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I'm bumping this thread because I don't lurk here often enough and missed it when it got posted. I designed this speed test (as well as speakeasy's) and am particularly glad the [H] forum found it because I also designed HardOCP.com. So in any case thanks for looking at it and if anyone has...

Hello, I am responsible for the new design. I wanted to explain a few decisions so people have something to refer to as I know these comments will keep coming up. On Fixed Width and Font Sizes: The first decision that was made when approaching the new design was do we make the site relative...

The final is barely any different than the one I linked. Maybe an added class or two for some minor decoration. That said, go ahead and mention what you think would increase performance based off this one I linked.

Oh hey, look at that. Uh, hope you like your site! haha I always forget there is an entire staff now!

Hello again Last time I left you, we had finalized the new landing page design for [H]ard|OCP.com and since then everything has gone into full production. The new [H]ard|OCP site has been completely put into xhtml and css and it looks perfect to the pixel. Actually better since there is no...

Will respond to a few more specific comments: Going back and digging up an email from Kyle sent to me From January 2004 when he approached me with the project, he mentioned that he liked what I did with shack. Took the old shack, gave it a modern spin to keep it fresh. However I really...

mmhmm. This was actually a concern of mine in talking to Kyle. The fact of the matter is that no one really gets where things are going because it remains to be seen yet. But there is going to be such an extreme saturation of new content between the new properties from a day to day basis that I...

In the future we will have more width and "try to please everyone is instead of most of everyone" type options for the site. Kyle has even brought up a no ads/subscription model. However, our main interest is getting a project complete and live. There are many other parts of the site that have...

There is nothing to see now. All you're seeing right now is just a big jpg saved out from a photoshop file. Once we have some more design work done, the site will go into full production and then when it launches, you can see how it's marked up. However I can tell you now that nothing will...

Right now it is a news site with original editorial and reviews. That is how the current site is presented. Key word there is presented though. That isn't really what [H] is at all. It's a reviews and editorial site before a news site and a major goal of the new design is to drive that new...

Hi again everyone! After a week of feedback and a few rounds of revision, today's final round of revisions has yielded what Kyle and I have decided is the final new [H] design. yays! So, for your comparison: Here is where we originally were. Here is where we are. What changed...

Very few people have said to get rid of them, but most said they were too long. And it was adjusted by 50%. It's a brand standard that kyle and I are sticking with. It's been almost exactly mixed. A lot like it, a lot think it's weird. Very very few have said it's hard to read. "A lot"...

Again, you can't really point to anything specific. The most that has been said about the "usability" as far as general feedback was concerned was that the news was pushed too far down, and this was something we anticipated knowing that most of the people on the Forum were people who went to the...

Please point me to an example where someone gave me an idea for the site and I flamed them or made fun of them. And if you are going to point to the guy who suggested the community take on the project, then sorry you have no sense of humor. Also for the record, I don't see what your job...

It hasn't been asked yet because it was answered on the very last line of my original post that started the thread. :rolleyes: