Re: FLASH: New Macromedia.com site

[Matthew Buchanan]

> I am always open to new looks and upgrades, but I have to admit... I had

> no idea where to look first when I hit the page.  35 options to click on,

> and that's without counting the "drop downs."


No "drop downs" in IE5 Mac... perhaps DW 3's DHTML doesn't

cover this browser?


Personally I find the site a mixed bag. The logo treatment top

left is improved, but somehow the site has lost its polish. Where,

for example, are the series of GIFs that used to denote exactly what

section you were in, rendered in Macromedia's specially commissioned

Neville Brody typeface? All usage of that face now seems to be in italics,

which gives it a plainer look, and there's less use of the bold variation

which gave such good contrast to the body text in the previous site.

Plain text elements also skip between fonts and appear fairly messy,

at least under Mac IE.


Matt




Matthew Buchanan   http://www.webmedia.co.nz   649.377.7910




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