[Work in Progress / Votes needed] New Jazz Quintet Format?

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Jan 19, 2012 4:51 PM MST in SLC Dunk - Community & Site News

Hello all, I'm trying to improve on the things I've started here. And I need your help to make them better. First of -- is this a "better" sized image? Does it present the information more clearly? Do you miss the old format. Please speak your mind.

Thanks,

Amar

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Better or Worse?

Better

34 votes

Worse

25 votes

Meh

11 votes

More Instruments

3 votes

Amar included a 5th thing here because he cares about the Bell Curve and standard distributions

11 votes

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I'm a big fan of the new format!

by Kfunk on Jan 19, 2012 4:53 PM MST reply actions

I'm trying to see if the image works better in the app,

but it’s not linked up on the home page yet.

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by SurlyMae on Jan 19, 2012 4:55 PM MST reply actions

Nevermind I just saw that this is a site note.

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by SurlyMae on Jan 19, 2012 4:56 PM MST up reply actions

I just put it up on the front page because i thought of the same thing, lol

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by AllThatJazzBasketball on Jan 19, 2012 4:57 PM MST up reply actions

also . . .

tell me if the image loads up correctly . . .

and tell me what are you looking at it with (desktop / laptop / phone / tablet device / crystal ball, etc…)

and what operation system (win / mac / uh, BeOS?)

and what browser (i’m assuming everyone uses opera right?)

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Jan 19, 2012 4:59 PM MST reply actions

My results

This is an improvement, just a little bit more tweaking.

Safari on Mac: In Post view it looks great. When you look at it on the home page, where the post preview is given, Earl Watson is cut off because the image is too wide. I think if you want to put the image above the break, you are going to make it skinnier. You could spread things out a little vertically.

SB*NATION app on iPhone: The picture shows up fine but you have to scroll to the right to see anyone besides Jefferson and Hayward. That is fine though because you can scroll, unlike the website.

by Daniel Smith on Jan 19, 2012 5:07 PM MST up reply actions

near the top right of the page there is something

that could help.

a little box thingy in blue with the title SLCDUNK

on the view section click on “wide” vs. “narrow”. see if this helps.

thanks,

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Jan 19, 2012 5:11 PM MST up reply actions

Awesome ...

Much better, it looks great now.

by Daniel Smith on Jan 19, 2012 5:13 PM MST up reply actions

Works Great

Desktop, Windows, Firefox

by murderousmalone on Jan 19, 2012 5:32 PM MST up reply actions

Desktop, Windows, Chrome works fine too

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by JazzHype on Jan 19, 2012 5:39 PM MST up reply actions

Also if you vote "no"

can you tell me why? i’m trying hard to make this jazz community a fun experience for all. i will listen to your concerns about this, or anything, and hopefully i can make things better.

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Jan 19, 2012 5:12 PM MST reply actions

I selected no

Because I didn’t log in, so the site forgot that I like to look at things in the wide format. Silly me.

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by JD23UT on Jan 19, 2012 5:32 PM MST up reply actions

I said no because

At first I could only see about half of the faces, but I ended up figuring it out.

by PunnyUte on Jan 19, 2012 5:39 PM MST up reply actions

I voted no... it looks WAY cheesier to me than the other one

Huge smiling faces coming out of a starburst of light… ummm….

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by JazzHype on Jan 19, 2012 5:40 PM MST up reply actions

yeah, it's a little too nintendo wii with that regard

it’s very, how do i say it, less than straight laced.

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Jan 19, 2012 5:52 PM MST up reply actions

Hah! I wasn't going to go there... but... uhhh....

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by JazzHype on Jan 19, 2012 6:03 PM MST up reply actions

Voted meh

i like both ways. this way it doesn’t seem like a pecking order as much more unified fitting with “We are Utah” only complaint the music notes seem to clutter it sorry. And is there some way to make the heads shake a little like bobble heads. Good job though to you and all of the SLCDUNK crew.

by neds on Jan 19, 2012 5:26 PM MST reply actions

no one needs to apologize for telling me how you feel. i can't read minds, after all

here’s the image w/o the notes. i am trying to get some sort of unified music/jazz theme throughout the site (other SBN sites do this too)

perhaps the notes are forced?

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Jan 19, 2012 5:51 PM MST up reply actions

could the heads be over notes or instruments, There contributions could be related to an orchistra and how each part is vital and important. some music pieces its the saxaphone or guitar that really stck out. sometimes its the drums or other instrument. but I personnaly like it without the notes. thanks

by neds on Jan 19, 2012 5:59 PM MST up reply actions

the season is similiar to a concert fast songs slow songs highs and lows. the playoffs are an encore if the concert was performed well and if the encore is played well it continues on a little longer.

by neds on Jan 19, 2012 6:01 PM MST up reply actions