ZoomConcept Reviews
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If this website will consider the loading time of website and try to overcome this problem. Then it can gain much visiters who can't visit this website for loading problem.
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Olaru George commented:What are you saying here? How do you know if this website will be coded well or not to improve loading time? Let`s judge the design not the future coding part.
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Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 These lost pixels... I can see them on screens and in my browser aswell... this has to be fixed -
Simon Jackson commented:This is strange, I wonder if its just the font thats doing this..
2 This looks bad (font) - read my summary for more details 3 Why this isnt vertically centered? I dont understand why there is that whitespace under the sign up button. It does look asymmetrically... 4 Why there is no read article link? Why I have to click on Image or title? 5 Shadow doesnt look realistic, maybe it is too strong... 6 Not aligned? Why? Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 why these two are not in a same line? Looks weird... Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 More detailed background would be nice... this one looks like photoshoped in 6 seconds... Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 This area is just shouting... CTA button! CTA! 2 Tagline/description/info about site? Where am I? Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 nicely done... (the only bad is that there is another twitter advertisement just few pixels lower... ew ) 2 I like these buttons, however I dont know why, but at some parts of site the hover effect isnt working... Positive Feature on Thrillist Listing 1 It is changing! Cool Positive Feature on Thrillist - Before & After 1 This one is totally step forward... You can see how it is now visually ordered - which means user friendly New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 Highly potential area to fill up... Damn, 12 million-user website with some empty-unused area? Ahem... New Idea on Thrillist Footer 1 To get some more visual order, I would align titles to left (where does its section starts) and separate different contents by some simple line -
Sean Hudson commented:Totally agree! With no visual separation it takes way too much figuring-out to figure it out...
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Abdu Bukres commented:Add vertical lines as borders into each from title to bottom so user knows start & end of each section.
Summary:
The design itself looks in my eyes looks oversized... many elements are just too large.
Second negative thing is font... I just dislike it... its too simple, badly anti-aliased, ugly... It looks amateurish. And in case of sub-navigation there are also some readability issues.
The global style is in my opinion too simple, only some basic gradients... Yeah I know, there was probably attempt to make it simple... but there is always also way to look simple and cool. Simply I would prefer some more detailed stuff
Anyways it is interesting work and totally better than the earlier version. And well... the site is working with so much users what means it is sucesfull. And thats the main point. The things I said are just details, globally it is good web design. :)
Wow, I am really surprised of ammount notes I have posted
Btw Andrew your link to mashable is broken
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Andrew Follett commented:Great stuff Martin! The link is fixed - thanks!
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Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 I understand that they're wanting to be hip & cool with their verbiage, but to me, it just sounds lame. 'HOOD' should be changed to 'CITY'. Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 on IE8, the search button is not aligned with the input box Critical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 when clicking thru to the signup page, there is no link to take you back to the home page. Summary:
This site is ok. There are a few issues, one of them being the load time. The colors aren't great, I'm not a fan of the red banner, but I can see how they're tying it in with the bulls eye target image.
The site really doesn't explain what its all about. The one sentence tagline really doesn't explain it. For example, where on the site does it say "information for men"?
I do appreciate that the site is built in HTML5 and it's use of jQuery. Overall, the site is lacking a "wow" factor for me.
I've added notes to my comments.
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Personally don't really like this rollover effect 2 padding - increase it here 3 Alignment - needs to be consistent 4 Don't know that this is really a follow icon, worth having here, I like the idea 5 Centered Really? - This looks odd, and there is wasted space 6 this looks odd due to the above text being centred 7 wasted space - I think this red banner could be utilized better Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 odd inner shadow, actually looks more like a bad bevel 2 Alignment, this kind of gets my goat, knowing full well there was a fair bit of money spent on the re-design, at least get it the alignment right 3 doubling up - why? 4 underlines? This isn't the 1990's make them a different color not an underline 5 stumbleUpon - great but why not also up on follow us box Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 I don't think this is required 2 Considering the above block is 3 columns, I would stick to that, 4 columns looks messy and there is wasted space that just looks ugly Critical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 drop shadow, is unnecessary and very badly done it's too dark, and if trying to look like a banner it should be it's overlapping the other parts of the banner, making the tail here look like an after thought 2 Odd shadow that appears out of nowhere here Critical Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 sharp rude shadow - either do it properly or not at all New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 This is a good CTA New Idea on Thrillist Listing 1 Typography - this is good New Idea on Thrillist Footer 1 Like this Summary:
The site itself from the screen shots was not bad, however I went to the live site and was a bit appalled by the overall load and flow of the design.
Overall, the redesign is ok, there are a HUGE amount of inconsistencies and wasted space issues, that really make this site look a bit untidy....
Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Don't know the thought behind this, but the sizes are not justified. Specially while signing up Thrillist nation is highlighted as an option that Gets you everything from the web, so why small size button on Home. Critical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 when you go tho this link, you don't find a Door back to Home. New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 Consider putting Login button here (with Red color) instead of on the red banner, which is not EVIDENT and gets lost due to Signup for free message :-)) Summary:
Nice redesign.
Looks pretty nice compared to earlier design. The language of the content and topics are really Thrillist. The video section is good, not bad!
Though few suggestions like;
The banner in Red color is OK for HOME, but not needed all throughout the pages. It's quite huge and eats up the premium space on all pages is not required. Or maybe for registered users, it might be getting away, I don't know.
If I click on signup page, the design changes to different style from the other pages. And worst part is, I cannot go back to HOME except that I click the Browser Back button. Terrible!! Fix it ASAP, man!!
Buttons on top. Thrillist nation, is projected as an important choice when you go to Sign Up, it says that site grabs everything thats fresh from web for you. Then why such a small Button Size on top. And for that matter, the rest of the buttons also, when you say Features, etc it must be of same size. In fact , All the buttons must of same size.
Hope the above points raise your eyebrows :-)
And you find it useful
All the best
cheers
Prashant
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Background image is hardly visible due to the use of two image. I think it would be best to use one single images sop that it could have more impact on user. Above the fold is the most crucial part of the website and I think header space not utilized properly. 2 wasted space 3 It's look a simple block of listing nothing... need to polish the image and content display 4 colors are not inspiring... overdose of red Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 iconography and colors should have consistency Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 wasted space Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 This color is not correct. It's too muted/dull Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 visually, a bit busy, but necessary Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 this navigational treatment is a bit tough to see - it competes with the treatment behind the logo. It all looks jagged (and the ghosting text "The List" creates visual clutter) Serious Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 Should be in upper Navbar Critical Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 Color is wrong Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 Nice... 2 Very good navbar 3 Great ad column Positive Feature on Thrillist - Before & After 1 Better than the former design Summary:
What Works:
1. What do you think of the redesign? - The pages are readable - the fonts work - There is a strong visual hierarchy - establishing an easy to scan landing page (and easy access to sub-levels)
2. Did their effort payoff? - Much better than the former design
- What did Thrillist do well?
- the Navigation is great...
- What else could they do to achieve their objective?
- execute a color study (explore bolder, perhaps black)
- explore some of the interesting blog templates
Summary: - nice design - but in certain places, needs to have less clutter - to increase subscriptions - work on the visual design to make it match the logo and USP
Very cool concept (now part of my personal bookmarks...)
- What did Thrillist do well?
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Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 The major business value should be communicated to visitors. "Free" should not be the focus. Would most visitors sign up because it is free? or Would most visitors sign up for content? 1. Reword the text in the button to something like "Sign up for what's new in your 'hood" 2. reword the headline to something like "Thrillist finds the best of what's new in your 'hood & on the web" -
Martin Bloksa commented:Actually it is done very well. Word free has a strong power among page visitors and it is good weapon in conversion rate optimization... See this case studyhttp://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/11/21/changing-the-firefox-download-button/ ;)
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Prashant Dubey commented:well said Martin :-)
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Raymond Wong commented:What is your pick? http://whichtestwon.com/archives/6878 Please read the comments after choosing your version.
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Minor Problem At a glance, can't see what this is about.
Needs a header with a clear purpose. Logo is almost hidden, and the main point is in small type across the top, too easy to miss. If this is for young guys, wouldn't hurt to have some good-looking young women, and men, having fun.Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 poor geometry Minor Problem on Thrillist - Before & After 1 confusing Minor Problem Twitter
I understand you want people to get involved on Twitter, but that banner is a little over-sized, and feels like it takes away from the website.Summary:
Overall you can get a quick understanding what the website is for.
Serious Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 This can be arranged better...looks too much to read. People might skip it. Positive Feature Twitter
It actually catches my eye more than rest of the elements on the page.Positive Feature on Thrillist Listing 1 This looks great! Maybe images on scroll would be an advantage. New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 This is wow! but if you make that Twitter banner little subtle then Sign up with catch more attention! Summary:
Twitter banner on the right is eye catchy because of the color contrast.
Minor Problem The brand is a little lost in the header
The brand is a little understated, it is in the background, lost in clutter, and a little too small-
Matthew Tanis commented:Agreed. This does get lost in the sauce.
Positive Feature Decent Urban Design
I like the overall design and it does tie-in well with the brand. I might however steer away from gun sites at this time.-
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Aaran Casey commented:Wow again, your words of wisdom are in fact amazing, I am sure Andrew found this truly inspiring and helpful...
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Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 This button seems kinda funny being right in the middle. I would either move it to the right change the design of it so it doesn't stick out. It also feels as if the entire red bar behind needs to be that large just to get people to "Sign Up For Free". 2 I'm assuming you'll be adding content here, however, it seems a little funny that there isn't anything, and it certainly makes this post not feel quite as important, even if there is great content waiting on the other end of the link. 3 This most likely should be reworked - seems kinda awkward. Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 These are out of place. You may putting them side by side rather than stacked. Also, it seems that there are corresponding e-mail, tweet, facebook, foursquare, etc. buttons underneath the restaurant listing underneath the picture. Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 By center aligning these topic headers, it's difficult to tell where they start and stop. For instance, does Atlanta fall underneath Editions or Features? Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 You should probably integrate a read more with an arrow, or some sort of click through. Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 Great ad. Good placement, and probably lots of click-throughs. 2 Love the way this looks! Positive Feature on Thrillist Footer 1 Nice social integration. The Twitter Scroll Bar looks out of place, but for the most part, looks pretty good. Positive Feature on Thrillist - Before & After 1 Play icon is excellent. Tells me right away that it's a video. Other on Thrillist Home 1 These aren't typically viewed as "Follow Us", however, they may function like that for your site. I may consider adding a second section on that same horizontal row called "Moible" or something like that and make the icons slightly smaller to give some breathing room. Reminds me of most blogs that cramp their sidebars with every possible follow link out there. Props for using FourSquare effectively. Summary:
Overall, excellent update to your site! Minor design/UI tweaks as noted. Good font choice, colors, and navigation.
Minor Problem Color Scheme
At my point of view, the color scheme is problematic. Grey background and white content background are causing to high vibrancy - difficult to concentrate on content.Serious Problem Navigation conecept
I like the navigation concept, the idea to use big and small buttons is really great!Critical Problem Content blocks
Content blocks are not comfort. To show image on the left side is really great Idea. But text on the right side does not support image well. Maybe to use more bigger titles?Summary:
The idea about big red registration bar is great, but content inside isn't attractive. It irritates and makes me think, that registration is dangerous act. It should be balances with big green dot with yes mark inside or some other symbols, which helps me after first attention to relax.
Serious Problem Weak UI Elements
Fonts seem too narrow and the blue bar shown on hover doesn't quite look professional.Positive Feature Signing Up
It is very apparent how to sign up for the service since it is at the top in the red bar.Summary:
I think it is important to keep things simple. Right now, there is too much going on in the site.
The navigation feels burdensome when I'm on the site. It feels as though there is an infinite amount of layers to process when going through the site.
Overall, the site has a little bit of a tacky feel to it. The fonts seem brittle and I do not like the blue bar that is shown when hovering over a content section.
In the end, it is a cool idea. I wish you the best of luck.
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Even if the technical execution is fine, the idea is not new and for me personally looks boring.
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 What is this relating too? 2 looks weird - try moving Positive Feature on Thrillist Listing 1 super social 2 super social New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 You can put some cool things in here like - most popular style tip etc New Idea on Thrillist Listing 1 looks like it was dropped in from a aeroplane 2 view map - maybe make buttons Critical Problem Color Contrast
I'm getting lost with color used.Positive Feature Action on call
Signup for free action on call button may work.Summary:
You can insure more usability assurance by applying the color contrast effectively. Don't know why but I'm getting lost sometimes. Please do some thing for next items background color.
You can do bit more on font styling as well. The icons you are showing just beside Date for each post can be more bigger and more understandable.
New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 doesnt seem to work for me 2 background seems liek it could be simpler Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 This section is too attention-catching, leading to deviation from the "CORE CONTENT" of this website. Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 best placed sign up button ever :) i Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 this is too big, try align it to left side. Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 white space Critical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 I really dont like this section. Too much wasted space. Summary:
Hi. I think it looks old. Im sorry but I dont like it.
Good luck. David.
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Looks allot like a free wordpress theme at the moment... your logo is non-existent and is lost in the design, i would also use the big red space instead of a small button but use it for call to action.
the second thing is the navigation and lack of proper aligment through the theme.
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Thrillist repeated over and over in the logo. Not bad but you could have done better - maybe? 2 If you have a lot of content, maybe not terrible, but, at a glance, I'm not sure what those top buttons do. Looks like someone in a marketing department got hold of your design... 3 Not obviously clickable. Hyperlinks should at least be visibly different from the rest of the content. 4 This would be okay if there wasn't a divider above it. Not entirely obvious which article it belongs to. 5 If this is empty the whole way down, you've just wasted a ton of space. Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 Way to kill your page loading times. Three different iframe widgets that drag in who knows what into the page. Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Users are going to ignore this. Looks like an ad, not a newsletter signup. 2 I hate it when sites think they need to plaster social media icons repeatedly all over the place. Serious Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 What are you going to do here? Pop up a new window? So 1990's. Use Flash? Bleh. Drop in some fancy jQuery lightbox-ish solution that forces the user to step through each image to view them all - even the ones they don't care to view? Horrible user experience. Put some thumbnails here for goodness sake and *maybe* use a carousel. There is also no indicator of how many images there are. Serious Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 Only for iPhone? Android is better and the number of activations every day prove it. Android is predicted to surpass iPhone total activations within the next 12 months. Critical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 This doesn't inspire users to click on the article. What is so ultimate that I will want to click on it? Give me more than one sentence. Critical Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 Three column layout is completely unnecessary. Look at that center column. If you write a decent sized article, you'll have huge sections of whitespace on both sides. New Idea on Thrillist Footer 1 Stuff people never use in the footer. You could just get rid of these links and then rely on robots.txt to let search engines find the content. Most people arrive via search anyway. Less clutter = better. Summary:
Overall, the site redesign is a drastic improvement, but it is still...distracting.
Positive Feature Awesome
The site looks awesome. I love the colors used in the header and the design.Summary:
Hi! i see that you used some of vectors taht doesnt mean that they are in need remove some of the ads like Follow Thrillis on twitter !
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Lots of wasted space 2 This beige block seems out place with a grey scale site 3 More wasted space, if excerpts are going to be short, give them less space 4 Deadspace, could be used for twitter feed, tags, categories etc etc 5 This inconsistency doesn't make sense to me 6 Seems somewhat disjointed and unbalanced Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 1/3 of screen realestate is too small for the main content of the page 2 Ads overwhelm the content, making the site feel spammy 3 Seems to be duplicated from the over social content Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 Top and bottom padding don't match 2 sections are running together, needs a hint of padding Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 Love the header Positive Feature on Thrillist Listing 1 Like this little card, but the blue seems out of place New Idea on Thrillist Footer 1 Carry the blue title bar across all 3 Summary:
Good concept, but i can't say I would necessarily make the switch from the old design, both are pretty meh.. and development dollars can be expensive
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 More line height here 2 Not vertically centered totally. Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 More line height and is too close to the left and right sides. 2 Spacing problem here icons, like top and bottom Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 Spacing between elements here seem a little weird. Maybe add some bullets in each list item. The headings look weird centered, I would left align them. Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 The header here is a little jumbled. I don't know right off what the site is. I would increase the branding more by increasing the logo size and add the tagline up to the top more. The big red bar has a little too much bevel effect on it. The topics nav needs more spacing at top and bottom. In general just play with the spacing. New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 Might want to add more recogniziable social icons here Summary:
Overall the design is clean but could use some better spacing for readability. It's definitely an improvement from the old one.
Line height could be increased in some areas.
The header area is a little jumbled and could use some spacing.
Minor Problem Poor color
Grey and black could be changedSerious Problem Slow in server response
needs optimizationSummary:
This website is powerful. Clea, organized and easy to use and navigate. Cna't say anything bad about it!
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webdesign is cluttered and noisy on the top of page. not that obvious what it does. some of the grey labels are blended in background. the sign up for free is more prominent than your web statement. You should auto check the ip address and location and provide some local thrillist info.
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I think this site has a lot of potential, but is weighed down by poor and inconsistant design elements. The header area could have been designed a lot better. The logo, backdrop and tabs get washed together. The usage of the banner with the sign up arrow needs to definitely be re-organized. A nice place to start would be modifying the typography and finding a good recipe that works. I didn't have any issues with load time but I can see how others would have this issue.
I think they have the beginnings of what could potentially be a good design, but they'll need to go back and really think about the user experience - they have a lot of clean up work to do. With a little UI, CSS work they can turn this ship around.
I like the simple navigation and easy page flow make this experience into something a user could enjoy.
Minor Problem Secondary Nav
The navigational links such as "New", "Near", "Top", etc. look very basic and are very proportionality (I know you are probably doing this to make them stand out, but its damaging the visual appeal). You should try making the blocks the same size, and make them stand out with the same red as the 3D banner.Spacing Issues
You have issues with your spacing, especially within the red banner. There is a lot of negative space that is taking away from the pages appeal. I would try boxing the type on the left, then boxing the sign up link and log in link on the right. Also, within your main content, the facebook like and tweet buttons look very out of place. This is causing a lot of negative space, I suggest placing these elements within the title of the page or above the image.Thrillist Background
The "Thrillist" grey background font is not very appealing. I would remove the font, and keep the building image instead. If you want to use a darker grey to balance the logo and buildings, try using large grey buildings instead or re working the type face.Serious Problem 3D Effect
The red 3D effect really ties the website together. It successfully devides the navigation from the content, and looks visually appealing.Top Nav
The top navigation contrasts against the page nicely, and has really important features. A nice strategy, well done.Consistency
You have good consistency through out your pages, which I believe is a key design element in web design.Summary:
All in all a good design, but it does still need a bit of work. You typography and spacing needs a little more attention as well. The colour scheme really works, and elements contrast well with each other. Well done.
Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 The daily-email ad is confusing. On reading this, I got the notion that you are PRIMARILY an "email magazine" services for daily emails; or are you primarily a website. It's OK to have both, but don't confuse me. At this bar on the top I want to know what I am seeing -- what is this website? what is this web page? Serious Problem Crowded
The design is still too crowded. People don't want to hang around your site looking at this and that -- they want to be presented with immediate value. Need to trim down the visual components.Need consistent pages
Related to the issue of crowdedness is complexity. Each page needs to tell me something, one thing. E.g., the Maude's page is good (if I interpret the Jackthreads as a ignorable ad and not part of the design.) But the burger page has multiple elements. Are all elements on that for the same restairant?Serious Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 Twitter's good, FB's good. But make up your mind. Is your site the PRIMARY platform? In that case, don'[t push them to FB. It's OK to have these "ads", but only for people who have some other reason to leave your site-- indeed, to DESERT your site -- and go to another platform. Positive Feature You show the info
This is a real improvement. In the old concept, the front page gives me a list of dates: Feb. 16, Feb. 17, etc. Here you show the real, exciting content, as much as possible, so I know what to click on.New Idea Brighter color scheme
The color scheme is aesthetic, but not exciting. You are trying to appeal to young men, 18-35. Need brighter colors. See the last image -- the picture of the burger is eye-catching. make the whole color scheme that way.Use the Geolocation API
Use the W3C Geolocation API to send targeted messages even before signin.Summary:
This has a nice aesthetic, but does not scream "cool." I need to see direct value in front of me. The individual elements need to say "I am interesting, click me," and very few of them do.
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I have seen Thrillist a few times before. I think the redesign is a big improvement. Navigation is cleaner and the map is nice. For whatever reason I always have had a hard time figuring the location of the places written up on the site.
- Navigation is cleaner
- sections are blocked out more cleanly
- would like a stronger indication of the city I am looking at.
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Minor Problem One change
I think the site looks great, but I think it would look better if the read menu or heading at the top was a solid read instead of a gradient read.Positive Feature I like the change
The new changes are so much easier to read. It looks much cleaner and not as overwhelmingSummary:
I really like the color scheme for the new site and the readability for the new page. It is much easier to read and scan through than the old site, which seemed really cluttered. A really nice job
Positive Feature Header
I like the city and logo design a lot. Very urban and interactive feel. However again it is completely different in the web link provided. Is that the old version we are looking at and the screenshots are of the new as yet not implemented revision?New Idea Oversized
I agree with the other review about this. I have to zoom out my screen a notch or two to make the view easier on my eyes and to fit the very large elements in my screen. Granted I am on a 13" monitor macbook air but 1400x900 is pretty standard still and although most of us graphics junkies are on 24" monitors, or there abouts, many devices and folks are not.Ribbon
This is only my personal tastes but I have never liked the 3D ribbon wrap effect. I think it is a cheesy way to get visual depth. Note: I went to the website and I do not see the ribbon effect. Did you already remove it? If so I think it looks much better without it although the alternative design I am seeing is completely flat with no drop shadows anywhere and I think that may be a mistake.Summary:
Interactive and modern. Very urban feel and that seems to have hit the mark. Overall design may be over thought. Trying to be too many things to too many people? Design is too large. If you are targeting folks with large monitors please keep in mind many use smaller devices or haven't shelled out the money for a new monitor yet even though the prices have dropped. Many urban folks are on budgets or use devices that don't have a 1920x1200 screen. If you made the layout liquid it would automatically adjust to various sized monitors and device screens. Was that idea thrown out along the way? I know some want static because it is easier and you don't have to worry about what happens to your static boxes and dynamic injected material on various screen sizes and browser resize.
Overall good concept but still needs some more thought. I get the feeling the new design concept was scaled back. Did the design team want to shake things up and were pulled back by the client? That's the feeling I get without knowing any details.
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 This needs to be aligned with the white container, and not the red banner. Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 You need to make this WAY smaller, this is way too dominating on the site. You can still have it going across the entire site, but give it less height and perhaps play a bit with the red, find something that doesn't take as much attention as this one. I'd suggest you play with the font and size so you can have the sign up button and text on 1 line, and then make a button for the login / register too. New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 I think the red works, but I think you should try playing with having it white like the sub-navigation. So the selected menu and sub-navigation blends together. Also I don't like the arrow pointing down as the sub menu is already quite small and the arrow just leaves even less space for the sub menu. If you made the active menu link a white background to blend with the white sub-menu you woudn't need the arrow. Summary:
I think the design almost works. You need to play with sizes and fonts. There are too many huge elements who can be toned down and placed better. So my tip is play with placement and sizes. Also you need to figure out what you want the user to focus on, because right now the huge red banner is the first thing you notice.
Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 Love the nav bar. Having the landscape in the background is very clever. Well done. Summary:
Overall I think the site is a good. I do however find it to be very busy, there is a lot going on and my eyes aren't sure where to look first.
I think you could have said more with less. Perhaps highlighted a few things on the homepage instead of everything.
Good choice of colours and fonts. though. I like the overall feel.
Minor Problem The follow us on twitter is little too big
Makes it look desperate to be followed. You may want to consider smaller social icons with follower count insteadCritical Problem The red thick bar distracting
I think the thick red bar is distracting and also hiding the sign up for free button, and login button.Positive Feature Beautiful menus and logos
The menus and fonts are good looking and attractive.Summary:
Overall a nice site with beautiful appearance and slight improvement based on targeted audience.
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You better give some effort on the menu design and in the fonts.
Critical Problem Logo brand
It seems a little weak for such a popular website.Positive Feature Look-n-feel
I like the overall spacing and legibility of the site.Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 Critical Problem Logo
First thing that catches my eye is the small, weak logo. Then the navigation is cluttered. That's all I keep looking at!Positive Feature It looks good, but very ad-heavy
The design is very sleek but there's too many ads (and some aren't even ads - they just look like adverts). I think readers would get banner blindness quickly. Try adding more white space and less OTT on the colours.Serious Problem design
3d look and feel is awesome!Critical Problem font size main article
too small. also what is the orange icon, green is restaurant what is the orange?Positive Feature second level nav
text too smallfollow on twitter
does this need to be so big, can it not peer into the page for first time users or randomly i don't see why this should be taking up prime real estate. you could you re-think to have a seamless sign up/follow process.New Idea sign up banner
takes up too much spacesign up banner
takes up too much spaceCritical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Too less content in too much are. Strange but makes want to see some more stuff rather than a few promotions to increase twitter followers and just two articles. Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 Clean design. Gives the user good vibes. Positive Feature on Thrillist Listing 1 Like the idea of putting a summary sort of a thing below the image. Engaging. Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 I think this should be a little bigger to reinforce the idea of local content. 2 It's unclear to me what this second tier of navigation is all about--why are "thrillist nation", "features", and "browse" smaller than their "New", "near", "etc" counterparts? 3 Add an arrow or something noting that there's an additional page, something that invites clicks more than just the text. 4 I think the background could be more "local" i.e. city-specific backgrounds/images. Minor Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 Search is very hidden! Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 Lots of dead space, obscures the navigation and could be used to draw my attention to something more important than their value prop. Positive Feature on Thrillist Footer 1 Good use of lots of different social media outlets. I wonder if you could combine them all into one fed and differentiate using icons. Positive Feature on Thrillist - Before & After 1 Generally speaking, the new page is a lot more inviting, engaging and aesthetically pleasing. I like how the former version promoted internal content in the right navigation (i.e. Video Fridays). New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 I like the idea of tagging by icons, but they're pretty small and words might be just as compelling. New Idea on Thrillist Listing 1 Here you should add something that highlights/indicates you're within the "food" navigation. 2 It would be cool to add Open Table integration to this! 3 I like the idea of having a slideshow embedded in that space instead of a pop out to a gallery. New Idea on Thrillist Footer 1 If I'm facebook connected/logged in elsewhere, it would be cool to see my friends that have liked Thrillist. Summary:
Generally speaking, I think the redesign is a lot better--aesthetically more pleasing and more inviting/interactive. I think some of the navigation stands to be improved. Generally speaking, I think there could also be more local emphasis.
Positive Feature Like the overall layout of information
Flow is niceMore integration of Iconography
Would like to see more icon usageNew Idea Email Field
Might help increase conversionsCritical Problem What is it you do?
If you don't have a visitor in the first 3 seconds they leave! You have to force people to understand what you are about instantly.Summary:
The twitter info needs a maroon border just like the color in your header or move it down more. You may want to see how it looks in different browsers because you have many web code errors. I also think you need a more obvious city scape to make visitors understand what you offer visitors.
Critical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 very aggresive Positive Feature on Thrillist Home 1 I really like the navigaton Critical Problem Font
The smaller font is a bit difficult to read. Perhaps a thicker, more defined font will work better.Summary:
The site is pretty self explanatory and very interesting. The smaller font, i.e. the font describing each headline is a bit difficult to see. Otherwise, I think its a great site.
Minor Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 the bar looks too thin. could cause unintended clicks. 2 image right next to the main image? Looks really odd. There really should be no need for an image here. The font could be bigger and the text shorter (and more broken up in paragraphs). Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Text too big and not enough padding around it Critical Problem on Thrillist Home 1 Too long of a tagline, also the tagline here is a waste. you have not established the value prop yet and you are asking people to join? New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 Is the entire image clickable? 2 You may want to do all the buttons in the "thrillist" scope style. So basically make them look the like the circle with the four marks. 3 could be expanded to have separate buttons for each social media site that you support sharing with (instead of just the "share" text) 4 these headlines need to pop and create excitement. The font is too drab and un-adorned to do that. New Idea on Thrillist Listing 1 Aren't there any ratings? or something else that qualifies this place? Minor Problem The "New" Section
Just looks kind of bland and doesn't make me want to read what you wroteSummary:
Decent design, probably could do a bit better if I'm being honest - just improving the posts would be the most important thing. Make them look juicy and clickable so people read your stuff
Summary:
Looks like a great community website...Clean layout, easy nav buttons, social links, etc. Nice job and best of luck to you and your website.
Minor Problem on Thrillist Home 1 The twitter banner is not at all to my liking but maybe it converts well. It looks a bit cheesy. 2 Hmm, not sure if this photo and logo matches the look and feel of the site. Serious Problem on Thrillist Home 1 The top portion of the site is very confusing. It took me a while to figure out that there was a logo in the middle. Logo and catch phrase are usually to the top left and it's generally not a good idea to deviate from convention unless you have a compelling reason to do so. The catchphrase is too long. Change it to "Find the best of what's new in your hood and on the web" It's best to have an email register built into the page rather than have someone click to another page to sign up. Also it does seem a little premature to be asking some to sign up before they have had a chance to sample the content. 2 Too much white space. Serious Problem on Thrillist Listing 1 The content is all here but it needs to be packaged better. Perhaps the designers could draw inspiration from other sources especially newspapers such as the New York Times. Big blocks of text are hard to read. Consider breaking the paragraph into smaller pieces. Serious Problem on Thrillist Footer 1 Again, it's never a good idea to break from convention unless you have a compelling reason. I am not so sure about incorporating Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare feeds at this location of the site. Positive Feature Website Review
I love the concept behind the site. It needs a lot more work though in my opinion. The content is there but it needs much better and more stylish packaging. The current layout seems rather haphazard.New Idea on Thrillist Home 1 The social media widgets do seem a little out of proportion for the space. New Idea on Thrillist Listing 1 Make this smaller Summary:
Overall, not great. The design needs to be revamped and extensive user Interface testing need to be completed. I would strongly recommend the using analytics to highlight the areas that need improvement. Bounce rates, recency, time on page, page value are just some of the reports that will hight problem areas.
Positive Feature Love the menu
Your menu make the website look very classy. It gives alot of depth to what is a 2 d platform. Good workNew Idea Red Band Advertising
I think the red band across the top could be styled a bit better. The headling i think should be on two lines and the signup button to the right.Summary:
I feel the Red banner is way too big and needs some definition. Seems to pull your attention away from the main parts of the page
Critical Problem Bad usability
Really bad usabilitySummary:
I have seen very identical design somewhere on UX related article or book earlier, where it was reviewed as bad example of web design.
I couldn't comment it.
Positive Feature good
excelente speed on load pages. complimentsPositive Feature Design
Great Design!
good concept