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Thanks for all the feedback on the display of member details - will be working on it soon.
Currently migrating the current articles over to the new Mirai Gaia platform.
"screenshot9" is the new template with the article in the middle column.
"screenshot10" is the article in the left column.
The reason why I am experimenting with the article column being on the left hand side is because if it was in the middle, the user has to move their sight over to the left to continue to read the threaded comments as you can see in "screenshot11".
If the articles were on the left however, the user reads from top to bottom and continues to read the comments without breaking the path of their sight.
What do you think/prefer?
Posted on 2008/03/24 16:45
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/02 12:43
danny. the layout is. . . is. IS .. IS!!!!!!!! KICK A$$$$$$$$$. ITs AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student
Registered on 2007/11/04 20:30
I prefer having the article on the left side of the page. It will help readers to focus on the newest article without diverting their gaze too much.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Either way is fine, I know that you will pull something great again.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
My input on this? Referendum right? Okay, nine.
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:32
Secon... nevermind. Im not starting that again. So, instead: D'accord!
Artist
Registered on 2008/01/12 02:48
I prefer "Screenshot 9" layout, but either way is fine with me ^^
Registered on 2007/10/21 13:01
2nd, i much much perfer the article in the middle
Deathseeker
Registered on 2007/12/24 09:08
Middle is best, since most of us are probably used to the original layout of having news items on the left and the article in the middle. Breaking our line of reading or not is hardly the point I guess, more towards what is the "main" point of the site layout.
Hyun-Bin in Sydney Australia / Busan Korea
Sterilization Technician@ Prince Of Wales Hospital
Registered on 2007/01/09 22:35
I See Pantsu..
and more pantsu with the new layout
Yay For Danny , Happy Easter Mate :D
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
Registered on 2007/12/25 22:50
yea i like mirai's pantsu... the little "d" there looks cute-some
@danny, ermm i dont really understand this part
"The reason why I am experimenting with the article column being on the left hand side is because if it was in the middle, the user has to move their sight over to the left to continue to read the threaded comments as you can see in "screenshot11".
If the articles were on the left however, the user reads from top to bottom and continues to read the comments without breaking the path of their sight."
well, from current experience, i pretty much like the layout of your site alot. its very easy to manuaver (heck with the spellin)
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Registered on 2007/07/06 09:55
im in favour of screenshot 9 but either one would do.
Student
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:38
9 or 10 would be good. 9 would be best though, got used to it already.
Professional Slacker
Registered on 2008/01/25 04:13
I too prefer layout 9, due to the fact that I am just used to the layout. Though any layout changes you make, we won't have any problems adapting.
People are reluctant to change. I remember reading that somewhere... probrably in class, maybe I should have payed more attention :)
Aspiring Trap
Registered on 2007/10/20 22:52
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:05
i prefer screenshot9 ^^
and i lol'd that you used the Lolita Culture as a subject for the experiment *wink wink*
i see what you did thar XDDD
Aspiring Trap
Registered on 2007/10/20 22:52
Like the posters above me, I prefer ⑨ myself, but I guess it wouldn't matter either way.
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Numbah 9 is good enough....
Online Shop
Registered on 2008/01/17 11:23
I believe no. 9 is decent too, similar to current setting right?
Otaku, Computer tech, Student
Registered on 2007/12/07 21:21
I like screenshot9. I love the way tou organize the site Danny, can't wait to be able to do what you do XD. Keep it up.
Student, Spiral Warrior
Registered on 2008/02/04 09:49
Keeping the article in the middle, as per screenshot 9, seems best.
Student/Artist/Film-maker
Registered on 2007/06/04 03:45
Im gonna have to go with screenshot 10,
it looks slightly better although could take a little time getting use to.
p.s. Mirai with black hair is so cute!!
Human being. Really, I'm not joking!
Registered on 2007/10/22 01:58
T'm too used to 9, if it were to change... It would be confusing for me!
Polytechnic Student, Freshly Entered.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:08
Me likes layout from Screenshot 9, but me be lovin' Screenshot 10 layout too.
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:45
i like the way it is now. no.9
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:45
i like the way it is now. no.9
Registered on 2006/12/24 23:30
I choose 9 as well. ^^ I think the articles are the most important part of your website. so it would make sense to keep it in the middle. ^^
Meimi132 in Back end of nowhere, aka Norfolk, England
Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
Registered on 2007/12/04 04:05
I think on the left would confuse me more... I like the way it is now. In the middle. Cosy. In between the New News and the adverts.
NEET
Registered on 2008/02/17 09:16
I'm with the mob here, middle is best.
Student
Registered on 2008/02/01 21:30
i prefer the screenshot11,it looks neat,because there aren't any comments on the latest news,therefore it looks more neater than before.^^
Registered on 2007/12/08 07:28
Having the content in the middle is far more common thus is more comfortable for the reader, especially a new reader from Google (while researching dolphin waxing technology).
Techie
Registered on 2007/09/27 04:59
I'll prefer 9 more as I'm more used to it
World Traveller
Registered on 2007/11/04 18:04
Nine is fine. That rhymes.
Seems more symetrical pleasing in the middle. Doesn't mess with DC's chi. =)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
大学生/University Student
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:04
lol can it be applied to something without physical form..? ^^
Registered on 2007/04/20 07:14
I'll go with everyone and vote for no.9 looks like the one everyone is used to. But no.10 is quite nice as well.
大学生/University Student
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:04
Perv
Registered on 2007/11/11 03:08
I don't mind at all. I know it'll be solved perfectly (as always xD)
student
Registered on 2008/02/05 05:28
Photography
Registered on 2007/11/01 15:43
i'm not picky, so whatever works will work for me.
Part-time otaku
Registered on 2007/04/04 14:14
i prefer the screenshot 9 layout. it doesnt take that much energy or effort to rotate one's eyeballs a few degrees, really, so i dont think that having the main article in the middle is a problem at all
Student (for-ev-er)
Registered on 2008/02/21 08:25
Having the main articles on the left is kinda nice since their pics usually take up so much room on the screen. However, the news stories change more often so it is nice to have them on the left as well.
I'd leave the column layout the way it is.
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
Registered on 2007/11/08 03:25
They both look good to me. =]
Software Engineer
Registered on 2007/11/06 13:25
Left is more natural and helps with the flow of the site better.
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
Registered on 2007/04/02 12:52
I think that it being in the middle is a lot better. Being off to the left just seems weird to me, and the middle just seems to work better.
Though an option to change between the too could be good.
your annoying commercial break
Registered on 2007/11/25 09:22
..Yeah, I prefer 9 as well. I was always glance at the articles first, so it's..."heavy" in terms of weight? Putting it off to the left really bugs me 'cause it looks unbalanced.
Graphic Designer, Sistems ING
Registered on 2007/05/04 13:24
articles in the left look better, and also look the websites diferente & cool
Student artist
Registered on 2007/05/28 03:18
As graphic design prespective it would better to keep the article in the middle because the eye tends to follow patterns. Therefore if you move it to the left the ave world move from right to left or vis versa. However if you keep it in the middle the eye is automatic direct in the middle and have either a way of moving left or right.
Basically is is great as it is and you know how the puchi burbs redirect you to another page, i think it should be reverted back to the old way where you post it and it reapper on the side of you and does not redirect you
Mac Genius, Techie
Registered on 2007/09/01 04:19
I actually prefer Screenshot10 over Screenshot9. It allows me to see the main article being presented, then news snippets, then user information, moving from greatest content importance to least. But this follows the design ideology that I've been brought up on from ixd.
In the Western world, the eye moves from left to right, so the left-handed layout works best for this. In the Eastern world, the eye typically moves from right-to-left, so this layout would defeat that concept unless your Japanese readers would be accustomed to the Western-styled designs (and in most cases, would be, as they have generally adapted to other things, such as computer software, which is inherently Western designed).
Danny, you also make a great comment about the column length - if the column is not forced into a static width, then having the reader's sight line change from centered to left would be problematic. What would that look like (aside from a large amount of white-space on the sides) from a design standpoint?
As for all of you saying that you like the centered layout more because you're already used to it: Does you being used to it make it better? People hate change and cite that as a reason to not change, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the other choice is not the better choice. You never know until you try.
*PS- Sorry for the "book". This is what happens at 0140.
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