Re-Organizaing TPR's Front Page

[robbalvey]

^ Woah, that's very strange! What browser are you using?!?!

 

I'm testing this in both IE and Firefox and it looks fine on my screen.

 

--Robb

[niiicolaaah]

^^That's how it looks on mine too, on Safari.

[Guy T. Koepp]

I like the new version. It allows me to see everything on the pront page without having to scroll down. Not that that was a pain in the a$$ or anything.

[Neogreeneyez]

yup safari... seems like a problem exclusive to macs.... I just tried it in Firefox and it's fine so maybe it's a safari thing....

[Wes]

Firefox for Mac loads it correctly. It's a Safari thing...

[Chris Benvenuto]

Well, Robb ever since you changed from the old 2001-ish front page, I haven't had any problems with the re-designs.

 

It's odd how I remember the old multi color front page from 2001-02. Remember that Robb? that was old school.

 

The front looks good.

 

It seemed so long ago.

[robbalvey]

Tell me if it's fixed (or at least better) in Safari now:

 

http://www.themeparkreview.com/newindex/index_new2.htm

 

I *think* I might know what caused it.

 

--Robb

[the sound]

Knowing that the Test is a test, and hat it won't really look like that, i don't like it.

 

The text seems really small. If the text will all be the same size as it is now, i won't have a problem.

[niiicolaaah]

Still looks the same on Safari. But I like how everything is organized now! Easy to see everything at once!

[californiascreamer1]

I like it but i have a suggestion

 

Please try and play with the TPR logo

 

I don't have a problem with it but i figure. New homepage, new logo

 

Just a thought

[robbalvey]

Some questions I'd like to get some feedback on:

- Is it "simple" to understand or is it too "busy" or "confusing?"

- Is the font too small?

- Are there any errors in your browser?

[robbalvey]

I like it but i have a suggestion

 

Please try and play with the TPR logo

 

I don't have a problem with it but i figure. New homepage, new logo

 

Just a thought

Sorry, I'm not a fan of changing logos. What would be the reason to do so? Just because?

 

Honestly, I think of anything I would consider changing, the logo is the VERY LAST thing I would want to change.

 

People seem to recognize it, and that's the absolute MOST IMPORTANT thing about any "brand", at least from my experience.

 

--Robb

[the sound]

-It's confusing

-It's too small

-It doesn't have any problems in my browser.

[robbalvey]

-It's confusing

The feedback is great....BUT...I really could use reasons WHY it's confusing. Just telling me it is gives me really no feedback at all.

 

Unless you're really not sure, then that's fine too.

 

--Robb

[Schmoofy]

- Very simple to understand, much easier than the current page.

- Yes, the font is too small. Maybe upping it a point or so will make it less eye-straining

- No problems on Windows XP running FF or IE

[the sound]

Its hard to explain. Maybe it's because there are so many things to look at at once that confuses me.

[Carnage]

I like the latest test version.

 

Though the text in each post is kind of small.

 

Would be nice to have an option to view older updates. (though I understand that might be more complicated then you're currently worried about)

[Not For Sale]

The Safari problem is also happening on Opera (Mac version).

[thecoasterkid]

^ Having the same error on Opera for Windows. No clue on what could be causing it personally, but it is the exact same error as the Safari issue.

 

I LOVE it being organized, much neater and easier to pick out major updates from smaller news items. Not confusing in any way to me. The search bar at the top is perfect.

 

The font and pictures are a little small and eye straining, especially on larger resolutions. I know you can't please everyone but maybe up the font and images a little bit. I personally wouldn't mind scrolling down a bit to see later news items and the waivers if that means we get the old sizes back.

 

*edit* as a side note about the error. It appears like it's trying to centre the search title block between the left border and the extreme right edge of my browser dragging the border along with it. The same sort of thing is happening with the Forum Updates section. Here's an image so you can see what I'm talking about.

[robbalvey]

OK, so I've increased the font size:

http://www.themeparkreview.com/newindex/index_new2.htm

 

Here's my concerns:

 

- The bigger font makes the page look too "texty"

- There is less room for update descriptions. Does that even matter? Do you read the descriptions before clicking?

 

Please let me know!

 

--Robb

[robbalvey]

BTW, can you guys post some more images of the opera/safari error your getting?

 

--Robb

[Millenium Man]

I like this a lot and think you should go with it.It does look a lot m ore organized.

[niiicolaaah]

What if you made the text of the descriptions one level smaller, but left the dates and links to the pages the same size?

 

Like this:

 

New Video - Alton Towers, UK!

Alton Towers in the UK featuring Nemesis, Oblivion,

Rita, Air, and MORE! Check out the video here:

Theme Park Review's Alton Towers Video!

[Carnage]

What if you increased the size of the thumbnails a bit? Making each update a bit larger. Might give you a bit more text room to work with.

 

Though I'll be honest, I use a 21" monitor at home with a 1600x1200 resolution. So my screen isn't what you'd be aiming to please.

[Carnage]

Also Robb you're using nearly the same text for the link, and for the title.

 

ie "TPR's "Un Solace Weekend" Update!" as a title. And "TPR's "Un Solace Weekend" Photo & VIdeo Update!" as a link to the update.

 

Why not just remove the link, and make the thumbnail, and the title itself the link?

 

That would give you a bit more room, and would get rid of some redundant text.