GUYS LOOK AT ERIKA'S FIRST THING

Robert Khoo

http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/

#pipe

I hope it's t shirt that says "Matt and Lexxy can suck it"

Artreus

#pipe wrote: »

I hope it's t shirt that says "Matt and Lexxy can suck it"

:x:x:x

Mr. G

That is a pretty sweet thing but if it doesn't work on the PS3 browser I will be writing a very stern letter

Druhim

that's a vast improvement over the old page

trentsteel

what is it what is it

Huntera

I like it.


although, I did enjoy the old layout a great deal.

That Dave Fella

that is very good, good job Erika.

Vic

I don't know anything about design but it looks good!

Lagnar

I like the looks of this!

Squall

that's pretty neat!

#pipe

Druhim wrote: »

that's a vast improvement over the old page

yeah seriously that is really good.

just more proof that I would have never got the job Blake

Viscount Islands

#pipe wrote: »

Druhim wrote: »

that's a vast improvement over the old page

yeah seriously that is really good.

just more proof that I would have never got the job Blake

Also you have balls.

Donovan Puppyfucker

New visual elements! Erika did a pretty good job tightening up those level 3 grafix, mang.

Dee Kae

When I loaded the page I got a ton o' pictures lined up then it shrunk into what I assume is the thing.

Keen.

Fort1tude

just watched my first couple of PA TV episodes

damn they are well done

The Otaku Suppository

I was told this new design would dispense liquor through my monitor. It has failed on all fronts besides being easy to view and use.

sarukun

Robert Khoo wrote: »

http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/

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Critical

Thats pretty fucking slick.

Larlar

...my god...it's full of stars

bsjezz

that looks really good

Drew-B

Looking damn good!

On a side note, do you guys have any plans to promote PATV beyond the link in the horizontal nav bar? For such a good series, it's pretty tucked away.

Nogs

Drew-B wrote: »

Looking damn good!

On a side note, do you guys have any plans to promote PATV beyond the link in the horizontal nav bar? For such a good series, it's pretty tucked away.

the whole homepage navigation needs to redone actually

thats why i got excited when Khoo said "what is wrong with this page"

i really wanted to see what they had to say, because there are some usability issues going on there that could really help the overall site if fixed.

Lordaen

I like it. Well done, Erika.

Faricazy

Well done, now let her at the rest of the site. :P

Viscount Islands

I can't wait for the climatic battle between her and Kiko for artistic supremacy!

Drew-B

Nogs wrote: »

Drew-B wrote: »

Looking damn good!

On a side note, do you guys have any plans to promote PATV beyond the link in the horizontal nav bar? For such a good series, it's pretty tucked away.

the whole homepage navigation needs to redone actually

thats why i got excited when Khoo said "what is wrong with this page"

i really wanted to see what they had to say, because there are some usability issues going on there that could really help the overall site if fixed.

I'm not going to act like an expert, and I realize I'm coming off as just another 'bah I'm on the internet so I know what's best!" but my knee-jerk reaction to Khoo's question was pretty much this. PATV is so awesome, but it's tucked in a spot that many people glance right over...a place where many sites typically have their "about | contact | FAQ |" type pages that often get ignored as a result.

humble

i dont like it
the patv logo is way to big and blocks a good portion of the window where it previews the episode, also it is bigger then the existing penny arcade logo which is odd

plus the margins are all wonky and different sizes

Nogs

Drew-B wrote: »

Nogs wrote: »

Drew-B wrote: »

Looking damn good!

On a side note, do you guys have any plans to promote PATV beyond the link in the horizontal nav bar? For such a good series, it's pretty tucked away.

the whole homepage navigation needs to redone actually

thats why i got excited when Khoo said "what is wrong with this page"

i really wanted to see what they had to say, because there are some usability issues going on there that could really help the overall site if fixed.

I'm not going to act like an expert, and I realize I'm coming off as just another 'bah I'm on the internet so I know what's best!" but my knee-jerk reaction to Khoo's question was pretty much this. PATV is so awesome, but it's tucked in a spot that many people glance right over...a place where many sites typically have their "about | contact | FAQ |" type pages that often go ignored.

pretty much. and ya, i don't mean to come off that way either, i just do a lot of this because of my job so whenever i see a site i kinda of just naturally make a bulleted list of stuff i dis/like or would change.

FAQ

but LL Khoo l J I already saw this episode

ya feel me?

Nogs

humble wrote: »

i dont like it
the patv logo is way to big and blocks a good portion of the window where it previews the episode, also it is bigger then the existing penny arcade logo which is odd

plus the margins are all wonky and different sizes

this got me looking at the site in firebug and IE Web Developer tool and


edit: whoops.jpg

Larlar

Khoo, when you asked each candidate what was wrong with the PA website during the final stage of the interview process, was fixing this one of Erika's answers?

Nogs

i think i should maybe just shut up now because i think im coming off as an internet douche know-it-all.

edit: turns out i am an internet douche know-it-all

humble

you know what else bugs me about it

the preview window and the tabs beside it dont line up with the boxes on the bottom
it does on the left side, but on the left side its a little shorter

Viscount Islands

Make Penny Arcade doesn't want IE users on their site.

Nogs

humble wrote: »

you know what else bugs me about it

the preview window and the tabs beside it dont line up with the boxes on the bottom
it does on the left side, but on the left side its a little shorter

it does when the tab is selected/highlighted i think

like the full extend of any selected tab lines up with the bottom box, but the three other non-selected tabs are a few pixels off because, naturally, they are not highlighted.

Faricazy

wasn't IE6 officially retired

fuck IE6

Javen

humble wrote: »

i dont like it
the patv logo is way to big and blocks a good portion of the window where it previews the episode, also it is bigger then the existing penny arcade logo which is odd

plus the margins are all wonky and different sizes

I was going to say this is foolish because the placement of the logo doesn't actually obstruct anything, but on New Hire pt 1 you can't see Tycho's face, which is weird!

EDIT: Though the preview picture was probably chosen before the site revamp was drawn up, so as long as they pick the appropriate pictures it shouldn't matter.

Drew-B

Nogs wrote: »

humble wrote: »

i dont like it
the patv logo is way to big and blocks a good portion of the window where it previews the episode, also it is bigger then the existing penny arcade logo which is odd

plus the margins are all wonky and different sizes

this got me looking at the site in firebug and IE Web Developer tool and

wow

i didn't realize that the PA site doesnt have

body {
text-align:center;
}

page {
text-align: left;
}

in their css to fix the IE6 problem of the website hugging the left side of the screen

Don't they have an entirely different .css that loads for IE6 users?

L|ama

humble wrote: »

you know what else bugs me about it

the preview window and the tabs beside it dont line up with the boxes on the bottom
it does on the left side, but on the left side its a little shorter

as an expert interneteer,
the one that sticks out and cycles through lines up, but I think it would be better if the default lined up and then it stuck out more.

Larlar

The only thing IE6 is compatible with is spyware.