Comments on: Site re-design: your feedback needed http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Dan Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:11:42 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1666 <p>No change yet, Dave. Currently gathering requirements to inform changes.</p> <p>Watch this space; later in the year...</p> <p>Thanks for reading!</p> No change yet, Dave. Currently gathering requirements to inform changes.

Watch this space; later in the year…

Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Dave http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Dave Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:03:19 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1663 <p>I can't actually detect any change.</p> <p>What is the differences?</p> I can’t actually detect any change.

What is the differences?

]]> By: BLOG Hater http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 BLOG Hater Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:04:23 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1658 <p>Shut the f**k'n thing down.</p> Shut the f**k’n thing down.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1656 Rob Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:22:44 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1656 <p>I had to put an adblock on Membo.</p> <p>'nuff said?</p> I had to put an adblock on Membo.

’nuff said?

]]> By: Rob A http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Rob A Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:52:44 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1655 <p>more porn please.</p> more porn please.

]]> By: Dominic http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1654 Dominic Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:17:12 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1654 <p>To quote Disraeli, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.".<br /> Clearly there are enough of the first two categories on your blog, so statistics is the way forward. Get rid of the countdown rubbish and replace with average posts per day, posts this month, posts last month, etc etc. I am sure you can come up with something visually stunning to back up the cold hard numbers. I want trends, pie charts and probabilities. I need this information!</p> <p>Hope that helps. My pleasure as usual.</p> To quote Disraeli, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.”.
Clearly there are enough of the first two categories on your blog, so statistics is the way forward. Get rid of the countdown rubbish and replace with average posts per day, posts this month, posts last month, etc etc. I am sure you can come up with something visually stunning to back up the cold hard numbers. I want trends, pie charts and probabilities. I need this information!

Hope that helps. My pleasure as usual.

]]> By: Shanahan http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1652 Shanahan Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:50:10 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1652 <p>Yikes.<br /> Good: It's clear to read.<br /> Bad:<br /> The color scheme.<br /> Corner fold:<br /> Layout: The line length is too wide, there is an optimal line width before a wrap around occurs. Too long and the page is hard to read (I have a 20" widescreen monitor at home and your page is too super wide on that). </p> <p>Suggestion: The meta-data thing. Tag your posts with more than one category if wordpress will allow. </p> <p>Take a look at this guy: http://www.FrancisShanahan.com<br /> He's really got the whole UI thing figured out. Just look at those fonts, freakin' beautiful. </p> <p>I have to say I never click on anything on the right except maybe Meebo. </p> <p>You could add a list of the last 10 items posted or something. Take a look at my Zeitgeist for an example.</p> Yikes.
Good: It’s clear to read.
Bad:
The color scheme.
Corner fold:
Layout: The line length is too wide, there is an optimal line width before a wrap around occurs. Too long and the page is hard to read (I have a 20″ widescreen monitor at home and your page is too super wide on that).

Suggestion: The meta-data thing. Tag your posts with more than one category if wordpress will allow.

Take a look at this guy: http://www.FrancisShanahan.com
He’s really got the whole UI thing figured out. Just look at those fonts, freakin’ beautiful.

I have to say I never click on anything on the right except maybe Meebo.

You could add a list of the last 10 items posted or something. Take a look at my Zeitgeist for an example.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1651 Anonymous Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:15:43 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1651 <p>Good: The drivel</p> <p>Bad: Search box too big, Meebo to prominent (for my liking) and its width is out of line with the other graphics.</p> <p>Ugly (found it when reviewing the site to answer the questions): The CV is from your US days.</p> Good: The drivel

Bad: Search box too big, Meebo to prominent (for my liking) and its width is out of line with the other graphics.

Ugly (found it when reviewing the site to answer the questions): The CV is from your US days.

]]> By: Rob - dtr http://blog.osirra.com/2006/10/23/site-re-design-your-feedback-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Rob - dtr Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:09:51 +0000 http://www.osirra.com/?p=711#comment-1650 <p>Things I like: </p> <p>The simplicity / clean nature of the current site<br /> The speed with which it downloads & renders<br /> The font size (I'm rather fed up of tiny fonts for style's sake)</p> <p>Things I don't like:</p> <p>The fold on the top right corner. It's a little niggle but it always looks a bit mangy to me.</p> <p>Things I'd change:</p> <p>The comment form layout. The main box could do with being a little larger IMHO.</p> <p>The search form. I don't think it needs to be that large to be honest.</p> <p>Things I'd add:</p> <p>Comment count and meta data at the foot of posts on the main page as well as the top. Duplication of effort but means readers can click straight in whether they are at the beginning or the end of a post.</p> <p>Some kind of Copyright / CC licence. You post some good stuff (no really) and it would be useful for readers to know the legal status of it. I'm especially thinking of your Excel tips and such.</p> <p>That's my lot. All in all I have to say the current design works pretty well.</p> <p>I hope this is helpful.</p> <p>Rob</p> Things I like:

The simplicity / clean nature of the current site
The speed with which it downloads & renders
The font size (I’m rather fed up of tiny fonts for style’s sake)

Things I don’t like:

The fold on the top right corner. It’s a little niggle but it always looks a bit mangy to me.

Things I’d change:

The comment form layout. The main box could do with being a little larger IMHO.

The search form. I don’t think it needs to be that large to be honest.

Things I’d add:

Comment count and meta data at the foot of posts on the main page as well as the top. Duplication of effort but means readers can click straight in whether they are at the beginning or the end of a post.

Some kind of Copyright / CC licence. You post some good stuff (no really) and it would be useful for readers to know the legal status of it. I’m especially thinking of your Excel tips and such.

That’s my lot. All in all I have to say the current design works pretty well.

I hope this is helpful.

Rob

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