Comments on: Advise Please? :)

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:49:28 +0000

@Stepherz: Ooh, thanks. I’ll have a look at those sites.

@Aaron: I wondered about the white space, whether or not filling it will a different colour but you’re right. Thank you.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:28:13 +0000

I’m siding with Kaylee on the simplicity in terms of use of the website.

In terms of design, use whitespace to its fullest potential. Nothing is more annoying on an e-commerce website than clutter. Keep items evenly spaced as it makes a cleaner, more pleasant looking website, which emphasizes the items for sale as being more pleasant.

By: Stepherz

Stepherz — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:56:13 +0000

Hm. Well, it helps when the coding is valid, and simplicity is key. Organization is also a plus since I don’t want to spend a long time looking for exactly what I want. Hm. I really don’t know what else. Some of my favorite shopping sites are shanalogic.com, cute-plush.com and kidpirate.com if looking at those helps.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:18:35 +0000

Thanks Kaylee. Your advise will be really helpful – whenever I start making the site…

By: Kaylee

Kaylee — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:28:53 +0000

I was going to suggest Etsy (http://www.etsy.com), but I don’t think that’s what you’re looking for.

In any case, I think a commercial website needs to be simple — easy to navigate, and the layout shouldn’t distract from the content.