As you probÂaÂbly know, Open CulÂture launched a new look last week, and it seemed worth devotÂing a few words to it. With the new design, I was hopÂing to give the site a more invitÂing look and streamÂline the overÂall navÂiÂgaÂtion. I was also hopÂing to make it clear that user conÂtriÂbuÂtions are always welÂcome. If you have tips on good media, send them our way. And if you ever want to write a guest blog post, please feel free to let me know what you have in mind. The more indiÂvidÂual readÂers conÂtribute, the more our comÂmuÂniÂty of readÂers benÂeÂfits.
I defÂiÂniteÂly want to send a word of thanks to the folks at Rolling Orange, who hanÂdled all of the design and impleÂmenÂtaÂtion. An excelÂlent group to work with. Also, I want to thank Eric OberÂle who has been very genÂerÂous with his tech supÂport since the beginÂning.
LastÂly, this is a great time to ask you what you would like to see from Open CulÂture in the future. What should the site do more of? What should it do less of? What good things haven’t we thought about? Your input would be realÂly appreÂciÂatÂed. Feel free to send thoughts from the conÂtact page, or add any thoughts in the comÂments secÂtion below. Thanks in advance to all…
Hey:
I love Open CulÂture. You’re doing a great job. I pop in almost every day and very much enjoy the variÂety of topÂics. So, thank you for all your good work.
The colÂor comÂbos are a bit difÂfiÂcult to read (dont have great vision). You can meaÂsure them at http://xrl.in/1hji
I love your new look!
I like the design very much but the font size and colÂor make it difÂfiÂcult to read, parÂticÂuÂlarÂly the gray on gray. PerÂhaps using bold font and increasÂing the font size a tad would make all the difÂferÂence to those of us with less than great vision. As it is now I have to squint to read the text.
New look is attracÂtive, but I agree with othÂers that the legÂiÂbilÂiÂty sufÂfers. Needs largÂer, darkÂer text.
Keep up the flow of interÂestÂing artiÂcles.
Thanks all for the comÂments. I will defÂiÂniteÂly take these into account and figÂure out how to address them. Any othÂer thoughts are cerÂtainÂly welÂcome. Cheers,
Dan
Form folÂlows funcÂtion.
The funcÂtion itself is brilÂliant.
So desÂgnÂwise ist is hard to do sth. wrong. As long it does not influÂence the usabilÂiÂty.
A change refreshÂes the brain ;-)
ActuÂalÂly, some of us *don’t* know about the new look, as we receive our inforÂmaÂtion via your RSS feed. :)