Comments on: Please pardon my dust…

By: Random Lurker

Random Lurker — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:15:56 +0000

I’m probably a bit out of date on the discussion so this may have been covered, but one thing I’ve noticed on every visit since the changes started… The last character (or two) of every line is hidden under a vertical scroll bar. It’s like the window width is set, but then the scroll bar is added making the auto-sizing just that bit too wide. Does that make any sense?

For info: 19″ monitor at 1280×1024 & using IE6.0.

By: AlexandraErin

AlexandraErin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:16:00 +0000

Yeah, this is the same one, though there is more spacing between the lines now than there was before.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +0000

It’s amazing what a difference the font makes! I like this current one (is this what you were using before? I can’t tell for sure) and I like that there is a little more spacing between the lines. For me, this font actually adds to the feel of the story.

By: Silvertongue

Silvertongue — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:10 +0000

Well, obviously that has my vote =)

The other thing, and I’m not sure how much water this theory really holds, is that it might be the spacing between the actual lines. I’m trying to remember what made the previous version easily readable, and unfortunately it’s so hard to pick out just one bit, y’know? I think it’s a bit like Jenga – if you pull out one thing, sometimes the structure holds, but pull out the wrong one, and the whole thing falls. But you can’t just blame that last one, because if the previous ones hadn’t been removed, that one wouldn’t have mattered.

And that last bit isn’t meant as a criticism or a critique or anything, just my mind wandering.

By: Atalanta

Atalanta — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:59:07 +0000

I really dislike the font, honestly. I don’t find it visually appealing at all… and the spacing makes it a bit hard to read. I preferred having a font that had smaller lowercase letters, relative to the height of the font, and the greater spacing between lines…

By: AlexandraErin

AlexandraErin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:54:12 +0000

Thanks for saying so! I don’t always take advice well, but that’s one of the things I’m working on.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:36:33 +0000

“Happy customers don’t call your boss.” It’s proven time and again in retail and food service..I’d never thought to apply it to an internet-based venture, but…

People should be told when they’re doing a good job. AE..you’re doing a good job, I thinks. Not everyone is concerned with what looks good to *others* when it comes to *their* site. It’s nice to see someone take the feedback and critiques into serious consideration – as a reader, thank you.

By: AlexandraErin

AlexandraErin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:54:50 +0000

I do believe you’re right, because I’m recalling the same thing happening the last time I redesigned the site. Each new iteration has had fewer ads than the one before, funnily enough.

By: Wysteria

Wysteria — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:08 +0000

I’m going to chime in on the didn’t care about ads before, still don’t care about them side. It’s just that when you move something, people notice that you’ve moved it – everyone will start tuning them out again soon, I’ll bet.

By: AlexandraErin

AlexandraErin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:53:18 +0000

Thanks for the specific feedback; I think a lot of times people are more apt to speak up about what doesn’t work or is a problem for them.