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MaxSynths · Post by **MaxSynths** » Fri May 06, 2011 11:46 am

mutools wrote:Thanks! Can you pls post a quick screen mockup to demonstrate what you mean. Thx!

Here it is... It's just a quick sketch, it sucks, I know

BTW: the top bar should be darker, or with a different color in order to look like a separate bar. The menu items should look all like buttons, with the current page button in evidence.

MuTools · Post by **MuTools** » Fri May 06, 2011 1:28 pm

Thx for the mockup, it clearly says what you mean!

pljones wrote:It's not as clear as it could be that the MuLab and MuVerb strings are tabs that should be clicked to switch pages. Some styling to indicate a selected tab might make that clearer. (Applies to the other pages with tabs but I'd got the idea by then.

pljones, is this also the same thing as you indicated?
I.e. making the menu buttons more explicit/buttonized?

I compared with many other sites and flat-style menus are used often.
I think they feel more open, relaxed.

What do others feel about this?

Musical Gym · Post by **Musical Gym** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:27 pm

mutools wrote:
Musical Gym wrote:Looks good and pleasant. Nothing annoying that I noticed.

Is the player freeware? It does the job.
Yes: Audio player: Copyright (c) 2008 Martin Laine - wpaudioplayer.com

thank you

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:48 pm

mutools wrote:Thx for the mockup, it clearly says what you mean!

pljones wrote:It's not as clear as it could be that the MuLab and MuVerb strings are tabs that should be clicked to switch pages. Some styling to indicate a selected tab might make that clearer. (Applies to the other pages with tabs but I'd got the idea by then.
pljones, is this also the same thing as you indicated?
I.e. making the menu buttons more explicit/buttonized?

I compared with many other sites and flat-style menus are used often.
I think they feel more open, relaxed.

What do others feel about this?

Essentially, yes - more of a visual cue to the user that there's some partitioning and a UI component to click. I was thinking of the next level down, where you've now expanded the number of items (which does help). Here I demonstrate my excellent artistic ability

:

I like tabs myself but I know they're not particularly fashionable.

Oh, and the Bio & Refs is now very nice! (I shall never forgive M-Audio - that's two great things they wrecked now: Evolution and Muzys!

)

MuTools · Post by **MuTools** » Fri May 06, 2011 7:20 pm

Some mockups:

http://www.mutools.com/temp1428

p1 = current style
p2 = all menu options are buttonized
p3 = only the sub-menus are buttonized

Personally i doubt about p2, isn't that too busy?
I like the relaxedness of p1, but i can understand there is some obviousness missing about the sub-menus. P3 is ok for me, i can agree it's more obvious hence more user-friendly. And the difference in button style between top menu and sub-menu is not a problem i think.

What do u think?

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Fri May 06, 2011 7:28 pm

Yeah, I didn't have problem with the top row for some reason. Perhaps you just get used to there being one row of stuff to pick but need that extra clue for the second row, or something. P3 works for me - I like the subtlety of the buttons, but it does feel to busy in P2.

MaxSynths · Post by **MaxSynths** » Fri May 06, 2011 7:36 pm

Not bad, I like p3. But something is still missing in the top bar... I don't know... maybe the fact that the active page has a button appearance gives a sense of emptiness to the rest of the top bar.

I agree that p2 is too busy.

funk01 · Post by **funk01** » Fri May 06, 2011 9:27 pm

LOOKS REALLY GOOD... AND IM EXCITED ABOUT MU-DRUM.

MuTools · Post by **MuTools** » Sat May 07, 2011 8:46 am

Preview site has been updated, now uses more buttonized sub-menus, also finetuned mulab download page, and some other detailed tunings.

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Sat May 07, 2011 1:45 pm

Yep, works for me now - just enough of a hint without being cluttered.

janamdo · Post by **janamdo** » Sun May 08, 2011 12:50 am

mutools wrote:Thanks! Can you pls post a quick screen mockup to demonstrate what you mean. Thx!

it means that your website is "flat" there is no depth in it
Indeed the buttons need some depth.. like real 3 d buttons

And the homepage must open with your products.. be commercial

MuTools · Post by **MuTools** » Mon May 09, 2011 8:55 am

mutools wrote:
miquelmatas wrote:
mutools wrote:
miquelmatas wrote:january
huh? what do you mean?
The webpage says januari.
I can only find 'januari's at the bottom of the News section, where they're correct. Do you see something wrong somewhere?

Sorry about this, finally i realize what you mean Januari must be January, i didn't notice the i/y thing before

Thanks!

Nielzie · Post by **Nielzie** » Mon May 09, 2011 9:35 am

I like the design!

Only thing that I don't like is the brown-redish background color.. I think it doesn't go well with the rest.

Have you considered or tried a different background color? Maybe black?

Simon Posford · Post by **Simon Posford** » Mon May 09, 2011 10:04 am

The site is very good and easy to navigate ;i am just agree that the background is not so nice the old one looked more clean for me.
And i am patient for the upcoming mudrum stuff because at the moment i enjoy mulab

in it's state.I use it more and more often.Ext is now on a cd and i didn't open it since one year now

ps:
It's really good to choose the midi channel when i insert Samplelord thx for this!

MuTools · Post by **MuTools** » Mon May 09, 2011 10:07 am

Nielzie wrote:I like the design!

Only thing that I don't like is the brown-redish background color.. I think it doesn't go well with the rest.

Have you considered or tried a different background color? Maybe black?

Yes, tried that but it looked too black/dark, imho.
I also tried a less saturated color (i.e. more gray-ish) but then the whole site lacks some sweet coloring.

Most reactions i get (also emailed other people about this) say it's a nice color scheme. At the same time, some people don't like the background that much. I guess that's the typical 'tastes and colors' aspect..?

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