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Re: Can anyone give me some web site design advice?
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 03:48:11 GMT
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I had actually been thinking that myself.

Actually, I run my screen at 1200x1000 but my typical web window ends up
being about 1024x700.

I have thought about how the large pictures are a little "too" big.  I would
prefer to post smaller ones and have some "optional' links to big ones.
They default scan of a 4x6 ends up being the size you see.  I need to scale
it down a bit.  Perhaps this would make them clearer as well.

Another annoying problem with models as big as mine is that any sort of
overall shot blurs all the details.  If you use close-in shots though you
miss the "busy" feel.  Perhaps a lot of small pictures (like you recommend)
with a few large ones would be better.

I plan to do another LEGO city 2 photo shoot in a few weeks (with a better
camera).  I'll try scanning a different mix of sizes as well.

P.S.  I have a high bandwidth connection so it's hard for me to see how slow
it comes in over a modem.  Are you running a slower link?  If so, is it
excessively slow?


Christopher Masi <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message
news:38C43917.A251628A@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu...
Just started looking at your site, and I like what I have seen so far. I • take
it you built your site at 1024x whatever resolution? You are not the only • one
who posts big beautiful pictures, but it does make it difficult for those • of us
at 800x600 (actually I am at 832x624) to see the whole image. I think • there are
still alot of people who use 800x600.  To get around this if I like a site
enough I download the pictures and open them with a utility that scales • the
pictures to fit in my screen.

Just a thought,
Chris

Brad Hamilton wrote:

(I orignally posted part of this on Lugnet.general, but was directed • here)

Although I'm a programmer by trade, I actually blew off the whole web • site
thing until I really got the urge to share my LEGO creations.

With a little learning, I've managed to put together my site
(http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/).

However, I still feel like I have a lot to learn.

- Do people actually read text and descriptions, or do you go right for • the
pictures?  I tend to be a picture person myself, but do get a lot of
enjoyment when I occasionally read other peoples descriptions.
- Do people like to see the pictures organized by subject matter or just • a
raw image directory?
- Do guest books make any sense?  I put one in a few weeks ago and about • 150
people have visited.  Only one person left anything in the guest book.

Does anyone have opinions/advice on these issues.  Any comments or
suggestions on the layout of my site?

thanks




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It would be really nice if browsers could scale images down to fit a the screens resolution; afterall, many picture viewing utilities do that automatically. Please do not make the pictures too small. I just want them to fill MY screen. To heck with (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish)

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Just started looking at your site, and I like what I have seen so far. I take it you built your site at 1024x whatever resolution? You are not the only one who posts big beautiful pictures, but it does make it difficult for those of us at 800x600 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish)

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