Re: [WSG] Site Critique

[Carl Reynolds]

Laurie Keith wrote:
Hi,
If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest
evaluation on our new corporate web site.
http://www.createwith.com
I have my own opinions, but I would like to go back to the decision makers
with some independent comments from other professionals.
Regards,
Laurie Keith - Senior Developer
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I agree with what has been said before: Why use flash? The site is vary 
Spartan looking. The site doesn't seem to have much to say. Why make it 
zoom? ....

While the Flash is loading, you flash a message up on the screen, but it 
went by so fast I didn't have time to read it. There used to be a rule 
in the video industry that if you want a viewer to read something on 
screen, it should be on the screen long enough for you to read it three 
times. I think a lot of the movie and video industry has gotten away 
from this rule because I see a lot of things that I barely have time to 
read once and the trend seems to put writing up for about three seconds 
and then remove it no matter how long the text is.

Anyway, If the message you displayed "People who create...." is 
important for me to read, I would suggest you leave it on the screen 
about three times as long as you do.

Under the Work menu if I select one of the companies you have listed 
(which was clear I should do until I read someone else's post about 
looking at company details), there is a <view> button at the top. The 
button doesn't do anything. Should it? .... Oh, wait, I see that the '<' 
and '>' are supposed to be arrows. That wasn't clear.


I hope these comments will help,
Carl.
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