Comments on: Strayform Introducing New Economic Model http://www.newinfluencer.com/strayform-introducing-new-economic-model-despite-poor-web-site-design/ A blog about social media, culture and technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:12:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brandt Cannici http://www.newinfluencer.com/strayform-introducing-new-economic-model-despite-poor-web-site-design/#comment-6123 Brandt Cannici Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:53:34 +0000 http://www.newinfluencer.com/?p=115#comment-6123 Jiyan, Thank you for covering us early on and for your excitement about our concept. Based on your feedback we have totally redone the site design. I hope you would do an additional feature on us. If you go through the site you will find there is an impressive amount of functionality. Yours, Brandt Jiyan,

Thank you for covering us early on and for your excitement about our concept. Based on your feedback we have totally redone the site design. I hope you would do an additional feature on us. If you go through the site you will find there is an impressive amount of functionality.

Yours,
Brandt

]]> By: Ether Breather http://www.newinfluencer.com/strayform-introducing-new-economic-model-despite-poor-web-site-design/#comment-6122 Ether Breather Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.newinfluencer.com/?p=115#comment-6122 Some of my initial thoughts by the way: 1. The logo has to go - you need something simpler and more impactful. 2. The color scheme is excessive - less colors would be helpful 3. Font under new proposals - is it TRN with italics? It looks a bit antiquated. Anyway - I'm looking forward to the reskin. Some of my initial thoughts by the way:

1. The logo has to go - you need something simpler and more impactful.
2. The color scheme is excessive - less colors would be helpful
3. Font under new proposals - is it TRN with italics? It looks a bit antiquated.

Anyway - I’m looking forward to the reskin.

]]> By: Ether Breather http://www.newinfluencer.com/strayform-introducing-new-economic-model-despite-poor-web-site-design/#comment-6121 Ether Breather Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:11:03 +0000 http://www.newinfluencer.com/?p=115#comment-6121 Brandt, Thanks for visiting and leaving some commentary. Again, the concept is extremely exciting. Thanks for pointing out some of the rationale behind the site aesthetics. If you'd like my two cents once you have reskinned the site, I'd be more than happy to blog about the reskin. Jiyan Brandt,

Thanks for visiting and leaving some commentary. Again, the concept is extremely exciting.

Thanks for pointing out some of the rationale behind the site aesthetics.

If you’d like my two cents once you have reskinned the site, I’d be more than happy to blog about the reskin.

Jiyan

]]> By: Brandt Cannici http://www.newinfluencer.com/strayform-introducing-new-economic-model-despite-poor-web-site-design/#comment-6120 Brandt Cannici Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:57:08 +0000 http://www.newinfluencer.com/?p=115#comment-6120 I'm glad you like the concept. I'd also like to point out that this mediation process allows consumers to be involved in the creation process. Rather than passively receiving a product, they have the chance to see it grow from concept to completion. They can interact with the creator and make an impact on the final product. I'd like to add that Strayform includes a lot of tools to assist the artist-fan mediation, such as updates, easy-refunds, discussions, and the ability to upload samples. I have often been told the site design is unattractive. But my thoughts have always been that functionality is more important than aesthetics. The sign has amazing functionality including page customizations, ultra-fast load times, and a complex transaction and licensing system. The most popular sites I can think of don't look great, ie Craigslist, ebay, myspace. However, bowing to popular demand I am reskinning the site to be more in line with expectations. Brandt Cannici Founder www.strayform.com I’m glad you like the concept. I’d also like to point out that this mediation process allows consumers to be involved in the creation process. Rather than passively receiving a product, they have the chance to see it grow from concept to completion. They can interact with the creator and make an impact on the final product.

I’d like to add that Strayform includes a lot of tools to assist the artist-fan mediation, such as updates, easy-refunds, discussions, and the ability to upload samples.

I have often been told the site design is unattractive. But my thoughts have always been that functionality is more important than aesthetics. The sign has amazing functionality including page customizations, ultra-fast load times, and a complex transaction and licensing system. The most popular sites I can think of don’t look great, ie Craigslist, ebay, myspace. However, bowing to popular demand I am reskinning the site to be more in line with expectations.

Brandt Cannici
Founder
http://www.strayform.com

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