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By: Vanessa - Best SEO Company

Vanessa - Best SEO Company — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:12:15 +0000

A lot of people think that the design of their website does not matter. However, this is not true because the better designed the sight is determines whether or not people will want to stick around on the site and see what it has to offer.

Web Design Santa Rosa

By: Leora Wenger

Leora Wenger — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:44:23 +0000

I found out about the site redesign because you decided to use Drupal. Good choice for a site such as yours (for small businesses I would usually suggest WordPress – but Drupal does well for all those different types of views a rail system will need).

By: Vivian, VIA’s virtual tour guide

Vivian, VIA’s virtual tour guide — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:24:17 +0000

Thanks for highlighting the site redesign Leora. I love the shot heading the page, but it almost spoils a “surprise” – I get so many happily shocked comments from first-time VIA Rail travellers who find themselves ensconced in those single window seats onboard many of our cars!

Vivian is Virtual
VIA Rail’s tour guide
.-= Vivian, VIA’s virtual tour guide´s last blog ..Fun train travel: tips & tricks! =-.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:16:42 +0000

COOL!!!! I love Tate Kids!!! thanks for posting about this Leora, just got your email, we’ve been out with the kiddies alot lately, but will be back at work on the website soon and checking out all this cool stuff.. so excited about it :)

By: Leora Wenger

Leora Wenger — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:00:52 +0000

Hannah,

I like that! For some children, the many colors and animation is great, but as you point out, some children (and some adults) find all that busyness uncomfortable. I appreciate your leaving the detailed comment.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:17:05 +0000

Thanks for featuring our site! You might also be interested to know that we’re developing a plain white background with no animations as part of the ‘design switcher’ which will enable children with attention disorders to view the site comfortably.

By: Leora Wenger

Leora Wenger — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:59:22 +0000

You’re welcome, Hannah. Sometimes I hear people say, oh, I don’t care about design, but when a site is poorly designed, you care, especially if you lose readers. On the other hand, some designers care only about design, so much that it interferes with or is too busy for the content.

By: Hannah @Cooking Manager

Hannah @Cooking Manager — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:08:02 +0000

Thank you, this is the kind of thing I don’t usually think about.

By: Leora Wenger

Leora Wenger — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:47:55 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, Ilana-Davita. If you find examples (good or needs improvement) you are willing to share, feel free to add them to the post.

By: Ilana-Davita

Ilana-Davita — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:24:20 +0000

I find that 3 divisions is a maximum. When there are more it takes a while to scan the page and locate the diffrent elements and understand the overall organization of the page.
I also like it when there are not too many colors.
.-= Ilana-Davita´s last blog ..Antwerp Train Station =-.