WSA Winner
Thursday July 8th, 2004
..and now for something completely different.
Gedimo is a beautiful and open site that has a very original and unusual layout. It does use valid code and a healthy separation of content and style, but, in a wider sense, you could argue that it doesn't follow "the spirit" of web standards. However, by focusing on the refreshing uniqueness alone, Gedimo scores high.
That said, these are some of the problems:
Lack of accessibility, JavaScript required to use links, overlapping content on 800x600 that makes some links unclickable, popup windows show scrollbars in FireFox, mouseover effects not visible in some browsers.
Perhaps a version 6 can rectify these problems?
Reviewed by Johan Edlund
#1
I see more problems with this site than I do anything positive.
At first glance, the bottom green line and grass is refreshing but once I focused on trying to find content the honeymoon was over.
This site is a far cry from user friendly and ends up being more of a nuisance than anything positive.
Posted by Paolo :: July 9th, 2004 at 02:27 AM
#2
Wow. Different? You can say that again.
AT first glance this looks like a Flash site. Especially with the blinking links.
I like the layout, the grass, and the navigation, but the content design is not good. White text on an orange background, with little breaks in between? I'd prefer a greyish-green background that doesn't break. (One div, not a million spans)
Posted by Hans :: July 9th, 2004 at 04:15 AM
#3
I'm with Paolo. This is idiosyncratic to a fault. It's more outré than outside the box.
But I applaud the effort.
Posted by Buzz :: July 9th, 2004 at 04:23 AM
#4
Below average marks for usability and content display.
However, top marks for design and uniqueness.
Posted by Sam :: July 9th, 2004 at 07:20 AM
#5
I have to agree, great concept, really stunning when browsing full screen on a 21" at 1600 by 1200 with Firefox 0.9.
Content and usability are so what.
What really intrigued me was what could be done with this concept, a few transparent pngs and a little javascript.
Posted by Nick Cowie :: July 9th, 2004 at 09:15 AM
#6
Doesn't work in ie 5.2 on the mac, shows up just as text links. But its fine in Safari, etc. Just so you know.
Posted by stephen riley :: July 9th, 2004 at 03:43 PM
#7
Very nice site. I guess it creates a dilemma, because there's nothing standard about it. And that's the very reason why it stands out. Standardized code is one thing, but standardized layouts are making the web slightly boring, very useful, but boring.
It's good to see people are still trying new things.
Posted by Geoffrey :: July 10th, 2004 at 06:55 AM
#8
No disrespect to the site developer whatsoever but I normally come along to web standards awards to see something a little lighter on the JavaScript. Great website, wrong award (maybe)
Posted by John :: July 11th, 2004 at 09:31 PM
#9
good site, i actually like it. and dont forget its a portfolio not a studio page :)
Posted by darius :: July 13th, 2004 at 03:07 PM
#10
Design-wise, I like the concept. The colors go well together. The navigation is appealing. Nice use of whitespace, also.
Two things bother me: the orange rollover state and the fact that the content is crammed into the little 150-200px section (guess). It is also a bit too hard to read given the font face, size, and color. Maybe it'd be better if the content background was a little less distracting, or if the content was moved elsewhere.
It's original and nice for the portfolio site appeal.
Posted by Fernando Dunn II :: July 16th, 2004 at 10:29 PM
#11
I dont like this site at all. None of the popup windows has anything to do with webstandards, the blinking navigation with images is not funny, as it should be?
I like green.
Posted by Frank Kath :: July 21st, 2004 at 09:41 AM
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