Posted by windandwaves on 03/02/06 02:32

dorayme wrote:
> In article <sCqNf.532$JZ1.43315@news.xtra.co.nz>,
> "windandwaves" <winandwaves@coldmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://www.friars.co.nz/map.php
>
>> I like it, because it is simple and interactive. However, it is not
>> well-liked. How can I make the map better and more meaningful?
>
>> Any comments greatly appreciated.
>
>
> The pointers are a bit of a downer! They look like orange
> balloons that have just about lost their air and about to land
> (one of them - I noticed - into water!). Deflated balloons?
> Perhaps something neater like a simple arrow to cheer everyone
> up? When it a question of making people like things, as distinct
> from efficient operation, you might need to think about these
> psychological associations.

Thank you - great feedback - will look at an alternative. Perhaps a simple
+


> I must say, this map idea of yours is not very practical for
> dial-up users that are in a bit of a hurry! But then, are poor
> dial-up users the sort you want to attract anyway? Maybe you have
> shrewdly and deliberately chosen.

I am sure that most of our potential users are in med to high speed lines.
I am a medium speed line and it loads fine for me...

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