April 12, 2005

Design Critique Suggestions

Back in the day I did a couple of design critiques on some sites that seemed to draw a bit of interest. I would like to get back into those because I think it helps out a lot of people. However, instead of just going straight into critiquing personal blogs again (with the ownner's consent of course), I think I want to hit up some commercial sites first.

Anybody have some suggestions? Try not to pick a site like Slashdot where the design is so off that the only critique may be "fix everything". And when I say "commercial" what I really mean is non-personal, so a site such as Slashdot may not be deemed commercial, but is safe to critique.

And yes I know that many of you feel that you have to maintain certain qualities to perform a proper critique, but all I can offer is what I know and what I like. So take it as an opinion or a critique, it doesn't matter to me. I am in it for the discussion.

Posted by Scrivs at April 12, 2005 10:27 AM

Comments

#1 | Carl (http://www.oldnewsbaby.com/)

May I pimp my own, recently released site? http://www.oldnewsbaby.com/

It might be too simple for what you are hoping to achieve.

#2 | James Archer (http://www.fortymedia.com)

Want to be a guest reviewer for the Weekly Standards relaunch? We're doing a large corporate site (a perfect candidate for what you're requesting) for the kickoff. The development team has been working diligently on their writeup, but I'd love to have an objective pundit opinion as well.

Shoot me an e-mail if you're interested and I'll give you the details.

#3 | Scrivs (http://9rules.com/)

Carl, yeah that's just a little too simple. James, I will hit you up on IM later.

#4 | Matalina (http://htttp://www.matalina.com)

I didn't do the design but am looking to redesign http://www.dragonmount.com. We'd love to hear comments from people on the design and where things really need to be improved.

#5 | Scrivs (http://9rules.com/)

Oooo, there is a lot to improve on that one, not sure I would know where to start.

#6 | geeky (http://www.simplygeeky.com)

How about Boing Boing (www.boingboing.net)?

#7 | Matalina (http://htttp://www.matalina.com)

yeah, tell me about it. The problem is talking the owner into going with somethng different lol

#8 | Jason Marble (http://ocactive.com)

Umm... MySpace.com?

#9 | Jason Marble (http://ocactive.com)

Or, actually, how about Surfline. Might be tuff, but hey, might be fun to critique a site that won a webby in 2001 (as Swell), and who was nominated for two more years in 2002 and 2003.

IMO, their site don't look too good, but I love um anyways, haha ;-)

#10 | Nicole (http://nicoleswan.com)

What about a college website, say, Carroll College? Go ahead, I can take it.

#11 | Peter (http://4-ever.org/)

What about 4-Ever? Crying out for feedback

#12 | Mike P. (http://www.fiftyfoureleven.com)

http://www.infomine.com, or a deeper page http://www.infomine.com/news/

#13 | Chris Trygstad (http://www.nasi.com)

I am always seeking feedback on www.nasi.com, fire away. 800 pages of content, complex navigation scheme I am still struggling with, and the exciting world of midrange computing.

#14 | Steven Drinkwater (http://www.stevendrinkwater.com)

www.stevendrinkwater.com

and currently under construction:
www.coolcade.com
www.4lance.com

What do you think?

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