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Re: UKLug
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Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:58:02 GMT
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Well i am lurking in the background and making my come back and i like to
say that its good to see a protype website for the UKlug on the way :)

I second Tony option :)  Needs to be LEGOye and UKye as well :)

My 2 pennies

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"James Stacey" <James@minifig.co.uk> wrote in message
news:GHHIB3.1s6@lugnet.com...
> thats fine. its nice to get some feedback :)
> 
> the idea was to give it a professional edge. We figured a slightly more
> muted colour scheme would detract less from the images. Remember • eventually
> this site is prolly gonna be stuffed with mocs and Lego imagery, the site • is
> pretty empty at the moment, but thats not the idea.
> 
> the Links are done as text to allow thm to be drawn from the database, and
> also so they are quicker to load. (you can increase the fonts on the menu • if
> you like by choosing text size larger in IE)
> 
> Please please please can I have some more feedback positive or negative so • I
> know if its a yey or a nay, or I'll just go ahead with it anyway :) If
> everyone dosent like the colourscheme then we have to change it, if Troys • on
> his own then its his tough :)
> 
> 
> James
> 
> 
> "Tony Priestman" <Tony@you-rang.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:upsekBAI1Za7EwyQ@you-rang.demon.co.uk...
> > James,
> > 
> > First, let me say thanks for putting in the effort to get something
> > usable and pretty together.
> > 
> > Then, let me say that I don't like it :-)
> > 
> > The function is fine, but the form is lacking in several areas.
> > 
> > - It's not very 'LEGOey', that is, beyond the minifig and the small
> > pictures of studs, there's nothing to visually identify it as a site
> > about LEGO. I don't think the choice of colour helps. Sticking to paler
> > or brighter shades of traditional 'official' colours would help, eg. the
> > prime red, blue, yellow, white, black, green, grey.
> > 
> > - There's nothing really 'UKey' about it either.
> > 
> > - I would prefer the links panel to use a larger font - make it stand
> > out a bit more.
> > 
> > All IMHO, but you asked :-)
> > 
> > Tony
> > 
> > On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, James Stacey (<GHEBxH.C8D@lugnet.com>) wrote at
> > 15:47:32
> > 
> > > OK I've put the bare bones of a site up at www.minifig.co.uk\uklug its • not
> > > working properly in netscape yet (but then what does) and if you follow • the
> > > latest news link off the frontpage you'll get a page not found. I'll • have
> a
> > > go at getting around the netscape ugly filter  tomorrah. Its all coming • from
> > > a database so once we are happy with it I'll do an admin system and • then
> > > everyone can have passwords and do updates themselves. That way no one
> > > person is to blame if the site is never updated
> > > LMKWYT and if your a non netscape user and gett odddness LMK also
> > > 
> > > --
> > > James Stacey
> > > www.minifig.co.uk
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > --
> > Tony Priestman
> 
> 



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thats fine. its nice to get some feedback :) the idea was to give it a professional edge. We figured a slightly more muted colour scheme would detract less from the images. Remember eventually this site is prolly gonna be stuffed with mocs and Lego (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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