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Sunday October 17th, 2004
I'm a geezer, I love big toys. Kymco is full of BIG toys!
The Kymco site screams attention to detail, from the well-targetted use of rollovers on the home-page, to the superb handling of detail pictures on product pages.
I might wonder why the developers have made certain code decisions, but what the hell, on a site design this complex and this well executed overall, I can forgive a few stray <br />'s. That is not to say that the code is in any way sloppy, it validates to XHTML Strict right off the line. Great stuff.
Reviewed by Andy Clarke
#1
Turning a very long LI into this: http://www.kymco.es/concesionarios.html is very nice indeed. I dont understand one word of it but its great anyway!
Posted by Tom :: October 18th, 2004 at 12:44 AM
#2
Nice site indeed. It makes you just want to click, click, click. I see they had fun playing with hover states, but it can become annoying.
On http://www.kymco.es/scooters/gama.html , you wouldn't know that the descriptions are clickable unless you look in the status bar. It does provide a larger target, but doesn't make the brain grasp it quickly, which is counter-productive.
Anyway, the color scheme is nothing spectacular, but it works perfectly for a big toy or gadget site. All in all, great design choices.
Posted by Fernando Dunn II :: October 18th, 2004 at 12:25 PM
#3
I like those details pop-ups, very nice even if a little bit confusing with style switched off.
Posted by John Oxton :: October 19th, 2004 at 09:51 AM
#4
First off thank you all for the very nice comments, very much appreciated...!
In reference to the extra 's, these are simply to distribute content better when styles are switched off.
As for all textual rollovers, we have taken advice and made them all more subtle. We have also introduced a different color for all links within content area with the aim of differenciating what is interactive and what is not.
What do you guys think...?
Thanks again.
Posted by Andres Lopez Josenge :: October 21st, 2004 at 12:41 PM
#5
I think that's the most fun I have ever had with a rollover.... Sorry but as a previous post said this is a very clickable site.
I have to say I'm a sucker for the technical feel of this site, but then I am male ;).
Posted by Nathan :: October 29th, 2004 at 03:12 PM
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