Web design, development and usability is my career, and and I have consulted for some very large web sites, including some other newspapers and other media companies...and I will say this, while I like this site cuz it's local, ANY site that the top 1/2 of the screen is ads and header and the width does not comfortably fit in a 1024 pixel wide window needs some real work. There ARE better ways to do it.
I mean seriously, the primary navigation splits thru the center of the screen in a 1024x768 window...that's bad!
I can see in 30 seconds obvious changes that could improve the site 100%. This site actually COULD be a very usable, friendly, and FASTER web site.
I agree. It is too crowded....
Back to page topI agree. It is too crowded. Too much clutter. Not very intuitive. Hard to find what you are looking for.
Web design, development and...
Back to page topWeb design, development and usability is my career, and and I have consulted for some very large web sites, including some other newspapers and other media companies...and I will say this, while I like this site cuz it's local, ANY site that the top 1/2 of the screen is ads and header and the width does not comfortably fit in a 1024 pixel wide window needs some real work. There ARE better ways to do it.
I mean seriously, the primary navigation splits thru the center of the screen in a 1024x768 window...that's bad!
I can see in 30 seconds obvious changes that could improve the site 100%. This site actually COULD be a very usable, friendly, and FASTER web site.