Comments on: The Next Web Conference Design: Your Turn… http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:39:44 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rogier Bikker http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367878 Rogier Bikker Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:28:29 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367878 I was surprised that no one else was giving it a try, so I made a design myself. Let me know what you think: http://rogierbikker.com/clients/thenextweb/ I was surprised that no one else was giving it a try, so I made a design myself.

Let me know what you think:
http://rogierbikker.com/clients/thenextweb/

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367877 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:30:46 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367877 Wow, that is some serious feedback people! But being critical is easy! Improving on something is harder! Stop bitching, download the PSD file and show us your skills! One more thing: the site is currently designed to appeal to a broad audience and no just Web2.0 experts. We were looking for an easy to use and scalable design not an experiment in using every Web2.0 technology available... Wow, that is some serious feedback people! But being critical is easy! Improving on something is harder! Stop bitching, download the PSD file and show us your skills!

One more thing: the site is currently designed to appeal to a broad audience and no just Web2.0 experts. We were looking for an easy to use and scalable design not an experiment in using every Web2.0 technology available…

]]> By: harm van zon http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367876 harm van zon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:30:55 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367876 I agree for some part. Think Freshheads is well capable of designing this site. Like there work, they make decent sites. But I also think the design is kinda boring for this . Think it can be more over the top, we're talking about NEXT WEB. I agree for some part. Think Freshheads is well capable of designing this site. Like there work, they make decent sites.
But I also think the design is kinda boring for this .
Think it can be more over the top, we’re talking about NEXT WEB.

]]> By: James Egan http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367875 James Egan Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:59:47 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367875 Let me first pose the question many of us out-of-towners are wondering about: who is Freshheads and what makes them qualified to redesign this blog / conference website? Looking at the mockup, I have to say: nothing. No offense guys (and gals), I bet you do pretty work and are well-known in Holland, but this reminds me of a CSS template I saw somewhere. It may be that you made the CSS template in the first place, but either way, this is not as hot as I would expect the "The Next Web 2009" site to be. Take a hint from SXSW, FOWA, LeWeb3, DLD and then come back with something serious. No hard feelings by the way, it looks nice as a starting point, but nowhere near good enough for a real product. Let me first pose the question many of us out-of-towners are wondering about: who is Freshheads and what makes them qualified to redesign this blog / conference website?

Looking at the mockup, I have to say: nothing. No offense guys (and gals), I bet you do pretty work and are well-known in Holland, but this reminds me of a CSS template I saw somewhere.

It may be that you made the CSS template in the first place, but either way, this is not as hot as I would expect the “The Next Web 2009″ site to be.

Take a hint from SXSW, FOWA, LeWeb3, DLD and then come back with something serious.

No hard feelings by the way, it looks nice as a starting point, but nowhere near good enough for a real product.

]]> By: David Petherick http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367874 David Petherick Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:01:35 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367874 Good point - Amsterdam is a fantastic place, and it makes sense to include the 'sense of place' in the branding. So how about this, Ernst-Jan? THE NEXXXT WEB XXX is of course the city emblem for Amsterdam, the three Saint Andrew's crosses symbolising the three main elements the city was always vigilant against - X - Fire X - Flood X - Disease Nowadays, XXX, perhaps due to the Dutch's famously open-minded attitude that permits the activities that fascinate visitors to Amsterdam's red light district, has a slightly different connotation. But it sure as hell sells well! Good point – Amsterdam is a fantastic place, and it makes sense to include the ‘sense of place’ in the branding.

So how about this, Ernst-Jan? THE NEXXXT WEB

XXX is of course the city emblem for Amsterdam, the three Saint Andrew’s crosses symbolising the three main elements the city was always vigilant against –
X – Fire
X – Flood
X – Disease

Nowadays, XXX, perhaps due to the Dutch’s famously open-minded attitude that permits the activities that fascinate visitors to Amsterdam’s red light district, has a slightly different connotation.

But it sure as hell sells well!

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367873 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:07:47 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367873 It needs some more Amsterdam branding! Now it's just another conference, while we're based in one of the greatest cities of the world. Every time I travel to a Web 2.0 conference, people are ecstatic when they hear I'm from Amsterdam. Same goes for The Next Web... It needs some more Amsterdam branding! Now it’s just another conference, while we’re based in one of the greatest cities of the world. Every time I travel to a Web 2.0 conference, people are ecstatic when they hear I’m from Amsterdam. Same goes for The Next Web…

]]> By: The Next Web Redesign! http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367872 The Next Web Redesign! Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:57:49 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367872 [...] Meer informatie [...] [...] Meer informatie [...]

]]> By: Floris Dekker http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367871 Floris Dekker Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:12:16 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367871 I don't get why freshheads put the 12pt text in anti-alias mode('sharp' in this case) instead of showing how it's actually going to look in a browser(by using the 'none' mode). Anyway, I made a version with more nextweb like colors (eventhough version 1 was probably also like this). And the way most of the text will actually be displayed in the browser, it's hard to see on flickr though but couldn't upload it any bigger. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30705410@N08/2899105699/sizes/l/ I don’t get why freshheads put the 12pt text in anti-alias mode(‘sharp’ in this case) instead of showing how it’s actually going to look in a browser(by using the ‘none’ mode).

Anyway, I made a version with more nextweb like colors (eventhough version 1 was probably also like this). And the way most of the text will actually be displayed in the browser, it’s hard to see on flickr though but couldn’t upload it any bigger.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30705410@N08/2899105699/sizes/l/

]]> By: Yaron Yitzhak http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367870 Yaron Yitzhak Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:53:56 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367870 First of all, I think it's an uninspired, standard structure. The Next Web should fulfil its name and come up with a progressive, though usable, structure. Using nice colors, fades and shadows just don't persuade me any more. But then, maybe I'm too demanding... 1 tiny example: The polaroids look neat, but why not paste all the important logos (Flickr, Twitter, RSS, LinkedIn, etc.) there? In this design they're to be found on the far bottom. I don't think that's very handy. First of all, I think it’s an uninspired, standard structure. The Next Web should fulfil its name and come up with a progressive, though usable, structure. Using nice colors, fades and shadows just don’t persuade me any more. But then, maybe I’m too demanding…

1 tiny example: The polaroids look neat, but why not paste all the important logos (Flickr, Twitter, RSS, LinkedIn, etc.) there? In this design they’re to be found on the far bottom. I don’t think that’s very handy.

]]> By: Wout Withagen http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/29/the-next-web-conference-design-your-turn/#comment-367869 Wout Withagen Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:07:43 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4835#comment-367869 Cool! Hope the readers come up with some good ideas to improve the design. Or is it all ready perfect? ;) Cool! Hope the readers come up with some good ideas to improve the design. Or is it all ready perfect? ;)

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