/sticker_crop.jpg
+   :width: 380px
+   :align: middle
+   :target: javascript:void(0);
+
+
+|shirt|  |sticker|
+
+.. 
+  .. rst-class:: docstable docstable-nohead
+  +---------------+---------------------+
+  | |shirt|       | |sticker|           |
+  | *Xanadu Ts*   | *Xanadu Stickers*   |
+  +---------------+---------------------+
+
+See our detailed `contributing guidelines <https://github.com/XanaduAI/strawberryfields/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_ on GitHub
+for more details, and then check out some of the Strawberry Fields `challenges <https://github.com/XanaduAI/strawberryfields/blob/master/.github/CHALLENGES.md>`_ for some inspiration.
+
 
 Support
 --------