Design and Layout Mock-ups...

[CodeZTM]

Major updates to my mock-up here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15771457/ReDesi ... nPage.html

I absolutely love this mockup!

My only real "bug" about it is the screenshot screen on the left side. I think it'd be better to have a larger video screen/rleatedvideos area and have screen shots moved to a text link instead with a pop up message box to scroll through at our leisure.

Also maybe [for non-donators] a big red/orange/whatever donate button somewhere to more actively show that we need/love donations. Something that nobody can miss and link it to a page listing all donator benefits.

[mirkosp]

The real bug that I found is that the dropdown menus on the top are hidden behind the flash video preview...

[Phantasmagoriat]

Major updates to my mock-up here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15771457/ReDesi ... nPage.html

I absolutely love this mockup!

Thanks

My only real "bug" about it is the screenshot screen on the left side. I think it'd be better to have a larger video screen/rleatedvideos area and have screen shots moved to a text link instead with a pop up message box to scroll through at our leisure.

I know what you mean, yet I think screenshots should be on the page because "a picture says a thousand words etc..." type thing. Ideally, if an image could show in the preview window, I would move the screenshots to text links like you suggest. Although a larger preview window may lead to quality issues in high-motion AMVs.

Also maybe [for non-donators] a big red/orange/whatever donate button somewhere to more actively show that we need/love donations. Something that nobody can miss and link it to a page listing all donator benefits.

IMO, a donate link next to the logout button is good enough, without being too intrusive.

The real bug that I found is that the dropdown menus on the top are hidden behind the flash video preview...

If the real coders decide to use a dropdown menu, I'm sure they'll find a way around that . What browser?

[mirkosp]

The real bug that I found is that the dropdown menus on the top are hidden behind the flash video preview...

If the real coders decide to use a dropdown menu, I'm sure they'll find a way around that . What browser?

Chrome. But I'm one of the people that doesn't like dropdown menus (I keep slipping the mouse pointer out of it, it gets annoying! >_<), so another menu design choice would be more fitting for my taste to be honest.

[Phantasmagoriat]

The real bug that I found is that the dropdown menus on the top are hidden behind the flash video preview...

If the real coders decide to use a dropdown menu, I'm sure they'll find a way around that . What browser?

Chrome. But I'm one of the people that doesn't like dropdown menus (I keep slipping the mouse pointer out of it, it gets annoying! >_<), so another menu design choice would be more fitting for my taste to be honest.

like what?

[dokidoki]

If the real coders decide to use a dropdown menu, I'm sure they'll find a way around that . What browser?

Related... (though it should be simpler since we're dealing with our own flash content)
http://coding.scribd.com/2010/11/13/fla ... m-for-ads/

[CodeZTM]

Also maybe [for non-donators] a big red/orange/whatever donate button somewhere to more actively show that we need/love donations. Something that nobody can miss and link it to a page listing all donator benefits.

IMO, a donate link next to the logout button is good enough, without being too intrusive.

Wouldn't the button being intrusive be the point? WE need donations to be functional and pay the server bills. It doesn't have to be in the method that I described, but a donation button [maybe an ad similar to youtube's ads] might be functional, and then being capable of ridding it by donating. Annoying, yes. Profitable, VERY YES.

[mirkosp]

another menu design choice would be more fitting for my taste to be honest.

like what?

I like side menus more than dropdowns, but if having them on the top is necessary, then perhaps one of those hide/show all dropdowns is better. I'm not sure it's clear... I pretty much mean that instead of having a single dropdown for every voice, we could have a single big one that shows up when you hover the mouse on any of the voices of the menu.

[Phantasmagoriat]

If the real coders decide to use a dropdown menu, I'm sure they'll find a way around that . What browser?

Related... (though it should be simpler since we're dealing with our own flash content)
http://coding.scribd.com/2010/11/13/fla ... m-for-ads/

I knew it was possible Thanks doki

Also maybe [for non-donators] a big red/orange/whatever donate button somewhere to more actively show that we need/love donations. Something that nobody can miss and link it to a page listing all donator benefits.

IMO, a donate link next to the logout button is good enough, without being too intrusive.

Wouldn't the button being intrusive be the point? WE need donations to be functional and pay the server bills. It doesn't have to be in the method that I described, but a donation button [maybe an ad similar to youtube's ads] might be functional, and then being capable of ridding it by donating. Annoying, yes. Profitable, VERY YES.

Well, okay I agree we need to improve the org's visibility somehow, particularly the site store which I think people are more inclined to contribute to since they are getting something in return. I just don't want it to seem forced. It's quite the pickle, so they say.

another menu design choice would be more fitting for my taste to be honest.

like what?

I like side menus more than dropdowns, but if having them on the top is necessary, then perhaps one of those hide/show all dropdowns is better. I'm not sure it's clear... I pretty much mean that instead of having a single dropdown for every voice, we could have a single big one that shows up when you hover the mouse on any of the voices of the menu.

Okay, that makes sense because then you get a big overview of the entire site. I might look into that.

[8bit_samurai]

Liking the banner section and the search function below it, but the preview panel seems too much for the eyes and takes too much width space. At first I was going to ask what a preview panel would be needed for, but having one for a preview playlist would be neat on the members main page. That said, I would doubt we would need all that info considering it would be redudant, presuming we would have to go to the video information page to add the video to the playlist. If anything, the preview panel should be like the AMV spotlight on the front page, with a list of the queued videos on the right. I am also liking Zarx's version of the video info page too, but having a preview playlist would be neat, kinda like the download queue.