Science Blog Redesign

ignat · 10-10-2005, 01:10 PM

I just redesigned my Sci/Tech blog. Check it out and let me know what can be improved. Thanks in advance!

ScienceNews Daily

leviathon · 10-10-2005, 01:37 PM

Quite plain. You think you can add more colours to that? Make it more exotique! Everywhere's white, that's pretty plain...

You know what you can do? Make a border around all the contents, and make a light shade of gray/silver as background.

Shorty · 10-10-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by leviathon

You know what you can do? Make a border around all the contents, and make a light shade of gray/silver as background.

I just visited it, that seems to be exactly what he did.

I like the design, I think it looks sleek and clean, which is appropriate to the content. One small practical criticism is the date being on the same line as the title, it's pushing stuff into multiple lines which is unattractive. Other than that, very nice.

ChrisKL · 10-10-2005, 03:09 PM

The font color is wanting, as it clashes with the gray background and blends too much into the white page.

For content alone it's nice, but if you want more traffic, the site needs something to keep folks there (have to get folks to want to stay at your site, instead of the major science outlets -- like Livescience.com and Space.com).

A little more flair, a different font color and it'll do (as your site is about content).

CKL

ignat · 10-10-2005, 03:39 PM

thanks everyone. I'll try and add more features to the site. I definately agree with the date being on the same line as title. I'll do something to fix that. As far as text color, I think I might keep it the way it is, but add a little more flair to the page in general to keep readers on for a while.

**NPQueen** · 10-10-2005, 04:09 PM

I agree about changing the background color. The entire site is a little blinding with all the light colors. The content is great and you have done a great job on the layout. Just work on adding a little more color!! Good Job.

lilgee · 10-10-2005, 05:36 PM

I like the layout of it. Looks great. Good job.

Selkirk · 10-10-2005, 07:49 PM

Overall, I like the site, but almost every element feels a little off with its surrounding white space (bad padding or margins). For example, the white space in the narrow side bar shouldn't be more than the whitespace surrounding the wider articles. I'm viewing in Safari 1.3.1.

thomaslgates · 10-10-2005, 11:29 PM

A nice one.

I will enter somethin later.

LeetPCUser · 10-11-2005, 09:22 AM

I like it a lot and I think you should just leave it as it is.

shadow_boi · 10-12-2005, 02:17 PM

if you like neat and simple, just leave the way it is.

ignat · 10-12-2005, 04:40 PM

Cool. I messed around a bit with the way dates are represented and I'm still thinking on a few extra features that I might add. Other then that, I think I'll leave the layout and color scheme the way it is. Thanks for all of your suggestions.

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ChrisKL NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 141 408.00 NP$ (Donate)	The font color is wanting, as it clashes with the gray background and blends too much into the white page. For content alone it's nice, but if you want more traffic, the site needs something to keep folks there (have to get folks to want to stay at your site, instead of the major science outlets -- like Livescience.com and Space.com). A little more flair, a different font color and it'll do (as your site is about content). CKL __________________ ))) You can't stop, what you haven't started. ((( x================================================x Illustrator and Photo Restorer \| vBulletin and Computer modder/builder Don't believe the hype: Firefox Bad for Advertizers \| Firefox Security Issues

10-10-2005, 03:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
ignat NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 71 100.00 NP$ (Donate)	thanks everyone. I'll try and add more features to the site. I definately agree with the date being on the same line as title. I'll do something to fix that. As far as text color, I think I might keep it the way it is, but add a little more flair to the page in general to keep readers on for a while. __________________ SEO Blog SEO Bookstore

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lilgee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 2,323 8.40 NP$ (Donate)	I like the layout of it. Looks great. Good job. __________________ Sharing 50% profit for helping to sell on ebay. PM me for more info.

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Selkirk New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6 15.00 NP$ (Donate)	Overall, I like the site, but almost every element feels a little off with its surrounding white space (bad padding or margins). For example, the white space in the narrow side bar shouldn't be more than the whitespace surrounding the wider articles. I'm viewing in Safari 1.3.1. __________________ my professional PHP blog - my political blog.

10-10-2005, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
leviathon NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 675 172.25 NP$ (Donate)	Quite plain. You think you can add more colours to that? Make it more exotique! Everywhere's white, that's pretty plain... You know what you can do? Make a border around all the contents, and make a light shade of gray/silver as background.

10-10-2005, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
NPQueen Executive Admin Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NamePros, CA Posts: 2,136 5,908.66 NP$ (Donate)	I agree about changing the background color. The entire site is a little blinding with all the light colors. The content is great and you have done a great job on the layout. Just work on adding a little more color!! Good Job.

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thomaslgates Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: India Posts: 672 169.75 NP$ (Donate)	A nice one. I will enter somethin later.

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LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,714 17.55 NP$ (Donate)	I like it a lot and I think you should just leave it as it is.

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shadow_boi NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 530 122.65 NP$ (Donate)	if you like neat and simple, just leave the way it is.

10-12-2005, 04:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
ignat NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 71 100.00 NP$ (Donate)	Cool. I messed around a bit with the way dates are represented and I'm still thinking on a few extra features that I might add. Other then that, I think I'll leave the layout and color scheme the way it is. Thanks for all of your suggestions. __________________ SEO Blog SEO Bookstore

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