Phil
5th Oct 2004, 10:01 am
Macuser (http://macuser.pcpro.co.uk/) have revamped their website.
Overall i'm finding it quicker loading and generally fresher. 1024 fixed width, though there tends to be a banner add on the right hand side so lower resolutions aren't missing much. The decision to go to 1024 was because the "vast majority of our readers set their monitor to a screen resolution of 1,024 width or above". Me too. Though there's some people complaining on the forum that the designer types are likely to be higher (one guy is at 2048).
Banner adds are maybe a touch overwhelming; at least 3 per page - all flashing, but it's still less than Zdnet
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A couple of pages didn't load properly on IE but did with Safari. Nice.
I'm most impressed by the organisation of it. Stuff is a lot easier to find (and be made aware of) than it used to be; left hand column is an unchanging nav bar, right hand column is relevant section related links. No drop downs.
Pleasing though the colour coding and general feel is, there is no real "wow" about the design (this is after all quite a design orientated mag), however I guess you could argue that it is an information and news site rather than any sort of showcase for flamboyant arty-ness, and as such it succeeds.
Overall i'm finding it quicker loading and generally fresher. 1024 fixed width, though there tends to be a banner add on the right hand side so lower resolutions aren't missing much. The decision to go to 1024 was because the "vast majority of our readers set their monitor to a screen resolution of 1,024 width or above". Me too. Though there's some people complaining on the forum that the designer types are likely to be higher (one guy is at 2048).
Banner adds are maybe a touch overwhelming; at least 3 per page - all flashing, but it's still less than Zdnet
Full access requires registering.
RSS feeds available.
A couple of pages didn't load properly on IE but did with Safari. Nice.
I'm most impressed by the organisation of it. Stuff is a lot easier to find (and be made aware of) than it used to be; left hand column is an unchanging nav bar, right hand column is relevant section related links. No drop downs.
Pleasing though the colour coding and general feel is, there is no real "wow" about the design (this is after all quite a design orientated mag), however I guess you could argue that it is an information and news site rather than any sort of showcase for flamboyant arty-ness, and as such it succeeds.