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2 New Concepts & A Competition
Posted on January 28th, 2008
Categorized as Blog
I’m working on two new Premium News designs (FlashPress & Untitled) with some other designers and in return for your feedback, I’m running a competition for the most valuable comments. So shoot on over to my blog, give some input and stand in line to win some great prizes!
January 30th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
can the News Logo be half the size,
the RSS Logo be smaller and placed next to Video button
and the ads banner stretched accross the page,
can the featured articles have number buttons 1 2 3 4 5 so I can place 5 articles important articles in the featured or 5 small rectangle picture buttons like in the premium news theme, but smaller then in the p. news
January 30th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
can you also add a flickr feature at the very bottom of the page
and maybe a little less background blocks,
mybe just the top part, POPULAR ARTICLES could have a background and the rest of them just plain white bg with a thin orangle outline or black outline
when will the next version be released ?
when will the final version be released ?
January 31st, 2008 at 11:46 pm
For the Untitled theme, you really should place the top 3 ad spaces some place else.
I think I understand the original reasoning behind the placement. It’s probably something like “I’ll put a premium ad area towards the top. That way people can charge more for ads in that area.”
But having ads be in your reader’s face so blatantly is a bad move (in my opinion). It tells the readers that whoever runs the site is more concerned about converting my visit into cash than about offering good content. Also, marketing studies have shown that blogs gain more readership when advertising is not so blatant - however there are always exceptions (Techcrunch, etc.).
Also keep in mind that the blog owner will probably want readers to notice their logo and the RSS & Email subscribe links. Having ads next to those will take the readers eye away from those two important areas. That’s especially true if the ads used are bright and flashy and animated.
Why don’t you try moving those top ads down below the “related sites” section in the sidebar? That seems to make much more sense.
Last bit of food for thought… I love the Untitled theme. The look is very cool and it’s well-laid out. However, I wouldn’t buy because of those 3 ad areas next to the logo.
By the way, you guys are extremely talented. Can’t wait for the new designs!
February 13th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Great theme! I love how non original it is! It takes a great designer to goto cnn.com and rip their theme and make a few changes, my hat goes off to you.
February 14th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
@Chris
LMAO… I knew it looked familiar!
February 24th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Nice themes.. I like them
@chris
You don’t need to be bad with people who is good at what they do, and you’re probably one of those people who insult others who can do good things, while you can’t even whipe your ***.
March 18th, 2008 at 3:06 am
8PNjpY Hi from Russia!