New Web Design Proposals.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Gary Thomas
Record me as preferring #1.

Cheers

Gary Thomas

Didya vote in the poll?

[LDiCesare]

Originally posted by Gary Thomas
Record me as preferring #1.

Cheers

Gary Thomas

Nice to hear from you again Gary!

[Mark_Everson]

Hi Gary! Glad to see you here and kickin'

I can't believe nobody's voted for the Bananas yet! Sheesh, what a bunch of stiffs.

[chequita guevara]

There's 14 members of the Clash Team according to the website. Theoretically #2 could still win, but after two weeks, and emailing everyone who hasn't posted here in this thread, I think that this is pretty much it.

I guess #1 wins (especially since I'm weighting Mark's vote since he's the one putting the most effort into this project). Well then, s'pose I better get crackin'.

[Richard Bruns]

Not that it matters at this point, but I too like number 1. Bright web pages hurt my eyes, and, in my opinon, look less professional. The only problem I see with that design is that the picture on the left is pretty big and dominant, taking up a lot of space.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Richard Bruns
Not that it matters at this point, but I too like number 1.

Well, it lets me know I made the right decision.

The only problem I see with that design is that the picture on the left is pretty big and dominant, taking up a lot of space.

I can fiddle with that a little bit, but I'm trying to keep the text area in the middle easy to read. When lines reach beyond sixty characters, the eye has a harder time keeping track of where it is supposed to be and reading slows down as the eye has to re-orient itself to the begining of a new line.

But making the image smaller and adding more white space will also help "lighten" the design load, again, making it easier on the eyes.

I think I'll try a few variations on the first theme and see how people like those.

For now, I think this thread can be un-topped.

[Gary Thomas]

Didya vote in the poll?

I did now

Cheers

[orange]

i think #1, but the graphics could use a boost to really seal it...interface just a little outdated, but i'm sure site design isn't a major concern...just need something that works and shows the product. Just my $.02

[yellowdaddy]

change the name man!

yes,

number 1 looks more like a game,

number two looks more like a travel agency, :big grin:
or maybe a computer assistance forum.

but still think the name is crap.

besides, civilisation should be spelt with an "s"

how about this for a potential name modification?:

"Culture Clash"

any more ideas anyone?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Must resist urge to whine, "What's wrong with number 1?"

The huge graphic of the stone statue at the left that doesn't do anything

[Urban Ranger]

BTW, why is there a "Get MSIE" logo on the home page of the main Clash site when IE lags behind in CSS support?

[Urban Ranger]

I am not sure if it matters anymore, che, but here are some of my suggestions wrt design #1:

1. Too much space is taken up by dead (inactive) bits that are just decorations (e.g. the image of the stone statue), therefore:

2. Replace the stone statue thing with the "Key Milestones" section, you don't want 1/4 of the screen to be dead space.

3. Make the "Clash of Civilizations" block of letters smaller and shift the menu up.

4. I can't tell if you are using frames, but you better not

5. Add a secondary menu at the bottom, some pages will be longer than one screen.

6. You don't need a "main" or "home" botton (or menu selection). It is now customary that clicking on the logo or the letter block sends you home.

7. The difference between Heading 2 and body text is too small.

8. Are those menu buttons cascading? You can use CSS to do that.

9. How come it is taking so long?

10. I like white background. I really do.

[Urban Ranger]

che, are you dead?

[Mark_Everson]

Hi UR! Thanks for the comments. Che has been inactive for some months. Hasn't responded to the one or two emails I've sent. I HOPE he's just snowed with RL and that nothing seriously bad has happened. I'm sure he'll turn up at some point.

Cya,

Mark

[Urban Ranger]

Hi Mark,

che is fine, he was posting on the OTF a few days ago.