Help with the new website!

[D. H.]

I use a mac at home and when I view the site with Safari the menu bar and the text don't fit on the screen together. So I have to scroll left to right. If I make safari larger, the space between the menu bar and the text grows, so I still have to scroll.

I tried it at work with windows using Chrome, and I didn't have that problem. But at work I also experienced the slow loading everyone else mentioned.

I'm not crazy about the logo because I liked the subtlety it had before, but I agree with Mike who said the text started a little too far down.

I love the background, and as someone already said it reminded me of Harry Potter.

I hope this helps. Please feel free to disregard anything I write because the content is fantastic, and that's what I go to the site for. The rest is just extra.

[[deleted user]]

Take the banner you have here, shrink it a bit, slap the logo on the left side of it and use that.

Still think the mobile version could use a little something.

Also, the site isn't laggy anymore.

[Lepton]

Veronica wrote: "Lepton wrote: "I like this one for a background. Seems familiar like an old friend.

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I've never been happy with that image they used... it's a samurai, not even a medieval knight :("

Ok, you don't want the old website back. Got it. I'll stop trying to help.

I'm sure someone in the community would be more than willing to develop the site for you.

Good luck.

Also, racist. :P

[Noah]

Veronica wrote: "Added the logo, that definitely helps."

The logo does help. Web design is all about baby steps. Try things until you find what you like. For now, we can all navigate the site, and that is what is important, so don't stress too much about making it perfect.

Veronica,it is great you are trying to keep the site fresh with all the spare time you don't have and I think it takes a strong person to accept all these suggestions without resorting to face stabbing. Keep up the good work.

[Noah]

I took a few minutes in photoshop to show 2 slight changes that might look cool. http://www.nokest.com/sword-1.gif and http://www.nokest.com/sword-2.gif

I think either version would be pretty easy to do. Let me know what you think.

[Veronica, Supreme Sword]

Noah wrote: "I took a few minutes in photoshop to show 2 slight changes that might look cool. http://www.nokest.com/sword-1.gif and http://www.nokest.com/sword-2.gif

I think either version would be pretty easy..."

I would love to do either of those things, but I can't for the life of me figure it out on Squarespace... also, I really need a transparent version of the logo. I'll ask for that from our wonderful designer.

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[Tamahome]

I'd like a more scifi background, like a lot of robots or machines or something. Just brainstorming. (I made it clickable.)

[Noah]

Sorry, I've never used square space. I just use Adobe Dreamweaver for my web design. I wish I could be of more help.

[Pamela]

The site is looking great. My one nitpicky comment is that some of the text is really hard to read. The comments, hashtags, and other stuff beneath each post is a very light grey and hard to read. This alone wouldn't be a big deal, but the "next" button at the bottom is also a very light grey. I missed it the first time around and became worried that I couldn't listen to old podcasts. With the old busier background (the bookshelves), you couldn't see the "next" button at all. I like a minimalist website, but I like to be able to read the words without too much eye strain. :)

[Noah]

I like seeing how the website progresses. I do agree about the gray text though. If you want to keep with the same color scheme you might change the visited link color to red to match the "laser" in your logo.

[Noah]

I like the red link instead of grey. Such a small thing, but it really makes a difference.