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Jimen · Post by **Jimen** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:15 am

Every single new design posted here has been far too focused on imitating the design of the original, resulting in something that's arguably worse overall - first 400 pixels of each page go to a massive logo and pithy quotes from MS's original advertising crap. Then, where the original had info about the game, all of the new pages use a big in-your-face Youtube video and dedicate the rest of the initially-loaded page to gigantic buttons/links and too-small-to-see screenshots. Bacon's fails at information accessibility (requiring a minimum of two clicks plus watching a Youtube video to find out what the actual gameplay is like), and AEM's design looks fat somehow (mostly stemming from the button design and placement, I think).

The one Dorjan posted is arguably the most usable of the ones posted, though, as its largest flaw seems to be forgetting that not everyone has a 1600x1200 display (there's too much fluff between the navigation buttons and the Youtube video, so despite the minimalist frontpage, people with smaller resolutions still have to scroll up and down). Also has the best video.

Makida · Post by **Makida** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:41 am

Didn't Bacon's page have a background? If it has one it's not loading for me for some reason.

I actually also like SpaceJunk's best... if only it really existed as a page...

Edit: There is a typographical error on AEM's version -- there's two periods in front of the blurb under the title. It should be three for an ellipsis. Although you could also just not have any and that'd be fine.

The original looks more polished than the new pages, but the new pages present the information in more user-friendly and engaging ways.

I think I like AEM's more now, though Bacon's is also good.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:18 am

girlyboy wrote:QUOTE (girlyboy @ Feb 8 2010, 09:41 PM) Didn't Bacon's page have a background? If it has one it's not loading for me for some reason.

I actually also like SpaceJunk's best... if only it really existed as a page...

It does : http://pk.dras.us/users/Orion/design/Index.htm

And the background image is one of the 404s.

Dorjan · Post by **Dorjan** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:39 am

Jimen wrote:QUOTE (Jimen @ Feb 9 2010, 01:15 AM) The one Dorjan posted is arguably the most usable of the ones posted, though, as its largest flaw seems to be forgetting that not everyone has a 1600x1200 display (there's too much fluff between the navigation buttons and the Youtube video, so despite the minimalist frontpage, people with smaller resolutions still have to scroll up and down). Also has the best video.

Still not finished and the "welcome to allegiance" might be going to save that. The video is AEMs and a direct link to AEMs list as he keeps saying.

Also we never decided on a good background as this one finishes poorly for widescreens and is too large hence why it is a temp one.

Jormagund · Post by **Jormagund** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:00 pm

Bacon is pretty but AEM is brilliant for putting big pictures up with the 3 main links a noob needs. Maybe a collaboration? I see a Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake kinda cooperative effort... but that may just be me...

Dibbley2 · Post by **Dibbley2** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:13 pm

Bacon front page...

AEM video...

put them both together and its all good

refill · Post by **refill** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:36 pm

Wow lads. I am currently using my itouch so things are acting odd. I am going to ve honest here and say that I was hoping for at least 5 examples!

Many thanks for your time lads. I want to give my congrats to the winna and my thanks to everyone who is involved.

spliffyhat · Post by **spliffyhat** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:24 pm

Dibbley2 wrote:QUOTE (Dibbley2 @ Feb 9 2010, 11:13 AM) Bacon front page...

AEM video...

put them both together and its all good

I agree

SaiSoma · Post by **SaiSoma** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:18 pm

refill wrote:QUOTE (refill @ Feb 9 2010, 09:36 AM) Wow lads. I am currently using my itouch so things are acting odd. I am going to ve honest here and say that I was hoping for at least 5 examples!

Many thanks for your time lads. I want to give my congrats to the winna and my thanks to everyone who is involved.

we have 5! yeehaw!

original
bacon
AEM
sp4wn/dorj/bacon
spacejunk

Dorjan · Post by **Dorjan** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:21 pm

Dibbley2 wrote:QUOTE (Dibbley2 @ Feb 9 2010, 03:13 PM) Bacon front page...

AEM video...

put them both together and its all good

spliffy wrote:QUOTE (spliffy @ Feb 9 2010, 04:24 PM) I agree

*sigh*

Bacons real design already does.