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by milesokeefe 4909 days ago
I regret adding to the pile of negativity, but here's some suggests on how to improve it:

1. Either scale the page so that it doesn't take up enough space for a scroll bar to appear, or make it so that the photo gallery does not override scrolling. As it currently is, it is a troublesome user experience because I want to scroll down to see the rest of the page but sometimes my action causes the photo gallery to change.

2. Use different music for the video, as at least for me it is currently synonymous with Treehouse, so it doesn't make your brand as distinct.

3. Make the padding and margins on elements more consistent(the welcome page has no margin on the top, but lots on the bottom ), and add more in places(such as the index page).

4. Make a place for the footer. As it is, it appears half hazardously placed and not thought about or deliberate. I would suggest centering (in relation to the entire page) below the rest of the content.

5. A few fixes on the page you get sent to just after logging in and selecting an FB album: #loading should be position:fixed, not position:absolute; The loading gif should have a transparent background. Getting one that looks good can be hard but it's worth the effort. It's probably an error with my specific account, but the loading screen is all I see when I go to the app after logging in and selecting the album "Profile Pictures" on my Facebook, which is composed of 4 images. It never gets past the loading page, even after refersh.

6. Re-do the video. It looks more like a family vacation slideshow rather than a presentation for a website. It should have little to no photo effects, and display images in the context of your website. A good chunk of the video is just pictures with animation or effects.

2 comments

Hi I'm the co-founder of Collective.li. Let me say Thank You for the detailed feedback. Each one's a work item on my list for the weekend. I'm sorry you were not able to see the site after the loading symbol. Can you tell me what browser you were using? We support Chrome and Safari for now and Firefox is semi supported.

Thanks

Great feedback! Thanks a lot, this is just the kind of feedback we needed to improve the site.

How did you feel about the product, we want to make collecting and sharing really easy and also very visual.