Comments on: Welcome to MotoringFile 5.0

By: Richard Wezensky

Richard Wezensky — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:23:15 +0000

2.0 works better for me.

By: hardingsan

hardingsan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:53:21 +0000

i did like how you could scroll through the pictures without clicking through to the entire story and that it was hotlinked to the flickr account. is that feature being removed for good…?

By: hardingsan

hardingsan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:50:51 +0000

i like the second one. i feel the picture is more important than the site name. if you’re here in the first place you probably know the site name.

By: lavardera

lavardera — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:25:37 +0000

I’m a typography guy so I like the first one better. Definitely more interesting with the tight kerning.

By: DUDE!

DUDE! — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:31:35 +0000

1st one is the best though I think a combo of the 2 would work.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:20:23 +0000

â€œGabeâ€¦ nice to see that I now know Iâ€™m at MOTORINGFILE!â€¦ ;-)

Funny you noticed that. I actually created several different designs for the header and my plan was to try them out and various times throughout the week. Here's the first:

The second version has just gone live:

So far I prefer the 2nd version as it allows the photography to take more precedent. Thoughts?

By: DUDE!

DUDE! — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:48:39 +0000

BTW… The Chevron is still there.

By: DUDE!

DUDE! — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:43:42 +0000

Gabe... I missed this post and commented elsewhere on the new look.

"Gabeâ€¦ nice to see that I now know Iâ€™m at MOTORINGFILE!â€¦ ;-)

By: Dylan Bland

Dylan Bland — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:21:46 +0000

Looks great on my 27 inch iMac. Looks terrible on my 13 inch Macbook – but hey :P I also think MF and BF would work better as two column sites…three columns is overkill and is what’s driving the extra width needed inside the main content area.

By: Ian C.

Ian C. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:17:50 +0000

Like the page layout, don’t like the header / MOTORINGFILE text. But just my opinion – apparently most here do like it!

By: Art Payne

Art Payne — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:09:30 +0000

Now — just put that coupe in my garage ;o)

By: Art Payne

Art Payne — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:08:35 +0000

Great job. Love the site. You guys are the best.

By: Paul Strieby

Paul Strieby — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:07:13 +0000

Very nice, Gabe!

By: Stitch

Stitch — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:31:00 +0000

New MotoringFile layout = hotness

By: Jay S

Jay S — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:19:28 +0000

Excellent revision! I love the new header, and the typography, as usual, is elegantly handled. Well done Gabe!

By: goat

goat — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:57:38 +0000

Looks good… nice work! Any chance of seeing a mobile variant of MF in future (for us iPhone surfers)?

By: Kevin Konrad

Kevin Konrad — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:38:38 +0000

Looks nice.. but netbook screens are 1024×600. Maybe shrink it to 600 for compensation?

By: Chrissy (lilcoopr)

Chrissy (lilcoopr) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:25:54 +0000

Oh wait, it doesn’t let me edit my above post… but I found the chevron… behind the text. Sorry, I missed it at first with all the shades of grey in the image! Ok now it’s cool :D

By: Chrissy (lilcoopr)

Chrissy (lilcoopr) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:24:27 +0000

I miss the chevron in the logo too, Richard.

I like the wider pictures though! :)

By: Mike Roberts

Mike Roberts — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:16:11 +0000

Had to reload to get the new layout. If you aren't seeing it as described, try that first.

Good going, Gabe.