Comments on: Comparison

By: Constance

Constance — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:19:18 +0000

Chiming in rather late–I think it could be the light color in the foreground and background, with the noticeably darker color between. It adds a certain crispness. Plus, having the tabs above the banner, rather than below it, and especially having the tabs no longer darker than the banner, gives a feeling of openness as well.

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:44:02 +0000

JC and Ari–good points. Especially about the mobile users–something I usually forget about since my cell phone doesn’t DO internet browsing. (I really need to change that one of these days.)

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:12:48 +0000

It’s also important to have content on left and sidebars on right if you have mobile users, for pages are seen vertically, so if sidebars are on left, one has to scroll through all of it.

By: jc

jc — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:32:27 +0000

Your eye is trained to scan left-to-right. The lefthand sidebars tend to interrupt the scanning. With the shifting of the sidebar to the right, teh eye glides more easily over the text. Or at least that’s what I remember from my old Sensation & Perception class that I TAed

By: --Deb

--Deb — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:56:51 +0000

I think more and more sites are doing right-sided sidebars, so we’re getting more used to SEEING them, so that anything else just doesn’t look right anymore. (Because, well, duh, it’s on the LEFT.)

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:16:34 +0000

I definitely like the sidebar over on the right. Not sure why, but it feels more natural there. Looking good! Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..How to Write a Novel

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:42:39 +0000

Much better! Well done. Brad Shorr’s last blog post..Interruption Marketing that Works!

By: Lillie Ammann

Lillie Ammann — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:24:59 +0000

Love the new look, Deb, though the change is subtle. Lillie Ammann’s last blog post..Blog Book Tour This Week

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:16:28 +0000

True. The horizontal width IS bigger, and white space is not a bad thing.

That reminds me, though … I should reformat my header image so it’s the same width as the page …

By: Judy H.

Judy H. — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:58:55 +0000

Also, the foreground area is bigger, with the same amount of stuff in it. So, it is more open. Judy H.’s last blog post..Newbies!