Comments on: Help us re-design Devils Workshop http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/ Thu, 24 May 2012 18:36:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Varun Agarwal http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-133072 Varun Agarwal Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-133072 An ability to edit comments would be appreciated too!!! :P Keep rocking..! Happy New Year ppl... An ability to edit comments would be appreciated too!!! :P
Keep rocking..!

Happy New Year ppl…

]]> By: vivek jain http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-133031 vivek jain Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:05:27 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-133031 @ Varun Agarwal I was missing the [<strong>'</strong>] part. Thanks for explaining. Now I understood the point that Saeed made in the comments above. :-) We are looking forward to include tag cloud and more sharing gadgets. HTML comments and forum would also be worked upon. A new theme for the new year won't be possible, but we would definitely try to come up with some exciting themes for upcoming festivals and events. :D Also categorical display of content is what we are stressing upon. Probably <a href="http://www.techradar.com" rel="nofollow">techrada</a>r may provide some good tips. Thanks for all the suggestions. Hope Dw gets the theme that meets your expectations. @ Varun Agarwal

I was missing the ['] part. Thanks for explaining. Now I understood the point that Saeed made in the comments above. :-)

We are looking forward to include tag cloud and more sharing gadgets. HTML comments and forum would also be worked upon.

A new theme for the new year won’t be possible, but we would definitely try to come up with some exciting themes for upcoming festivals and events. :D
Also categorical display of content is what we are stressing upon. Probably techradar may provide some good tips.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Hope Dw gets the theme that meets your expectations.

]]> By: Varun Agarwal http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-133022 Varun Agarwal Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:17:09 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-133022 Having accounts should be more meaningful.. I don't feel like adding another password to remember to my lists. :! Tag clouds would be okay if there were loads of topics on subjects[tags] DW should look for a broader range of readers. I'd like you to take a look at : www.techradar.com Look at the design.. DW needs a similar design.. Personally, I feel Dw has SOMETHING missing.. something it badly needs.. maybe a More gadgets, for StumbleUpon.. AJAX is a good idea, but it won't really have use on a blog.. Devils Workshop has a real good bunch of bloggers.. and there are no fights :P :) I agree, the name should be Devils' Workshop.. Devil's --> 1 devil's workshop Devils' --> many devils' workshop.. like.. "Charles' place" I'd like forum features.. HTML comments.. and less of the blog look.. and themes.. like festival based themes! Like.. It should have been a red and yellow glittering home page for this New Year! :) Having accounts should be more meaningful.. I don’t feel like adding another password to remember to my lists. :!

Tag clouds would be okay if there were loads of topics on subjects[tags]

DW should look for a broader range of readers.

I’d like you to take a look at : http://www.techradar.com
Look at the design.. DW needs a similar design..
Personally, I feel Dw has SOMETHING missing.. something it badly needs.. maybe a
More gadgets, for StumbleUpon.. AJAX is a good idea, but it won’t really have use on a blog..
Devils Workshop has a real good bunch of bloggers.. and there are no fights :P :)

I agree, the name should be Devils’ Workshop..

Devil’s –> 1 devil’s workshop
Devils’ –> many devils’ workshop.. like.. “Charles’ place”
I’d like forum features.. HTML comments.. and less of the blog look.. and themes.. like festival based themes! Like.. It should have been a red and yellow glittering home page for this New Year! :)

]]> By: vivek jain http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-132757 vivek jain Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:13:20 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-132757 @Rakesh waghela @Webiyo.com Thanks for your time to write such detailed feedback's and suggestions for DW. Your really explained the need of the hour. Community building, header and content categories are the major issues which pushed us to redesign DW. Comments and sidebar are the areas that also will be worked upon. Hope the new design meets yours and readers expectations and makes you a regular reader of our blog. :-) @Rakesh waghela @Webiyo.com
Thanks for your time to write such detailed feedback’s and suggestions for DW. Your really explained the need of the hour.
Community building, header and content categories are the major issues which pushed us to redesign DW. Comments and sidebar are the areas that also will be worked upon. Hope the new design meets yours and readers expectations and makes you a regular reader of our blog. :-)

]]> By: vivek jain http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-132745 vivek jain Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:40:31 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-132745 @Sridhar Iyer Yep..I agree. Gradient blue white may do the trick for us. Suggestion sent to the designers. Thanks. btw I liked the way you have presented ample number of categories and content on your home page. @Sridhar Iyer
Yep..I agree. Gradient blue white may do the trick for us. Suggestion sent to the designers. Thanks.
btw I liked the way you have presented ample number of categories and content on your home page.

]]> By: Rakesh waghela @Webiyo.com http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-132736 Rakesh waghela @Webiyo.com Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:15:15 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-132736 ♥ There is nothing like a Header on DW , we need a better and striking header on a first glance ! ♥ Stay Connected / Social Media Box : You guys need a lot of efforts here ! See you have emphasized on JUST Email Newsletter subscription ! "Your social media box cares least" about Twitter and Facebook community building -- it's not me but your own account statistics says it all! ♥ Let me talk about main content column, It takes major screen space and delivers text on majority of the time and hence one can shrink the main content column to apporx 560px ! ♥ Comments Section : Gravtars are in place what I would like to see is LARGE text for the commentator's Name. rest is OK here. ♥ Comment input box : Name , Email and Website box could be fit into a single row which would save vertical screen space ( example look at @labnol's comment box ! ) ♥ Footer : is OK but you can have better content over there ( like recent posts from your sister sites ! ) ♥ Sidebars : I PREFER 3 Column layout but since DW is not open to change the overall theme one can have adequate sidebar width so as to increase the content on the upper sections. ( lo0k at your sidebar you are wasting space on RHS for last two sections viz. archives and recent comments. ♥ Content Categories : No Content categories are in place at DW header, this is bad - really very bad as a blog having 7K+ readership and huge number of posts you could have some general categories to browse through ! ♥ Bread Crumb Menu : This is an essential tool to increase user engagement on a site having lot of content ! If you are un aware of Bread Crumb Menu just Google it , you would get lot of example. ♥ You ppl have completely neglected community building on Google Friend Connect , I see it no where on DW. Have a note of this ! ♥ Above all have a look at my Blogger Blog http://www.Webiyo.com or another blogger blog by one of the great designer Antonio Luppeti here at http://woork.blogspot.com to get the feel of what im looking for at Dw ! ♥ I am not an avid DW reader , i just pass by here once in a while so excuse me for the naked viewpoint ! Hope it helps you make better DW Blog ! ♥ There is nothing like a Header on DW , we need a better and striking header on a first glance !

♥ Stay Connected / Social Media Box : You guys need a lot of efforts here ! See you have emphasized on JUST Email Newsletter subscription ! “Your social media box cares least” about Twitter and Facebook community building — it’s not me but your own account statistics says it all!

♥ Let me talk about main content column, It takes major screen space and delivers text on majority of the time and hence one can shrink the main content column to apporx 560px !

♥ Comments Section : Gravtars are in place what I would like to see is LARGE text for the commentator’s Name. rest is OK here.

♥ Comment input box : Name , Email and Website box could be fit into a single row which would save vertical screen space ( example look at @labnol’s comment box ! )

♥ Footer : is OK but you can have better content over there ( like recent posts from your sister sites ! )

♥ Sidebars : I PREFER 3 Column layout but since DW is not open to change the overall theme one can have adequate sidebar width so as to increase the content on the upper sections. ( lo0k at your sidebar you are wasting space on RHS for last two sections viz. archives and recent comments.

♥ Content Categories : No Content categories are in place at DW header, this is bad – really very bad as a blog having 7K+ readership and huge number of posts you could have some general categories to browse through !

♥ Bread Crumb Menu : This is an essential tool to increase user engagement on a site having lot of content ! If you are un aware of Bread Crumb Menu just Google it , you would get lot of example.

♥ You ppl have completely neglected community building on Google Friend Connect , I see it no where on DW. Have a note of this !

♥ Above all have a look at my Blogger Blog http://www.Webiyo.com or another blogger blog by one of the great designer Antonio Luppeti here at http://woork.blogspot.com to get the feel of what im looking for at Dw !

♥ I am not an avid DW reader , i just pass by here once in a while so excuse me for the naked viewpoint !
Hope it helps you make better DW Blog !

]]> By: Sridhar Iyer http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-132651 Sridhar Iyer Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:33:40 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-132651 @Vivek Jain The pleasure's always mine Vivek :) thanks for seeking suggestions, i could only suggest some gradient blue-white (web2.0 style) footer would look awesome to blend with site colors, the current blue is a bit darker shade. @Vivek Jain
The pleasure’s always mine Vivek :) thanks for seeking suggestions, i could only suggest some gradient blue-white (web2.0 style) footer would look awesome to blend with site colors, the current blue is a bit darker shade.

]]> By: vivek jain http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-132433 vivek jain Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:26:31 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-132433 @SmashinGeeks @Sridhar Iyer Logo and footer are the things which we also are looking forward to. Any suggestions for the footer? @S.Pradeep Kumar I agree,the whole idea is to keep theme simplicity intact yet providing alot of information to the readers. @SmashinGeeks @Sridhar Iyer
Logo and footer are the things which we also are looking forward to.
Any suggestions for the footer?

@S.Pradeep Kumar
I agree,the whole idea is to keep theme simplicity intact yet providing alot of information to the readers.

]]> By: vivek jain http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-132432 vivek jain Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:19:49 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-132432 @Arjun S Kumar Thanks for the suggestions. Points logged.:D @Sridhar Iyer Thanks for the logos. I hope we get the theme close enough to the logos you have sent. @Arjun S Kumar
Thanks for the suggestions. Points logged.:D

@Sridhar Iyer
Thanks for the logos. I hope we get the theme close enough to the logos you have sent.

]]> By: S.Pradeep Kumar http://devilsworkshop.org/the-devil-is-in-the-workshop/#comment-132372 S.Pradeep Kumar Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:49:46 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/?p=17587#comment-132372 Like many said, I too love the color combination of DW ! :) And it would be nice if you can change DW into something more simple (current one is simple too).. like Daily Blog Tips.. I love the look of it.. :) Like many said, I too love the color combination of DW ! :)

And it would be nice if you can change DW into something more simple (current one is simple too).. like Daily Blog Tips.. I love the look of it.. :)

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