> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > OK, I think this is close to the finished product. > http://fusionauthority.com/test2.htm > > Smaller banner area and larger content area, 1 option for a > graphic banner, cleaner code, less images and an all around > tighter layout. I've gotten both good and bad reviews of the > new header with white above and below the site name. I think > it works well, but have a single worry; the logo might be to large. > Again, what do you think. On list, off list by ICQ/AOL > (2995061), let me hear as I'd like to include the new design > with the new site code coming next week. > Thanks
Mike, Let me just preface my response by telling you that I am pretty anal when it comes to layout and design aspects of a site/application. I find myself spending the same, if not more, time on the layout and design than the actual code! That being said, my responses might be a little picky or seemingly negative but please take nothing personal as it is just me giving the requested feedback :-) I don't know what it is about the header that troubles me but the lightning bolt with the atomic spin just doesn't seem to fit. Maybe it is too big? I do like the Fusion Authority lettering though (check the alignment of the letters, the bottoms don't line up). The cfwebtools banner competes for attention with the Fusion Authority text of the page which forces me to just move on to the next "section". The sign-in, rss, and search links would look better right justified instead of slightly staggered to the left. The right blue column needs to be cut-off instead of covering the top right corner (it just seems out of place since the left column and the middle column don't contain the blue background. Ok, I am not a fan of the purple background on the left nav area as you do not carry that color into any other place on the site so it kind of sticks out. Maybe an off-white or pale gray? The ads on the right would be better as vibrant, eye-catching images. The text just competes with the main content area (middle) which is where my focus should stay. I am not sure how much emphasis you intended with the ad space so maybe text is more suitable. The main content area... Too busy. Is there any kind of hierarchy to the articles? Big articles? Small articles? I can see where the larger articles would benefit from a quick description, but all the articles having a description makes the page look bloated. How about some hover text on the title?... Or how about an icon next to the title that will give a quick blurb when clicked then the blurb could become the link into the article? All the titles could line up and be put into columns with "subject headers" maybe? Finally, the footer. I would have the footer content span the entire page; floating below all the nav, ad, and content columns. I would also shrink the text on the copyright statement as it is not more important than the footer links, which the user would be more interested in anyway. Ok, that's all :-) I hope I did not offend you.. I am just offering my anal critique. Mike ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141223 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
