[WEBSITE] Death's Website!
#21
Posted 05 February 2014 - 03:05 AM
#22
Posted 05 February 2014 - 03:42 AM
the Links: and the Downloads: and Information: bits are superfluous really, as that is evident - and saying it twice detracts from the uncluttered style... and is tautological most of the time
I've seen some websites where it pretty much reads: "Welcome to the links page, on this page of links you'll find links to other pages"
on the homepage, it should [and is on your design] obvious what to do next without saying "Links" - similarly on the others...
it's also bad practice in accessibility testing to have "click this" [or click here, or there, or anywhere] as it makes no sense for people using screen-readers etc... better to say "follow this link" or some other wording with the action tied semantically... but since that's inside the old-skool table based layout of espernet's own IFrame, there's not much you can do there... i say it here just to relieve the pain i feel in seeing it there
#23
Posted 05 February 2014 - 03:51 AM
ingie, on 05 February 2014 - 03:42 AM, said:
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boy am I glad that I've had
1. a good education in usability
2. enough common sense
to know that stating what you wrote above is just stupid and superfluous.
Edited by theoriginalbit, 05 February 2014 - 03:53 AM.
#24
Posted 05 February 2014 - 03:54 AM
theoriginalbit, on 05 February 2014 - 03:51 AM, said:
to know that stating what you wrote above is just stupid and superfluous.
huh?
as in: are you referring to me as stupid? i wouldn't expect so, but if so, i'd like to know why...
i'm hoping i'm just not getting the context of "what you wrote" correct
edit2: methinks i'm tired - i'm now guessing you meant the bit i cited as being stupid myself. i'll go to sleep now.
Edited by ingie, 05 February 2014 - 04:04 AM.
#26
Posted 05 February 2014 - 05:02 AM
Death, on 05 February 2014 - 02:02 AM, said:
Anything else you think I should add?
theoriginalbit, on 05 February 2014 - 03:51 AM, said:
ingie, on 05 February 2014 - 03:42 AM, said:
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boy am I glad that I've had
1. a good education in usability
2. enough common sense
to know that stating what you wrote above is just stupid and superfluous.
Simplicity/Ease of use > Pointless amounts of content.
Having your site covered in crap, e.g. this website (actually, it's not as bad as it used to be), makes the viewer confused leading them leave the website (or in the case of JB-HiFi's website, burn down every single store they have). Having a few simple buttons that are obvious as to where they go on a landing page makes your site easy to navigate, such as this site (not a fan of the 5 second back and forward video though). This approach works particuarly well for performers or people who mainly use social media.
theoriginalbit, on 04 February 2014 - 10:31 PM, said:
You might want to considering making the font size a bit larger/change to 'Light' instead of 'Ultra Light', the navbar text doesn't look great for me (a non-Retina MacBook Pro).
Readability is paramount for navigation bars.
#27
Posted 05 February 2014 - 05:10 AM
oeed, on 05 February 2014 - 05:02 AM, said:
Readability is paramount for navigation bars.
EDIT: okay so I played with my CSS a little more and it seems that there was 2 in-between those linked, I just had another rule overriding it. Got it now.
Edited by theoriginalbit, 05 February 2014 - 05:24 AM.
#28
Posted 05 February 2014 - 09:57 AM
- Bolder/Larger text on buttons
- Better spacing between the buttons
- Tinker button CSS
- Remove/replace useless crap
#29
Posted 05 February 2014 - 11:18 AM
#30
Posted 05 February 2014 - 12:28 PM
#31
Posted 05 February 2014 - 03:38 PM
theoriginalbit, on 05 February 2014 - 05:10 AM, said:
oeed, on 05 February 2014 - 05:02 AM, said:
Readability is paramount for navigation bars.
EDIT: okay so I played with my CSS a little more and it seems that there was 2 in-between those linked, I just had another rule overriding it. Got it now.
Lyqyd, on 05 February 2014 - 11:18 AM, said:
"Discuss Anything and Everything Relating to Anything and Everything"
Edited by oeed, 05 February 2014 - 03:38 PM.
#32
Posted 05 February 2014 - 04:12 PM
#33
Posted 05 February 2014 - 04:51 PM
#34
Posted 05 February 2014 - 05:59 PM
oeed, on 05 February 2014 - 03:38 PM, said:
Edited by theoriginalbit, 05 February 2014 - 06:00 PM.
#35
Posted 05 February 2014 - 06:29 PM
Also, is it possible to just download the characters you need from Helvetica Neue (edit the font) so you aren't downloading a huge file, but still see it the same way across systems?
Edited by awsmazinggenius, 05 February 2014 - 06:30 PM.
#36
Posted 05 February 2014 - 06:47 PM
awsmazinggenius, on 05 February 2014 - 06:29 PM, said:
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Also, is it possible to just download the characters you need from Helvetica Neue (edit the font) so you aren't downloading a huge file, but still see it the same way across systems?
probably, but since the entire website is in that font — consistency is another attribute of good usability — I'm going to go ahead and say that I'll need every character.
#37
Posted 05 February 2014 - 09:34 PM
EDIT: Even if you do have input boxes, those are good places to use Helvetica, Arial and Sans-Serif, as Helvetica Neue is just a bit odd for one unless you make it thick, which kind of defeats the purpose.
Edited by awsmazinggenius, 05 February 2014 - 09:36 PM.
#38
Posted 05 February 2014 - 09:39 PM
#39
Posted 05 February 2014 - 09:41 PM
Death, on 05 February 2014 - 09:39 PM, said:
no on Safari
yes on Firefox Mac
yes on Chrome Mac
yes on Opera Mac
NB: All that state yes above did not have favicon beside URL but instead on the tab.
Edited by theoriginalbit, 05 February 2014 - 09:45 PM.
#40
Posted 05 February 2014 - 09:41 PM
EDIT: Damn ninja
EDIT 2: Icon works with Chrome on OS X
Edited by awsmazinggenius, 05 February 2014 - 09:43 PM.
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