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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by bentong, Jun 16, 2005.

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    when surfing for any site...

    1. in what direction you usually read, is it horizontal or vertical?
    2. on what part of the site that first caught your attention?
    3. what backgrounds & colors that you feel relax & comfortable browsing the site?
    4. what part of the site that you consider as hotspot/coldspot?


    opinions are really appreciated. thanks. :)
     
    bentong, Jun 16, 2005 IP
  2. MELLA

    MELLA Peon

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    1. huh?
    2. what?
    3. wtf?
    4. hotspot/coldspot..Gspot?
     
    MELLA, Jun 17, 2005 IP
  3. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    There is some good research on hot spots. I have supper on table and am waiting for diners to show up. If no one references the research will look up after supper and post. I tend to read from left to right for regular text and scan vertically for lists or scanning headings. Currently the color trend appears to me to be light background.

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    http://www.poynter.org/content/resource_popup_view.asp?id=27204

    Shannon
     
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  4. MELLA

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    what in the name of mickey mouse is a hotspot? :(
     
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    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    I take a hot spot to be the region/regions of page that naturally draws the eye.

    Shannon
     
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    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    You mean something like this ?
     
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    1. like reading a book - left to right, i.e. horizontal
    2. around the center towards the top
    3. for sites that require reading, i like white background and pastel colors.
    4. not sure what this is... like mella said, a g-spot for websites? :)
     
    daboss, Jun 17, 2005 IP
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    1. I scan every page vertical before I read it in more detail.
    2. Top Left or Top Center. Mostly Top Left.
    3. Sites with text shouldn't be dark. I've seen some good ones done, but so many people have crappy monitors or don't know how to turn up their brightness/other settings that they can't even read them... (had a client like that, always thought his site was too dark)
    4. I agree with the picture SiteTutor/Mike posted. The only thing I would change would be to make the top right squre yellow as well.
     
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    Vertical, centre column, will scan the left if I decide to stay, right if I'm bored
     
    sarahk, Jun 18, 2005 IP
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    Hey sitetutor, do you have a link to the article that goes with that picture? I saw that graphic somewhere with a page or two of additional breakdowns such as the reader response is different if the text is underlined or bold. I can't find it off-hand.
     
    Hodgedup, Jun 18, 2005 IP
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  12. Hodgedup

    Hodgedup Notable Member

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    #12
    Thanks SitePoint.

    You’re the best!
    Around!
    Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
    You’re the Best!
    Around!
    Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
    You’re the Best!
    Around!
    Nothing’s gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own

    Know I have to go beat up some Cobra Kai websites.
     
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    hehe ... Go get 'em ;)
     
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    and thanks for calling me SitePoint, I take that as a compliment :)
     
    Blogmaster, Jun 18, 2005 IP
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    lol. oops. I don't know this SitePoint you speak of. Man I guess I need to go to sleep when I just get people's names half right.
     
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    Sitetutors graphic made me lol. (Not in a bad way.) That and it temporarily blinded me. :p
     
    Shan, Jun 18, 2005 IP
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    Thanks yococs. mathtutor just gave me that link, but thank you.
     
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    Read left to right, top part of page I notice first, colors don't matter unless they are just ugly or excessively bright or colorful, hot spots especially in the center/off center-
     
    ElectronDon, Jun 24, 2005 IP