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Paul Macgregor - Works(works.pm)

over 4 years ago from ChrisArchitec t, webdev, ops & solver of things

  • Tim SilvaTim Silva, over 4 years ago

    Nice domain. The navigation is massively confusing though! The Works page and the About page are totally different. About offers a traditional scrolling experience, while the Works page I have been unable to figure out after 5 minutes of experimenting. SO confusing! So you hover over the titles in the list (which you cannot scroll through), and a preview image appears. I still cannot figure out how to scroll the works list, I thought that clicking might work, and it sort of does because it will animate to that list item, but once the animation finishes, it goes back to what I thought was the home screen. Seriously, once I clicked on a few of them, I thought that I had returned to the home screen! After 4 or 5 clicks, I realized that the detailed portfolio pages look exactly like the home page, but you have to scroll first to be able to see the work. This makes the user have to pay really close attention to just navigate through the site, not good. Not to mention, users don't have a clear way of viewing the entire list.

    2 points
    • Paul MacgregorPaul Macgregor, over 4 years ago

      Sorry Tim.

      4 points
      • Tim SilvaTim Silva, over 4 years ago

        Pardon my bluntness and overuse of exclamation marks, I just liked what I saw and wanted to see more and was frustrated with how hard it was for me to browse. I hope there's something of value you can extract from my reaction/feedback. The work itself is really top notch, I just want to be able to get around it without thinking too hard. Its accidentally a little bit too much like a puzzle.

        After another visit, I realized that the list of portfolio items is a barreling list. I didn't catch that before. While its cool that you got that to work, I think the list is short enough to where you don't need it to repeat.

        0 points
        • Paul MacgregorPaul Macgregor, over 4 years ago

          No worries Tim.

          Its accidentally a little bit too much like a puzzle.

          I think that's the thing certain parts of the DN readership fail to get - it's not accidental. I could have easily opted for a grid of thumbs, or a list menu, but I was more interested in finding a visual pattern that I liked. Even at the expense of 'usability'. Also, solving puzzles can be fun.

          It's all good though - my sites have never been particularly well received on here - but I'm mostly doing them for myself.

          2 points