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Please make comments on the new layout here: http://www.3dvisionlive.com/content/new-photo-page-layout. Don't want to take the focus off Dave's excellent images. Thanks.
The previous design had to share that space with other galleries and now has it all dedicated to latest uploads, so they do get more play - not less. We are testing the larger thumbnail size, and may roll it back to the old size if that's the consensus. As for the bit about the images of women being featured - look at their view numbers in general on the site and you will understand why many are chosen. That said: Rate and comment on the images you like - it will help guide us in making decisions on what content to highlight going forward. Thank-you for your comments.
And now, because of the bigger thumbnails they get lost even faster because there are fewer on the first page. Personaly I'd rather smaller thumbnails and more images on the first page. I can also personlay atest to the fact that after an image leaves the first page the number of views drops dramatically. And although you don't think "one click" is a much of a drill down, it is... especially if you have no idea if the content there has changed. Also with out rotating the thumbnal icons for the Staff/Awards you are essentially giving a special award to those people... and I did think it was somewhat sexist that ALL the thubnail icons were of women, I guess we know who you think your target audience is.
Interesting - many people were complaining that images got lost too quickly. These changes were made to resolve this issue. I ask that you don't rush to judgment on it as we're still refining it. If the consensus warrants we can look at making Awards a permanent gallery on the front page - in its old format. The idea, currently, is to make the thumbs for the latest uploads bigger and give them more room. To see all the latest awards you just have to make one click. Is this really too much "drill down". Please let me know. Thanks for your comments.
Re: The new site layout. I guess change was inevatible, but I preferd the old layout. Personaly I dislike having to "drill down" to see staff picks or awards. Part of the proble with this is the "Icon Picture" you use isn't even the latest staff pick or award so we have NO idea if things have changed.I know your reasoning, I read al lthe comments about this before, but feel this is NOT the way to go. As they say "It wasn't broken so whay did you fix it".