I’m working with Jenn to come up with a slight redesign of Pixelog. Poor, poor Pixelog is sadly in need of an update, but I want to migrate it to WP first.
My question is – do you like the current design, with the smaller images and the text beside the photos – with the option to click on the image and see a larger version of the photo sometimes, or do you prefer Photoblogs with larger images such as Chromasia, Ephemera or Heather Champ?
Thank you for sharing your opinions on this!
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I’m a big fan of polaroid style images, with text, and the option to view a bigger version of the chosen image.
I agree with Marie. For some reason, that sort of option is easier on my eyes.
I like your layout as it is but if you were to change, maybe model it after ephemera? 😉
hmm… for me this is a case of ‘the bigger, the better’. i like that trend alot. your small film strip at top is cool though! it is nice to see recent photos that way, and it’s unique.
also, i like archives that are thumbnails, like this:
http://www.hchamp.com/archives.html
rachel james over here shows a really nice calendar photo archive:
http://www.brownglasses.com/about.php?archive=2004-9
maybe where you have your albums list, you could show the most recenty entry from that album?
I really prefer the style involving a single large image (around 500-600 px), with some text about the photo and then perhaps a film strip of recent thumbs across the bottom. Really the only changes I’d make to your current layout would be to increase the main image size a little and move the filmstrip to the bottom so the main image fits entirely on the first screen regardless of resolution. It’s a great design.
I like the larger images, but I like your existing layout, too. Maybe you can rework it so the photos are a bit bigger? I hate spending the time clicking for a larger image. 🙂
the penis looking pic always scares me when I visit your site or the other one.. Of course its not a penis, but it sure looks like one hehehe
What do you mean by polaroid style images? Just curious because I’m not picturing it right now.
I am planning on keeping the film strip, and leaving it right where it is. It is still one of my absolute favorite thing about my site. But I agree with Shelly – I don’t want to have to click for larger images – but I don’t want to make people scroll for the “notes” – because sometimes the story behind the photo is as important as the photo itself.
In my mind, “polaroid style” is pretty much what you use on the photo-banner across the top of BPC — smallish squared images with a white border around.