NPD redesign

[Tim Frank]

Happy New Year all.

NewsPageDesigner is getting a facelift. It's not too different. Just a little more contrast.

I am thinking about replacing the flash slideshow on the cover in order to make the site more tablet-friendly and to make the site load faster. The features slideshow will still be available on a separate page. I am considering a "page of the day" feature in its place on the cover.

Design options are limited by the vendor that I use, but it's robust and affordable.

I will try to make the switch when few people are online, to minimize disruption.

As always, all feedback is welcome.

Tim

[Eddie Alvarez]

Flash does need to die already but the slideshow makes it extremely easy to discover new work and has been a fountain of inspiration to me. Is there a different way to get the same effect? Have you considered a coverjunkie.com style layout or something like that? Would Page of The Day be able to scroll to previous days? Anyhow, looking forward to the update, I'm sure it'll look great.

[Kevin Jeffers]

Second vote for liking the top pages on the front of the site, but I trust they'll still be easy to find. Look forward to the new look.

[Tim Frank]

Thanks guys. I'll see what I can do

[Jessica Brown]

I like the slideshow. It's a tremendous resource for me as I let it run during my design course and students get a lot of inspiration from those layouts. It's one of things that they wouldn't sit through on their own. I hope it will be easy to locate, with few clicks, since it's no longer on the home page.

[Tim Frank]

The link to the slide show is right under the page of the day. I'll try to make if more obvious. Thanks.