Megan — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:42:41 +0000

I agree. This site has a lot of usability problems. On the front page I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do to get into the site, since there's a big graphic there and then the "pick a version" icons. I didn't know anything about these "versions" so how do I know which one to pick?

All three "versions" have futher problems with usability. The creativity in design is there, but it's not making good use of screen space and the fonts are too small to read comfortably. The navbar is not identifiable as a navigation menu either, which makes it difficult to move around the site and see what's available.

If you want to offer different designs, try using xhtml mark-up with CSS for layout. Then you can do a simple stylesheet switcher to change your design completely. Look for a site called the CSS Zen Garden - it has lots of examples of different stylesheets applied to the same mark-up and content, completely changing the design.

Edge — Fri, 05 Dec 2003 08:19:33 +0000

That tiny frame is rather annoying. I wouldn't recommend making visitors scroll when there's plenty of room for it all.