BeebMaster wrote:I'm getting used to it now I'm back home looking at it on the laptop. On the small notebook screen it wasn't so good.
The problem and the benefit of the new design is that it is what is termed in the trade as a "responsive" layout. This means that the site should work well on a wide variety of screen sizes and devices.
The same site works well on mobile, tablet, notebook, laptop and desktop with the proviso that on the smaller screen sizes, some features are either "turned off" or simply hidden away in a menu or behind a link that you may not see on the larger screen sizes because they're not needed because you have the extra space to show the features in full.
Once you get your head around how the site changes depending on the size of your browser window (or screen size if you only have a full screen display device like a mobile phone) then it becomes easier.
I'd argue that some of the features that are turned off on the smaller devices should have been left on and some that are left on should have been turned off. But that's down to how I use the site and what I'm used to. It may not be how others use the site or what they're used to.
Now, onto a general what should we do with the site....
I think the best thing to do now is to give this layout a good chance and say, lets review the situation in three months when we're all in a better position to say what's good and what's bad about the design.
I've
already stated what I think needs to change and it's doubtful I'll change my mind on those small points as I work in the web design and development arena a lot so I'm used to seeing and addressing web UI issues. If it doesn't change, for me, it means an extra click or two when visiting the site but it's not the end of the world either way
