| Thanks for sharing and welcome! Some quick thoughts, which I hope all come off as constructive criticism and I apologize if they do not. * I've only checked the site on my desktop PC. The look and feel seems optimized for mobile, leaving the desktop experience spartan and somewhat odd looking. * I am not a graphic designer, so I have no business critiquing graphic design. Still, here are my layperson thoughts on the graphics: 1. Consider using a web font from the likes of Typekit or Google Web Fonts. On my Windows desktop the font is Verdana, which gives off the scent of ten years ago. 2. The logo looks "unapproachable" or "uncomfortable" which strikes me as odd for a photo sharing site. 3. Margins and padding seem to have been forgotten. Take for example the "join album" page where the text input boxes are touching the bottom edge of their container. * In general the forms look rushed. The album number input box isn't focused; the validation message is "Album number enter only numbers." * Performance isn't great. It seems some page loads take a lot longer than I'd expect. It takes about a second after submitting the Join Album form. * The notion of "joining" an album seems a little weird. I guess you use that term because once I'm viewing the album, I am also permitted to contribute. * I uploaded a sample photo from Windows, the lighthouse. It's only ~500k but it took a good 15 seconds to upload. * The viewer dims the background to black, which is very nice. But the controls are a little odd. They don't seem to properly reveal themselves when I move the mouse, so in order to close the viewer, I need to click twice at the bottom left. Seems weird. Is there other functionality to look at? |
We will consider them for our next version.
many thanks for you inputs.
Sharon.