ZoomConcept Reviews
Minor Problem All in all, I actually like this map design. The map fits with brand of the site, both the color/aesthetics and service. That said, the brightness of the green does make it difficult to read the white. Could you use a plain background and use the green gradient effect on major city locations on the map? Serious Problem The map does not do anything with products. I tried a few different products on your site and nothing showed up on the map. Positive Feature Clever looking logo. Though it took me a while to make the connection with the logo and the search icon. Part of the logo. I like it! Though, does it need to be slanted? The map works well here. I tried this on the site. I searched for auto repair shops and got lots of good results. Great inclusion and well placed. Another great addition and placement. Love this feature. Comparison shopping all on one page. New Idea Perhaps you could post a screen shot of a product/service page that has this section filled with content rather than a login in screen. A screenshot of what happens when this is clicked on would be helpful for reviewing. Summary:
Hello Jas.
I think this is a great concept for a web service. It has a nice looking design and branding that is present throughout the entire site. Your incorporation of social media and Google maps is smart and well placed within the design.
Obviously there is still some development being done with the site. There are a few areas that I thought could be addressed. The landing page is a bit hard to read. The white on the green is not the best fit.
It would be nice if some of the features of your site show content as apposed to Facebook Login or 'bought this' buttons. And I'm curious why you did not include a screenshot for search results. I thought this page was well designed, but loads a bit slow. Although, whatever your parsing code is, it's brilliant. All those stores on one page!
There are a few other minor things that I have marked on the screen shots. But like I've said, great site. Good design, that is mostly usable. Fabulous service too. Social networking and price comparisons at the finger tips.
Hope this helps.
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Minor Problem The text is lost here. It doesn't really standout. Try adding a coloured box to aid readability. The alignment on the text in the boxes is a bit off. Try vertically centering it and adding extra padding. Much like the heading on the main page, the slogan needs to be more informative. "The products and Services Social Web" - What does that mean exactly? If possible, see if you can flip this image around. At the moment, his eyes are directing the user away from the page. Is the box around the content really necessary? Yes, I know it is to frame the space on the page. However, the content has a nice sharp edge already and so the box feels unnecessary. It also creates the feeling of everything being cramped in. Positive Feature I like this map. It's bright, eye catching and gives the brand a sense of grandeur. On the whole this is a good layout. Nice and organised. New Idea I think this heading needs to be a bit more informative. How does Luboh help me share my shopping experience? What benefit do I get from sharing it? These headings (i.e. "Description", "People bought at", Online Stores from same or related products") just don't work at all. The boxes around the headings create too much of visual division, so the headings feel divorced from the paragraphs they related to. The font size for the headings is too small. They aren't easy to pick out when skimming the page. Try experimenting with layout by making the photo bigger so it fills the width of the main content area. This will help to make the photo standout more. (At the moment, the map draws too much attention, so the photo ends up feeling like a weaker secondary item.) Summary:
On the whole, this is a nice clean design. It just needs a large number of small tweaks which I have listed in my notes.
One of the big weakness is the type - The font you have used is very generic and dated - it immediately reminds me of squatting pages and other online scams. Obviously, the most important job of a typeface is to make text readable, so you do not want a font that has too much personality. See www.fontsquirrel.com for some ideas.
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Jas Luboh commented:Madhu,
thanks for your review. Indeed minor tweaks make all the difference and thanks for your help eg fontsquirrel. We will factor these points in our enhancements.
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Summary:
I'm sorry, but this design looks really poor. Bad usage of colors, too vibrant/vivid background for search area. Look google, how they have solved landing page. You should help you users, not to make a confusion.
I couldn't understand for what this site is at all? But you should help user easily to understand what you offer and how to use your site.
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Jas Luboh commented:
thanks for trying however you do have very poor communication written skills, English language, grammar etc. Strongly suggest to improve these.
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Hi John,
thanks for a very thoughtful review. We will certainly address your comments in our design enhancements. We have posted screen shots with the friends content, for what they bought as an example. You made a good point here.