Author Topic: Welcome to Nintendo World Report (Read 24012 times)

Blue Plant · « **Reply #25 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:28:27 PM »

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Originally posted by: Entroper
I think a TREMENDOUS improvement would be the addition of some faint borders to separate sections of the page. Right now it's just some white-background stuff floating in a sea of white, and some lines would really help direct the readers' eyes.

Seconded. The articles really do need some kind of separation away from the sidebars.

Great work though, guys. Looks very clean.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #26 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:32:44 PM »

OMFG

I was reading Kohler's blog, clicked on the RFN link and thought I got into some random blog, so clicked on my PGC bookmark and was shocked..... I had completely forgot about the redesign! oO

so, ahem, agree with most, too much white, and a little separation between sections would be greatly appreciated ^^
no hurries though

in any case, I'm pretty surprised that Pro was SO CLOSE on guessing the name (he did guess the Nintendo World part

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t slog · « **Reply #27 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:33:18 PM »

the new site is worth of an award. here's a *.

MorningStar · « **Reply #28 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:46:58 PM »

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
The site design however looks like a squater site. You know like if you accidentally type "com" instead of "net" into an address and some ad site is there instead. I initially thought that maybe I had mistyped the URL.

It's funny that you mention that. I thought the same exact thing when I went to my bookmarks and clicked on PGC; I thought my browser had screwed up and sent me to a bogus site.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #29 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:47:40 PM »

Heh, I clicked my bookmark, then opened a second tab and opened something else. I came back here and forgot which site I was going to. When NWR came up, I thought my bookmark got corrupted or the site I went to had let their domain name expire only to have it grabbed by a squatter. After finally figuring out what it was, I was impressed. It'll take some getting used to though.

MorningStar · « **Reply #30 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:51:32 PM »

I love how at the very top of the site it says "Nintendo World Report" followed by one of those "True" ads with some skanky chick modeling. Pretty funny.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #31 on:** November 16, 2006, 02:03:12 PM »

Svevan, I hope I didn't upset you with any of my comments. I can tell how much work was put into the formatting and I respect all the effort you guys went through. I think all of us just want the site to be perfect because we love it so much and have an attachment to it. I would love to see you guys pick up an even larger following, and like Rize said, the smallest amount of formatting can make the difference between someone bookmarking and someone not.

As I said, great work guys, I like the color scheme and the flash and the stylized look. A few small formatting things and this site will look perfect.

Caliban · « **Reply #32 on:** November 16, 2006, 02:33:37 PM »

I don't see why all these design complaints are showing up, it looks perfectly fine to me, then again I read blogs more than news sites so go figure. After browsing a little more, the new layout, I like it alot.

BigJim · « **Reply #33 on:** November 16, 2006, 02:40:11 PM »

Nobody's calling for an overhaul or anything. The site is 85% there. It just needs some tweaks.

Smadte · « **Reply #34 on:** November 16, 2006, 03:14:34 PM »

"Does Brittany belong with K-Fed?"

That's the first thing I saw when I visited this site, and I thought I had gone to the wrong place ... the whole page, for a couple of seconds, looked like an advertisement place-holder for a website that doesn't exist. I would make the name of the site larger and put it near the middle so the advertisement doesn't dominate. Those advertisements are an eyesore, I tell you.

stevey · « **Reply #35 on:** November 16, 2006, 03:29:07 PM »

Sorry but I hate the new look, it's way too dull. Can you add more color and border lines to separate the different parts and get rid of the posted XXX ago time, or atlease have a link on the main page to view the site in the old PGC layout?

Svevan · « **Reply #36 on:** November 16, 2006, 03:40:55 PM »

No and no. We've covered this. I don't mean to be firm, but none of the options above are worth our time right now (and they would take a lot of time).

Djunknown · « **Reply #37 on:** November 16, 2006, 03:42:41 PM »

This is my 3rd post since I since I opened up my browser and was given a pleasant surprise. No real complaints here, since I know this is just the beginning. And with the Wii dropping in less than 72 hours, I can safely assume what the NWR staff will be doing. Not only that, they'll have to tear away long enough to write reviews/impressions/previews to the poor souls who either don't have one, or don't have whatever title they're reviewing. You have my respect.

Keep bangin' NWR. I sense the best has yet to come... [/campy line]

vudu · « **Reply #38 on:** November 16, 2006, 03:59:21 PM »

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No and no. We've covered this. I don't mean to be firm, but none of the options above are worth our time right now (and they would take a lot of time).

My favorite part is (AFAIK) Evan doesn't do any of this stuff.

Artimus · « **Reply #39 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:06:06 PM »

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Originally posted by: Svevan
No and no. We've covered this. I don't mean to be firm, but none of the options above are worth our time right now (and they would take a lot of time).

That's nice to know, but if you think this design will win you new visitors over the next few weeks you're dead wrong. A large portion of visitors will go back to google when they stumble upon NWR. That's a major problem.

Who care what your content is if no one reads it?

And btw, what the readers say is perhaps the most important part of your site. Be careful how quickly you blatantly dismiss their input. Tact is a useful thing.

Rize · « **Reply #40 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:14:40 PM »

Evan is just trying to say that we can't make any quick changes any time real soon. The guy who would have to do such things needs to focus on other stuff for the moment and has already put in an enormous amount of time. For better or worse, NWR is going to be as is for at least the rest of the year apparently. Hopefully any previous reader that is somewhat put-off can bear with us for now.

Artimus · « **Reply #41 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:18:22 PM »

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Evan is just trying to say that we can't make any quick changes any time real soon. The guy who would have to do such things needs to focus on other stuff for the moment and has already put in an enormous amount of time. For better or worse, NWR is going to be as is for at least the rest of the year apparently. Hopefully any previous reader that is somewhat put-off can bear with us for now.

Oh I'm sure no one would stop coming! It's not unreadable. It's just new visitors I'd be worried about...

Rize · « **Reply #42 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:21:03 PM »

Hey, if you want to see something awesome go click on a screenshot

Shin Gallon · « **Reply #43 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:44:06 PM »

Awesome, I like the new look, reminds me of the Wii packaging itself. Very sleek and easy on the eyes.

Shecky · « **Reply #44 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:55:19 PM »

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Oh wow. I didn't notice the cool new screen shot and art pop up before. That's awesome. Everyone go check it out!

Quite impressive indeed. I keep finding reasons to love the new site.

18 Days · « **Reply #45 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:58:30 PM »

Looks EXCELLENT.

Smoke39 · « **Reply #46 on:** November 16, 2006, 04:59:59 PM »

I miss having a "next" button in the screenshot galleries.

TrueNerd · « **Reply #47 on:** November 16, 2006, 05:18:20 PM »

I think the redesign is pretty slick. Way neater then PlanetLAMECube's layout. Although, I do wish the ads were a little more subtle and not so prominent, but that would be my only complaint.

Kudos!

wandering · « **Reply #48 on:** November 16, 2006, 05:27:21 PM »

AAAAAAHHHHH my eyes!

*puts on sunglasses*

Much better.

Lot's of impressive stuff going on. I like the use of the Wii colors - the hint of red is an especially nice touch. I like the little graphics on the right hand side ("NEWS - Wii", etc.) And yes, what happens when you click on a picture is very nice (though I'd appreciate 'previous' and 'next' buttons.) I like the logo. The use of flash is good. I know you guys put alot of work into the design, and the results are impressive.

But, I have to agree with others' complaints about it being too white. Now - we could all just be in shock. Maybe, objectively, there's nothing wrong with the design. I remember there was something of an uproar when one site I frequent went from looking like this to this. But I got used to, and came to like, the new design there, and maybe I will here.

...But, perhaps we aren't in shock, and perhaps there is room for improvement... in which case, I'd like to offer one suggestion. (Though I hate to give specific suggestions for things like this. Partly because I don't know if they'll be appreciated, but mainly because, one time, someone showed me a short story of his and I gave him a long list of suggestions. He followed them, and the end result was like a toothpick sculpture that had been touched up with a chainsaw. Anyway.) My immediate thought was that the site might look better if some of the white-on-blue was replaced with blue-on-white. If you, for example, flipped the colors in the navigation links on the left-hand side, so that they would always look how they look when you hover your mouse over them...like this (thrown together in paint.)

Oh, one other suggestion, if I may. I think the light grey you're using is too light. Maybe it's just my monitor, but I can barely see it. I think the site would look cleaner if you darkened the light grey areas, or removed them entirely.

I guess the idea behind these suggestions is the site needs more contrast. Contrast is something even Nintendo understands the importance of....look at the press photo of the Wii on the front page, and note how it isn't pure white. See how dark the shadows are.

Just my two cents.

mantidor · « **Reply #49 on:** November 16, 2006, 05:50:44 PM »

the design is ok, but to be honest, I never go out from the forums, and since the news get their own automatic thread I've never seen a need to do it. I thought the forums were going to get a redesign as well, but if its not the case, then I'll barely notice the change.

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Author Topic: Welcome to Nintendo World Report (Read 24012 times)