Beta Site re-design comment thread

[Darklord Dave]

We should have a contest - I pick an item and then send someone to find the page for it on the old site and on the new site. Whoever finds it in the quickest time, wins!

I've done this sort of thing quite a few times - and the new site won every time.

 

[lcummins]

We should have a contest - I pick an item and then send someone to find the page for it on the old site and on the new site. Whoever finds it in the quickest time, wins!

I've done this sort of thing quite a few times - and the new site won every time.

I have to agree with Dave, the navigation is much better on the new site once you get used to it... at least for finding product, which is the whole point of the site. I still find it much easier to read and enjoy the license home pages, product pages, etc., but I will agree the home page seems a little busy at times.

 

[The Josh]

Its much easier on the new one. Everything is broken down so much better cuts time in half IMO.

 

[The Monster]

I have to agree with Dave, the navigation is much better on the new site once you get used to it... at least for finding product, which is the whole point of the site. I still find it much easier to read and enjoy the license home pages, product pages, etc., but I will agree the home page seems a little busy at times.

I agree I love the new site Dusty much easier to find stuff!

How about giving the pages with The SSE Monster items on them their very own Black & White look? Just a thought.

 

[RoboDad]

I agree I love the new site Dusty much easier to find stuff!

How about giving the pages with The SSE Monster items on them their very own Black & White look? Just a thought.

Yes! That's the kind of thing I was thinking about!

I agree that for most things the navigation is easier (at least for the popular lines), and the consistency in layout certainly makes it easier to know what to do to get where you need to go, but how about blending some of the "style" of the old layout with the "flow" of the new? I will miss the black-and-white (and green ), "dungeony" look of the Monsters section, and the Middle-earth map background of the LOTR section.

 

[galactiboy]

The new site looks really good... it is a bit intimidating at first since I'm so used to the old one. But a lot of the features, like having subcategories to the licenses, does make navigation easier.

It does look a bit more corporate as has been said, but I don't think that really hurts anything. Although maybe the blue across the top could be toned down a bit.

 

[The Monster]

Yes! That's the kind of thing I was thinking about!

I agree that for most things the navigation is easier (at least for the popular lines), and the consistency in layout certainly makes it easier to know what to do to get where you need to go, but how about blending some of the "style" of the old layout with the "flow" of the new? I will miss the black-and-white (and green ), "dungeony" look of the Monsters section, and the Middle-earth map background of the LOTR section.

Each license should have it's own look, What do ya think????

 

[The Monster]

Yes! That's the kind of thing I was thinking about!

I agree that for most things the navigation is easier (at least for the popular lines), and the consistency in layout certainly makes it easier to know what to do to get where you need to go, but how about blending some of the "style" of the old layout with the "flow" of the new? I will miss the black-and-white (and green ), "dungeony" look of the Monsters section, and the Middle-earth map background of the LOTR section.

RoboDad, COOL AVATAR!!!!!!

 

[Captain Britain]

When you first glance at it, my immediate impression is that I'm looking at a site that is called whatever the text in the banner near the top happens to be - eg a site called 'Sideshow Radio' rather than Sideshow Collectibles.

I'd really like the title of the site to be more prominent, or the main banner near the top to be less prominent.

 

[Wetanut]

Tried to get into Beta site just now (7:45-8:00 pm CDT)....keeps throwing me back to the agreements page. Tried 2-3 different ways and no luck. Am assuming access has been limited so that fixes can be made? (I would have put this on a bug report, but since I couldn't access it.......)

 

[lcummins]

Tried to get into Beta site just now (7:45-8:00 pm CDT)....keeps throwing me back to the agreements page. Tried 2-3 different ways and no luck. Am assuming access has been limited so that fixes can be made? (I would have put this on a bug report, but since I couldn't access it.......)

Working now!! And I love the new "customer service" person! If a customer really gets out of hand, she can handle it!!!

 

[The Josh]

Speak softly and carry a big gun.

 

[lcummins]

The Beta site has gone live!!! Welcome to the new Sideshow Collectibles!!!

 

[Karma]

The Beta site has gone live!!! Welcome to the new Sideshow Collectibles!!!

i'm getting a forbidden message

 

[lcummins]

i'm getting a forbidden message

Yeah, I am getting that too at times... I'm sure it will be up completely before too long.

 

[MaulFan]

It's a little troubling that the help desk girl has a gun

 

[lcummins]

It's a little troubling that the help desk girl has a gun

But not just any gun... the Samaritan!!! (Version 1 )

 

[FrankenFan]

Having some problems in Safari/Mac OS X: Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid? at (eval 22) line 24.

The site loads fine with the beta URL, but not with the direct address.

Works fine in Firefox.

 

[MaulFan]

Perhaps this is premature. The contest and Prod Blog sections aren't even up. I can't imagine they'd fire it up incomplete.

 

[lcummins]

Perhaps this is premature. The contest and Prod Blog sections aren't even up. I can't imagine they'd fire it up incomplete.

OK, let me re-phase my earlier post... the site maintenance will be the Beta Site going live sometime today!