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Re: Personal page
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Tue, 7 Nov 2000 18:46:20 GMT
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"Bram Lambrecht" <BXL34@po.cwru.edu> wrote in message
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> Tim Courtney
> > Thanks. What I'm ultimately going for being able to accomplish is sites
> > like:
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> > http://www.vir2l.com
> > http://www.kiiroi.nu
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> I think whoever pointed you to webpagesthatsuck.com has a valid point, • that
> is, keep it simple.
Valid point, but not coupled with appropriate disclaimers (if in fact that
was the intention of his message) to keep me from taking offense to the
comment.
> IMO, both of those sites are too busy, have too small
> text, and don't give me any information at all. Especially for the site • of
> a company or organization, I want to know what the heck the company/org is
> and does right away. Sure, both sites have some cool graphics, but I • didn't
> stay for more than a couple minutes because I had to strain my eyes to be
> able to read the text (ie, I couldn't lean back in my chair as I normally
> do), and I still have no idea what the purpose of either site is.
I see what you're saying here. I use both of those sites as examples of
pretty pictures myself..nothing more. Not navigation, just art. Both sites
are amazing if you will take the time to poke around.
About the small text...personally I find the xx-small, font size="-2" or
10px, font size to be very readable even on my 17" at 1280x1024 resolution.
I can sit back in my chair and read it. I also find the small text
asthetically (sp?) pleasing to that style of site design.
I don't know what the purpose of either site is either...other than a slide
show of artwork. :')
> They also
> didn't load especially quickly, considering my 110 mbps connection. When • I
> visit a web site, I don't really feel like searching for the
> navigation...I'll just leave instead.
Sure they don't load instantaneously, but its not terrible (even on my
1.5mbps connection). Still, I wish I had your connection :P
Searching for navigation (on an artistic site) shouldn't be that much of a
pain. It shouldn't cause you to leave, unless as Lar pointed out, the goal
of the site is to make money (especially off of the viewer). I'm not that
stubborn with sites I look at.
> Learning how to do the graphics is great, but learning how to use them
> effectively and still keep your visitors is even better. Maybe the site
> won't be quite as "cutting edge", but then again, "cutting edge" gets old
> quickly. Timeless simplicity often works best.
While simplicity = good, boring simplicity = bad, IMO. That's where good
artwork and good layout skills come into play. A site should be as visually
pleasing as it is easy to use...it not only is pleasing to the eye, it
reflects well on the people/company behind the site.
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne
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| (...) Be very carefull in making small text. Parts of Lugnet are very difficult for me to read (and I like small text). Part of that of course is that I've already set my font size small. Remember, most folks seem to like "large print" (I've finally (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| (...) You are correct, good (or at least sensible) layout and artwork are just about essential if you want people to enjoy your site, although to say that "boring simplicity" is bad is not always true. For example, your content may be of great (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| Tim Courtney (...) is, keep it simple. IMO, both of those sites are too busy, have too small text, and don't give me any information at all. Especially for the site of a company or organization, I want to know what the heck the company/org is and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.publish)
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