Re: [boost] Re: Front page redesign...

From: Michael Walter (michael.walter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-29 16:32:02

I find the small black >> icon in the :hover effect really disturbing.

Some more .02f Euro,
Michael

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:15:23 -0500 (EST), Rob Stewart <stewart_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> From: Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]>
> >
> > By the way I have been making incremental changes to the contrast and
> > other minor elements. Just did not want to pollute the list with an
> > email for every change. Go visit the page once in a while to see if
> > things are more to your liking and post with comments.
> 
> Is http://redshift-software.com/~grafik/boost/index.htm the (a?)
> main contender yet?  For the most part, it looks very nice, so
> kudos on the work you've put into it.  However, I have a few
> comments on it:
> 
> -- As viewed with my browsers, which work quite nicely at other
>    web sites, there is way too much white, and not enough
>    black/blue from the text.  IOW, the contrast is really low
>    because the lines of the letters are so thin.  This is more
>    pronounced with the blue of the links than with the black, but
>    both are a problem.
> 
> -- The chevron icons do nothing for me.  They aren't indicative
>    of the section they call out and there are only three on the
>    page.  If they differed for each section, they might provide
>    value, or if they were more visually useful, they might be
>    better.  As suggestions for the latter, you could use drop
>    caps in the headings instead of icons, per se, or you could
>    use a partial box:
> 
>    | Welcome to Boost.org!
>    +-----------
> 
>    The partial box would be sized to be just a portion of the
>    width of the headings (and the same width for all of them).
> 
> -- The "Participation" section should be a subsection of the
>    "Welcome to Boost.org!" section.  It should be a main section,
>    despite how much participation is valued.
> 
> -- I liked Jeff's suggestion of a "toolbar" of most frequent
>    links across the top.  I'm sure there can be some argument as
>    to what the most frequently used links are, but if the list is
>    kept short, it shouldn't be too hard.
> 
> -- The drop down list for searching obscures the other choices.
>    I think the right behavior is to search everything, or just
>    the site from the home page, with an "Advanced Search" link
>    that offers more search options.  This helps to keep the home
>    page simpler and is more in keeping with other web sites.
> 
> -- The section labeled, "About," has always mislead me.  I guess
>    I've been trained by Microsoft to expect application or
>    organization information under that heading, so the links that
>    appear in that section seem out of place.  In this case,
>    changing "About" to, say, "Reviews and Submissions" might be
>    just the thing.
> 
> --
> Rob Stewart                           stewart_at_[hidden]
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