New site design being tested!

Well said kitty - I absolutely concur with your post.

I don't know why they bothered asking us at all because we will just have to put up with whatever is decided on high. Hey ho!

I had to build a new website from scratch for my school. It wasn't an easy task. I had to keep making adjustments to layout, fonts etc. It takes ages to get it right and I asked people to be patient whilst I got help from the techies to sort the teething problems. So hang on in there GNHQ.

In saying that, I do think the site is a bit "grey" and does need more contrast. Also a more modern readable font would be preferable.

I like it, thank you GNHQ. It helps my eyes. Plus, it's nice to be back and joining in on other threads. Yippee! Xxx

Can it have a more modern font? This one is so dated and I find it more difficult to read.

Can someone explain please everyone is going on about the font but to me it doesn't look any different and is perfectly easy to read as was the old one help please as I m just not getting it at all

I have now discovered that if I switch to stronger reading specs - the ones I use for close sewing work ( +2.5 instead of my usual + 2 for reading) my eyes are less strained.
Do you think it's reasonable to expect readers to do this?
How many of us would have that option?

bluebelle may I suggest you google web design from scratch.
It shows two paragraphs - one with and one without serifs.
The idea is to read both and decide which you find easier to read.
Hope that helps.

Well, I googed Web Design from Scratch and numerous sites came up - I coudn't find the two paragraphs!

If you are using a PC to read, you can hold down the "Control" key and use your mouse to enlarge the print. That helped me, as I was straining my eyes.

Try 'Make your web pages easy to read' and it will take you to the article on the website.

Got it - yes, I see what you mean.

That's interesting, mcem, because it says Verdana is the easiest to read.
When we had websites for the guest house, we always used Verdana as it was easiest to read.
My husband always used that for architectural drawings, too, as it was easiest to read.

HQ, can we have Verdana, please?

I am finding this font very hard to read, even when I enlarge the print it strains my eyes.

I don't like the menu now.
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The separate buttons were much easier to use

The numbers are AWFUL. Please look at this again. The ones(1) are too easily mistaken for ells(l) and with apologies to Jamila for using her as an example, see user name Jamila1108. Also threes and eights are very hard to see without peering at the screen.

I also agree that the menu is much less user friendly. A string of words without any spaces is so much harder to read than spaced or separate button ones.

Thanks for telling us about that web page mcem. I read both the Serif and the Sans Serif paragraphs and I was astonished at how much easier it was to read the Sans Serif one - the text just flowed smoothly.

So GNHQ can you please have a look at this site too and see for yourself:
webdesignfromscratch.com/basics/readability/

Oo er!
Just realised I was on desktop on my iPad and switched to mobile!
Much better!

And how the h-ll do I find my way back to the kitchen?
I can't cope with this!
Don't like it!
Goodbye!

HQ
PLEASE put the last button back on the mobile site!!!

It is impossible to use the next button to scroll pages of posts
I mentioned this near the beginning of the discussion.
But was not given answer.
So I thought it was just my problem

However it seems that another GNer has the same issue.
So would be very grateful if you could look into this extremely annoying problem.

I have the 'last' button on my mobile site. Or maybe it's been fixed since your post Cherrytree

I personally don't like it. Found the original style much easier. What's the point of changing things when all was well before?

Someone mentioned a desktop version and phone version I am on an iPad so which version should I use, and how do I change it?

Bobbysgirl19, on an ipad either will version will be ok, it is just a matter of preference. To change from one site to the other go to the very bottom of the page where you will find 'desktop site' or 'mobile site' to click on.

Find the new font more tiring to read. Logo still rather old fashioned. Keep on trying!