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Subject:	Re: FLASH: new site, comments please
From:	David Gary
Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 1999 20:13:23 +0100

Adriela wrote:

> This is our first flashed site, and we are nervously looking for
> comments, critiques, et cetera...
>
> Adriela
>
> http://www.aastudios.com
>

Hiya Adriela,

Love the imaging.
If you want a deserving critique...
The ergonomics of this site lacks.
If its confusing to the developer, then "Joe Shmuck" is going to be
clueless, probably thinks his machine locks up
and leaves.
I would change the pop-up window to a fullscreen function. Dont worry to
much about people who complain about no control
of their browser window. Thats why you create a ergonomically friendly
enviroment in Flash. If they want control, theres always that little "X" in
the top right hand corner.
Also I wouldnt care to much what T1,3 and ISDN users say unless your
specifically targeting those people. The masses
are still on 28.8 and 56k.
One of the biggest problems I saw here, Is that after the left frame has
loaded, the mainframe is completely blank. It might be a good idea to place
that light grey "loading" text in the mainframe with a % indicator.Even a
sheek sand dial that ties in with the art of the site might be nice or move
the "binary" digits at the top, to the middle. Something should always be
viewable in the mainframe. This is so it wont confuse the viewer.
The last thing I can think of is, you might think about changing the
"entrance" graphic to blend in with the left frame design
in your pop-up. The front end graphic is dark and colored and you left frame
menu bar images are light and neutral.

Like I said, the imaging of this site is very nice, but thats not
interactive design. Interactive design is successfully combining all of the
elements put together to tell a story or give an impression without notice
to the fuctionality.

-DG-

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