Review my website (http://boardlite.com)

Post by sarafsaurabh » Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 6:06 AM UTC

pedalpete wrote: post #10

There are a few comments about people liking the minimalist design, but for me, i find it a bit too pedestrian. Also, on the homepage I get a 'welcome to boardlite', but I have to click on the message to find out what it's about. Why not have a description on the homepage saying what boardlite is about. Also, why is the 'tracking ID' so prominent? Do you expect that to be something people will use?

Post by sarafsaurabh » Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 6:47 AM UTC

shabda wrote: post #12

Built with Django, right?

Post by sarafsaurabh » Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 7:30 AM UTC

proexploit wrote: post #14

sarafsaurabh wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have purposely kept the design pedestrian and thats what the website name signifies: board "LITE". Ever wondered why people prefer Gmail over Hotmail or Google over Yahoo, or for that matter Facebook over MySpace? Regarding the Welcome message, its just a starter topic. It will roll down when new topics are created. If your topics get lost and you are unable to find them, you can search for the IDs(if you remember…

As a minimalist designer, I like to see the idea put in practice, but your design could be improved upon. Without any differentiation between areas like post, comments, voting, and sidebar. Your design become more difficult to read an navigate. Also, when you're using a fluid design like this, you need to consider what it will look like to users of all screen sizes. Just being fluid and filling a bigger screen doesn'…

Post by sarafsaurabh » Fri, Mar 12, 2010, 7:02 PM UTC

revorad wrote: post #16

Hey Saurabh, that looks interesting. Why don't you make a bulletin board on a topic which interests people here and link to that? Then you will get meaningful reviews because without any content, it's hard to see what's great about your site. The minimal design is of course nice, but usability is no good without usefulness.