ZoomConcept Reviews
Minor Problem on Post-Page.jpg 1 The design of this banner really sticks out from the rest of the site, but not in a good way. Typography feels too spaced out, borders don't feel right. Doesn't make me want to read it to find out what it says. New Idea on Post-Page.jpg 1 I think that your primary banner area is really weak, and doesn't do a good job on conveying the purpose of the site. I would suggest trying to bring some of the content off of your About page and displaying it here in a way that made the site concept easier to grasp for first time visitors. Maybe even use a cookie to hide it from repeat visitors. 2 Since this is the only place a comment is directly linked to a story, maybe a dashed line here would work better. -
Benjamin commented:Really appreciate this tip and have implemented it. Thanks for the attention to subtle details Steve!
Summary:
To be honest, I had a bit of a hard time wrapping my head around the concept of the site, but once I found myself playing around with it for a bit, I actually found myself enjoying the backwards nature of it.
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Benjamin commented:
Happy to hear that once the ice was broken that you could enjoy it!
Communicating the concept of the site has been a struggle so far, since it is easy for it to be mistaken for a twitter clone or some kind of social network.
Thanks for the tips I'm sure they'll help to convey the concept better.
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Minor Problem on Post-Page.jpg 1 too large 2 no visual cue to determine whether this is the entire article. -
Benjamin commented:
Good point!
Although, I do feel like the ellipse was a visual cue, but it's probably too subtle for people quickly scanning = everyone. For now I've implemented a '...view full post' link at the end to help with this. I'll keep this area in mind though and work on the language.
Serious Problem on Post-Page.jpg 1 magic button syndrome -- this is the only way of getting back to the landing page (from a level 2 page). I encourage you to have create a breadcrumb trail. -
Benjamin commented:
Given the nature of infinite scroll I think it best to encourage users to use the back button, so that the page will load to the point they were. Admittedly this is one of the weaknesses of using infinite scroll for my site at the moment.
We do provide one more link to the homepage at the bottom of the level 2 page, but from your comment I do think it would be good to include a link in the fixed bar at the top of the page.
2 I would think 'Search' would be more evident. My gut says, Search placement is incorrect -- and would be difficult to find in a usability test. Positive Feature on Pewlpit-homepage.jpg 1 There is a significant visual affordance issue http://www.usefulusability.com/increase-your-usability-and-website-roi-with-perceived-affordance/ My gut is -- you may have a time-on-task issues (user frustration over how this interaction works) -
Benjamin commented:
So far I've fixed the title link hover property. I had made the mistake of having the hover property activate upon hovering over any of the module.
Having read your review/links I am seeing many more issues in this area than before. Thanks.
2 You have a false affordance issue. Notice how there you may be introducing confusion by having words 'unclickable' in one section, and 'clickable' in another section of the same page (referred to as cognitive dissonance). This is problematic and needs to be corrected. A quick usability test would validate my theory. You need to engage a user in 3-5 seconds. You should test using a trial license to Loop11 -- which is free for one test, and would be ideal for testing the live site. Essentially, after setting up the test, you send out to contacts (example Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin). http://www.loop11.com/ (watch the demo video) -
Benjamin commented:
Great point, definitely don't want to introduce that confusion at such a prominent point in the design. I've changed the 'No Rights Reserved' to the regular font color.
They might link to content in the future though, so if you see them back in orange don't think I've dismissed your input ;)
Positive Feature on Post-VideoDebate.jpg 1 good module design Summary:
Benjamin ~
What works:
- Infinite scroll
- level 2 content module design (with the exception of the call-to-action cue)
- Readability factor - the page is very easy to scan
What "Needs" Work:
- Affordance issues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance)
- Search capability is hidden
- Call to action button not evident on each module
- Consider adding Breadcrumbs as a level 2 to landing page navigational cue
Hope this helps,
MichaelR
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Benjamin commented:
Thanks Michael! I really appreciate all of the great feedback and introduction to new web design jargon.
If I still lived in CT I would have to sign up for some of your classes!
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Minor Problem on Post-Page.jpg 1 This part is not going with the desgin, make it prominent 2 Need some improvements here Summary:
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Lisa Tweedie commented:You just asked me to review one of your concepts and yet you give blank review yourself. Very sorry but no.
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Designer Mozi commented:If CF does not stop me to doing then why would I will be noticed about it,,, I'm new at CF. Nikos is very kind person.
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This is definitely an area that I have been struggling with. I think that the orange is part of the 'affordance' issue that Michael has referenced. I will be experimenting with this today, and also look into utilizing cookies as you suggested below.