Comments on: Design Spotlight – Now Accepting Entries! http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/ A blog about user experience and website design. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:04 -0600 hourly 1 By: forestninja http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-82 forestninja Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:54:29 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-82 The winner of this contest has been announced here: http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/31/design-spotlight-dec-08-winner-now-accepting-entries-for-jan-09/ The winner of this contest has been announced here:
http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/31/design-spotlight-dec-08-winner-now-accepting-entries-for-jan-09/

]]> By: andy z http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-75 andy z Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:15:43 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-75 right. a kaleidoscope is also what came into my mind. and also a bit in the automated, light sensitive facade in http://tinyurl.com/9gfhqd right. a kaleidoscope is also what came into my mind. and also a bit in the automated, light sensitive facade in http://tinyurl.com/9gfhqd

]]> By: forestninja http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-57 forestninja Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:49:22 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-57 Voting has now begun! You can vote for your favorite site at the top of the right-hand column on this page. Tell all your friends to vote too! I included all the nominations in the final voting this time rather than choosing finalists, since there were only 6 submissions (unless I blatantly overlooked something, which is always possible). So please vote! :-D Voting has now begun! You can vote for your favorite site at the top of the right-hand column on this page. Tell all your friends to vote too!

I included all the nominations in the final voting this time rather than choosing finalists, since there were only 6 submissions (unless I blatantly overlooked something, which is always possible).

So please vote! :-D

]]> By: forestninja http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-49 forestninja Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:57:50 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-49 Well, the submission deadline has arrived, so any posts after this one won't be counted for December's design spotlight. If you have an idea, save it for January's contest ;-) Voting will begin this friday! Well, the submission deadline has arrived, so any posts after this one won’t be counted for December’s design spotlight. If you have an idea, save it for January’s contest ;-)

Voting will begin this friday!

]]> By: forestninja http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-43 forestninja Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:43:17 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-43 Those are just a built-in wordpress feature now-a-days. They remind me of a kaleidoscope. ^_^ Those are just a built-in wordpress feature now-a-days. They remind me of a kaleidoscope. ^_^

]]> By: forestninja http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-42 forestninja Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:38:02 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-42 Well it's just a free wordpress theme designed by this guy: http://michael.tyson.id.au/wordpress Hopefully you'll like whatever I design just as much, when ever I get around to it. (May be quite a while T_T lol) Well it’s just a free wordpress theme designed by this guy: http://michael.tyson.id.au/wordpress

Hopefully you’ll like whatever I design just as much, when ever I get around to it. (May be quite a while T_T lol)

]]> By: andy z http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-41 andy z Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:27:19 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-41 ... and the automatic avatar-pics are cool … and the automatic avatar-pics are cool

]]> By: andy z http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-40 andy z Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:05:51 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-40 well, i couldn't find my favorite design any more. but i give you the second-best (don't hit me! although it doesn't help you much i'm serious) http://tinyurl.com/57y2am why that one? it is simple, easy to use, unagitated. the colors are comfy to the eye. it reminds me in a ... book maybe, one i loved to read in. thus it looks a bit battered. well, i couldn’t find my favorite design any more. but i give you the second-best (don’t hit me! although it doesn’t help you much i’m serious)

http://tinyurl.com/57y2am

why that one? it is simple, easy to use, unagitated. the colors are comfy to the eye. it reminds me in a … book maybe, one i loved to read in. thus it looks a bit battered.

]]> By: Wolfman-K http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-37 Wolfman-K Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:11:18 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-37 awesome, thanks, snd if you ever run across a script like that, and works on embedded images, let me know. awesome, thanks, snd if you ever run across a script like that, and works on embedded images, let me know.

]]> By: forestninja http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-34 forestninja Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:15:57 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-34 If you're looking for feedback, I will say that I think your site accomplishes its goals just fine. If I could improve upon it, I would suggest finding some kind of script that causes the featured photo to display at the maximum size possible, without running off the screen horizontally or vertically. This would account for screen resolution, browser window resizing, etc., for any user. It would also probably make it work well on mobile devices too. Too bad I have no idea how to do something like that right now. ;-) If you’re looking for feedback, I will say that I think your site accomplishes its goals just fine.

If I could improve upon it, I would suggest finding some kind of script that causes the featured photo to display at the maximum size possible, without running off the screen horizontally or vertically. This would account for screen resolution, browser window resizing, etc., for any user. It would also probably make it work well on mobile devices too.

Too bad I have no idea how to do something like that right now. ;-)

]]> By: forestninja http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-19 forestninja Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:00:29 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-19 Um...posts are working fine...did you see a problem or something? Um…posts are working fine…did you see a problem or something?

]]> By: Andrew Littler http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-17 Andrew Littler Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:49:28 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-17 Name: Andrew Littler Designer: Andrew Littler + webdemar(.com) URL: thisaintnarnia.com Name: Andrew Littler
Designer: Andrew Littler + webdemar(.com)
URL: thisaintnarnia.com

]]> By: Genomeprjct http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-16 Genomeprjct Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:06:11 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-16 Test post. Test post.

]]> By: Mattie http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-15 Mattie Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:40:19 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-15 Name: Mattie Designer: Sid and Mattie URL: http://www.matsie.net Also... Designer: Chopan and Mattie URL: http://www.gentech.tv Name: Mattie
Designer: Sid and Mattie
URL: http://www.matsie.net

Also…
Designer: Chopan and Mattie
URL: http://www.gentech.tv

]]> By: Wolfman-K http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-14 Wolfman-K Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:01:18 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-14 Your Name/Alias: Wolfman-K Site Designer’s Name/Alias/Organization: pixelspread, designed the theme, I modified it a tad for my own means Nominated Site URL: http://Photography.wolfman-k.com I don't think it's an award winning site, for design anyway ;) All I want it to do is just blend into the background and feature the content. I'm more curious to see what you would do with it, what tweaks you would make, or would you just toss it out and start over? Don't worry I can take criticism. :) Your Name/Alias: Wolfman-K
Site Designer’s Name/Alias/Organization: pixelspread, designed the theme, I modified it a tad for my own means
Nominated Site URL: http://Photography.wolfman-k.com

I don’t think it’s an award winning site, for design anyway ;) All I want it to do is just blend into the background and feature the content.

I’m more curious to see what you would do with it, what tweaks you would make, or would you just toss it out and start over?

Don’t worry I can take criticism. :)

]]> By: epynephrin http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/05/design-spotlight-now-accepting-entries/#comment-12 epynephrin Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:42:14 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=64#comment-12 The Wiire Staff has put together a pretty awesome fourth version of their Wii News website. The focus is on both the popular Nintendo Console and building a community of players, readers and fans. http://www.thewiire.com The Wiire Staff has put together a pretty awesome fourth version of their Wii News website. The focus is on both the popular Nintendo Console and building a community of players, readers and fans.

http://www.thewiire.com

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