... of doing my own little re-design on your home page. I've posted it to my Web site (see below). I've been reading through the posts on the Forum about the new layout/colour scheme, etc, and I think that most of the concerns are are valid, and fortunately thay are also really easily fixed.
The top of the page really does need to be "cleaned up" - the logo should be centered, with an ad directly below it. (You may want to try out the reversed-colour logo, black on white, that someone suggested... I think it would stand out better). The Yellow and grey navbar should be moved down and to the left-hand side. I also think the top line of links (to AppleInsider, etc..) should be set off in a different colour - black.
I re-worked the page in Photoshop - take a look at the way I would do it:
This picture (http://www.mezzaninereader.com/macnn1.jpg) shows version one, where the yellow and blue navbar would assume the same colouring as the links on the left now have (just imagine the links continuing on down the left margin, in the same colours).
Version two (http://www.mezzaninereader.com/macnn2.jpg) shows the navbar with the same colouring as it has now. (Sorry about the scale effect, but it's just a quick mock-up and you'll get my point.) I think the first way looks cleaner and distracts the eye less from the main text block.
I hope you'll find this feedback constructive and useful. MacNN is my homepage, and I think you're all doing great work - keep it up!
(This message has been posted as well as e-mailed)
Chris Stearns
[This message has been edited by chris stearns (edited 02-02-2000).]
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