Comments on: New Homepage Mockups for My University http://collegewebguy.com/2008/02/12/new-homepage-mockups-for-my-university/ He’s employed at a university. He calls himself a web designer. These are his brain droppings. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeremy Wilburn http://collegewebguy.com/2008/02/12/new-homepage-mockups-for-my-university/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Jeremy Wilburn Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:23:38 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/2008/02/12/new-homepage-mockups-for-my-university/#comment-440 From an artistic perspective, I think #1 is definitely the most visually appealing. It has a nice blend of colors, the gradient looks nice, and the semi-transparency looks great! I don't know all the good practices of web design being that I don't specialize in that so I cannot comment too much about that. Nice work on all three, but I say push for the first. From an artistic perspective, I think #1 is definitely the most visually appealing. It has a nice blend of colors, the gradient looks nice, and the semi-transparency looks great! I don’t know all the good practices of web design being that I don’t specialize in that so I cannot comment too much about that. Nice work on all three, but I say push for the first.

]]> By: Colin Fast http://collegewebguy.com/2008/02/12/new-homepage-mockups-for-my-university/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Colin Fast Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:54:24 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/2008/02/12/new-homepage-mockups-for-my-university/#comment-436 I'd say #1 as well. I'm not completely familiar with your site architecture, but I might suggest swapping the placement of the audience and category-based navigation. I find users will often jump from category to category, but only move from audience to audience if they really can't find what they're looking for. I’d say #1 as well.

I’m not completely familiar with your site architecture, but I might suggest swapping the placement of the audience and category-based navigation. I find users will often jump from category to category, but only move from audience to audience if they really can’t find what they’re looking for.

]]> By: Tony Dunn http://collegewebguy.com/2008/02/12/new-homepage-mockups-for-my-university/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Tony Dunn Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:54:11 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/2008/02/12/new-homepage-mockups-for-my-university/#comment-434 Definitely like the first one best. My only real nitpick would be the size, spacing and visibility (particularly contrast) of the audience links across the top. Definitely like what looks to be the navigation for the photos. I'm a big proponent of leaving the user in control of their experience. Self-running Flash thingies that don't allow users to pause, stop, skip back and forward have low usability. Definitely like the first one best.

My only real nitpick would be the size, spacing and visibility (particularly contrast) of the audience links across the top.

Definitely like what looks to be the navigation for the photos. I’m a big proponent of leaving the user in control of their experience. Self-running Flash thingies that don’t allow users to pause, stop, skip back and forward have low usability.

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