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July 4, 2006
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The Two Inch View
The Two Inch View is a site dedicated to Windows Mobile media and entertainment. It’s run by Jason Dunn of Thoughts Media, Inc., and is a [tag]WordPress[/tag]-powered site designed by Fabrizio Fiandanese of CreativePattern.com.
Overwhelmingly, the thing I like most about this site is how easy to read it is. The primary purpose of a blog is to be read, so readability has to be the primary focus. Fabrizio has done that expertly.
Being focused on Windows Mobile, too, Fabrizio has made sure to utilize platform-specific stylesheets to make the site look great not only on the screen, but on mobile devices and when printed out as well. Be sure to try a Print Preview on any page to see that the site looks just as good when printed as it does when viewed online.
Finally, the content itself is top-notch. This is a site that actually has something to say, and it makes sure that the design supports that instead of the other way around.
Take a look at The Two Inch View and let us know what you think!
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well i dont know what is taking you so long to update these days.But i wouldnt expect you to update with a website like that above…..
when i first looked at it i was like WOW what would the purpose of this website be?!!
then all i could see was colors,
buttons and menu headers , i just cant say how awful they are.
i really expected a website sponsored by Microsoft to be much more pro.
i dont really care about the coding at this point.(which isnt great too)
also i wonder how this designer made the header of Content area so ugly….. why would one need a wavy like that…..
i just cant say how i hate this website….
sorry
Sasan, your comments clearly violate the comment guidelines, but I left them in solely because they were so completely unconstructive that they instantly reminded me of the scene in Airplane when Johnny rips into Mrs. McCloskey: Where did you get that dress? Its awful! And those shoes! And that coat! Geeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzz!
Another nice site, it’s colourful, easy to navigate and draws you in. Naturally I do have a few complaints though;
1. Larger font for the content please. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s easy to read for me, but people with slightly worse eye sight would have a problem I think. I want to see sites that use 12px fonts for the content. That’s readability.
2. Padding on the navigation. To me the rollover just doesn’t look right. It comes up against the text. Maybe 3px padding on the left of the word would help?
3. More emphasis on the first post. Again maybe it’s just me, bit it seems shoved to the right as the navigation is quite wide…
Apart from that it’s a nice site. Pretty clean code too :)
Saucer of milk for Sasan me thinks - Meow! :op
I actually don’t think this is a bad site really? The initial page-view on load is quite impressive, but then once scrolling doen below the “fold” I get the feeling the designer just gave up? I believe in sprinkling websites with nice little touches - not just focussing them in one area - therefore I feel a more pronounced curved footer would have balanced the design more evenly.
The only other annoyance for me is the navigation. You see the dividing lines and expect this entire area to be highlighted on hover, yet there is a gap all around which makes it feel unfinished/unpolished. Integrating the search input field into the nav is also another confusing element.
Apart from that, I like the color-scheme, and from a personal point of view I think the font-size is just fine (I am a fan of small font-size however, and always believe if you want the font larger you can resize it yourself! OR they could just add a larger / smaller font buttons.
You are always going to receive flak from someone no matter what website you allow entry to the gallery - I think that is to be expected. Beauty is subjective, therefore what one person thinks is fantastic, another is going to hate. Personally I like these “middle-of-the-road” entries as they offer more chance for different opinions and an interesting review-scope