Which new homepage design for Wrong Planet??! !!

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20 Nov 2013, 7:05 pm

Here are the home design options. Which do you like and why?

Option 1 or Option 2? Also which parts of each do you like better?

https://blueprint.app.box.com/s/2uj52mkn9ol9yilex0hh

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20 Nov 2013, 7:10 pm

The first one.

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20 Nov 2013, 7:14 pm

I like the second one better. Seems less cluttered. Probably because the navigation menu stands out more and doesn't get lost in the content. I also like the lighter color scheme. Makes it seem more white space-y.

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20 Nov 2013, 7:20 pm

Another website that I frequent did a recent redesign, and they used a white background, which makes it annoying to use for long periods. I chose the second option, because the white will seem less overwhelming against a lighter background than against a darker one.

Anything you can do to limit the whiteness of the discussion area would be greatly appreciated.

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20 Nov 2013, 7:23 pm

Option 2. Mainly because the top horizontal navigation bar is easier to find.

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20 Nov 2013, 7:26 pm

I voted for Option 2. The color scheme is much less painful to my eyes, and the boundaries between things are more clear -- making it easier to process what I'm looking at.

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20 Nov 2013, 8:18 pm

Option 2.

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20 Nov 2013, 8:20 pm

jrjones9933 wrote:

Agreed. I would much rather have a gray or light blue background. The gray already on the website now seems like less of a strain for me.

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20 Nov 2013, 8:21 pm

i like option 2. that blue navigation bar is fancy.

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20 Nov 2013, 9:13 pm

The 2nd option, much more cleaner.

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20 Nov 2013, 9:17 pm

The second one has a clean, fresh presentation, so my vote goes for that.

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20 Nov 2013, 9:36 pm

I also like #2 best. Looks more like a professional news site.

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21 Nov 2013, 3:07 am

I like the second one. Looks more proffessional.

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21 Nov 2013, 3:41 am

Option 2 looks cleaner and nicer

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21 Nov 2013, 11:58 am

I vote for concept # 2, but I prefer the navigation bar from option # 1. The navigation bar in option #1 looks cleaner to me.

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22 Nov 2013, 7:48 pm

I'm not really happy with either of the options. They have too much contrast/too many fonts/etc. To be honest, they do not look to me like they were put together by a professional graphic designer.

I'm not saying I think the site should look excessively "processed" and clean, I think simple and consistent would be nice. The forums, being the primary draw of the site, should be omnipresent.

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