Founder Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529 December 23, 2012 Founder Share December 23, 2012 I put together a fancy new homepage for Pony.fm today. What are your thoughts on it? 3 Avatar credit: robinrain8 Signature credit: Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReGen 1,466 December 23, 2012 Share December 23, 2012 I gotta say, it's better than the old one! The "Newest Tunes" and "What's Popular Today?" thingamajigs really improve browsing. "I keep the walking on the right side, but I won't judge the next who handles walking on the wrong. 'Cause that's how he wants to be. No difference, see." Cloud of Sounds | YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcato 2,143 December 23, 2012 Share December 23, 2012 I approve! I love the new features! Popular, recent, new artists, it's awesome! 47 tracks with 846 views, 519 downloads, and counting! 519 downloads, and counting! 519 downloads (Scratch out the 9000 part!) 1 ~Relax and enJOY life. True joy is a BLESSING.~ ~Musician, poet, writer, and all-around storyteller~ Interests: Old literature, ancient history, MUSIC, fantasy, anime Best Pony: Tiaaaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Soul 2,612 December 23, 2012 Share December 23, 2012 I like it, the whole "newest tunes" section and the "Whats popular" section, make the site so much easier to use. I mean browsing wise. Soundcloud-------------------Facebook---------------------------Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letterone 1,204 December 23, 2012 Share December 23, 2012 I really like it. That Newest Tunes section is freakin' great. I can honestly imagine using that in the future. In fact it kinda reminds me of the Newgrounds Audio Portal, with its whole "Latest, Greatest, etc." choosing thing. So yeah. Gusta. 1 It's ironic how I fall just to get back up again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkane 270 December 23, 2012 Share December 23, 2012 I cant say much about this other than being completely satisfied by this!Though.. will there be some sort of featured artists segment? :3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy 20 December 23, 2012 Share December 23, 2012 Definitely awesome! The only suggestion I could make would maybe put a "see more" at the end of those lists? I know the "newest tracks" could basically just go to the regular "tracks" page since those are in order by newest, but it'd be cool to have a page or something on the most popular tracks as well. Looking even better though, it's definitely an improvement, >D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529 December 30, 2012 Author Founder Share December 30, 2012 Thanks for the feedback so far. I'm glad that you all like the concept. Does anyone have any specific ideas to further improve the page, though? This will be the first thing anyone sees when they type pony.fm into their address bar, so it has to be awesome. I cant say much about this other than being completely satisfied by this!Though.. will there be some sort of featured artists segment? :3 At some point, probably. The logistics, morals, and ethics of choosing "featured" artists are not something I really want to think about right now, though. There are lots of bugs that need fixing, and many core features that need adding. If you have any specific ideas for how to go about making a "featured artists" thing happen, as always, please start a new topic to state and discuss your ideas. Definitely awesome! The only suggestion I could make would maybe put a "see more" at the end of those lists? I know the "newest tracks" could basically just go to the regular "tracks" page since those are in order by newest, but it'd be cool to have a page or something on the most popular tracks as well. Looking even better though, it's definitely an improvement, >D "See more" links are gonna happen. I'll see if I can push an update for that at some point today. Made a major update to the page today. Can you please take another look at it now and tell me what you think? In particular, I'm not sure what to do with the entire space that currently has Vinyl and a bunch of text in it. Have been thinking about a "featured music" slider, but this could really go any which way. Avatar credit: robinrain8 Signature credit: Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcato 2,143 December 30, 2012 Share December 30, 2012 Made a major update to the page today. Can you please take another look at it now and tell me what you think? In particular, I'm not sure what to do with the entire space that currently has Vinyl and a bunch of text in it. Have been thinking about a "featured music" slider, but this could really go any which way. This is a great change! Already the page is looking more colourful and more appealing! The only thing I have to say is that the way the left-aligned text in the box with vinyl-with-vinyl in it makes it look a little messy. Perhaps there's a way to make it look a little neater? ~Relax and enJOY life. True joy is a BLESSING.~ ~Musician, poet, writer, and all-around storyteller~ Interests: Old literature, ancient history, MUSIC, fantasy, anime Best Pony: Tiaaaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudFyre 848 January 2, 2013 Share January 2, 2013 Whoah, sweet page! I haven't actually looked at it until now (I didn't know that it was a separate home page). It looks wonderful!The only thing I found was that a lot of the content will start overlapping if you try to make the browser window too small. I have an 18.4 inch screen on my laptop (full HD resolution as well), but just having Firefox at half-screen size will smoosh the "59 tracks with 2121 views, 1294 downloads, and counting!" text into the "Latest News" box on the right. (That's all stuff for later I assume.)Other than that, I find no flaws in it's construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529 January 2, 2013 Author Founder Share January 2, 2013 This is a great change! Already the page is looking more colourful and more appealing! The only thing I have to say is that the way the left-aligned text in the box with vinyl-with-vinyl in it makes it look a little messy. Perhaps there's a way to make it look a little neater? Well, that's why I asked for ideas on cleaning that up. It looks a bit messy and badly used to me, too. There's a good chance that some kind of "featured tracks" system will replace that entire space, but I removed some of the text in it for now. Better? Whoah, sweet page! I haven't actually looked at it until now (I didn't know that it was a separate home page). It looks wonderful! The only thing I found was that a lot of the content will start overlapping if you try to make the browser window too small. I have an 18.4 inch screen on my laptop (full HD resolution as well), but just having Firefox at half-screen size will smoosh the "59 tracks with 2121 views, 1294 downloads, and counting!" text into the "Latest News" box on the right. (That's all stuff for later I assume.) Other than that, I find no flaws in it's construction. It's separate for now, but it will completely replace the current homepage in the next stage of testing. It looks like that page is in desperate need of a min-width attribute or a responsive layout. I didn't even think about that! I'll work on fixing up its look in a small browser window after my next sleep. Thanks for bringing this up! Avatar credit: robinrain8 Signature credit: Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Skull 53 January 2, 2013 Share January 2, 2013 I like the new homepage. It's a nice interface for people who like to see artists and see what music is trending. Although it does show me and my lack of getting anything uploaded yet -_- I like video games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharias 191 January 2, 2013 Share January 2, 2013 Personally I think it's really lacking some sort of background. Here, it feels a lot more welcoming to have the clouds and Canterlot in the distance as I'm typing. Other than that it looks really nice and clean! Your signature is harmful towards the rights of Hasbro, and has been terminated as a result. You have the obligation to accept this. Do you accept it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529 January 5, 2013 Author Founder Share January 5, 2013 Minor update (that took the better part of my evening to implement): the "Latest Tracks" part of the homepage will now show only one track per artist. This is to address the concern that was brought up which allows an artist to dominate the homepage by dropping an album... or just a batch upload, really. Personally I think it's really lacking some sort of background. Here, it feels a lot more welcoming to have the clouds and Canterlot in the distance as I'm typing. Other than that it looks really nice and clean! The entire site will be redesigned before beta. Truth be told, I haven't decided on a thematic direction to take with it yet visually, so I'll keep your suggestion for a more personable background in mind when I get around to the design stage. Thanks! 2 Avatar credit: robinrain8 Signature credit: Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudFyre 848 January 5, 2013 Share January 5, 2013 (edited) Personally I think it's really lacking some sort of background. Here, it feels a lot more welcoming to have the clouds and Canterlot in the distance as I'm typing. Other than that it looks really nice and clean! The entire site will be redesigned before beta. Truth be told, I haven't decided on a thematic direction to take with it yet visually, so I'll keep your suggestion for a more personable background in mind when I get around to the design stage. Thanks! Hmm...on one hand, I could see the use of some flavor images. On the other hand, I like the simplicity of the current design. It's easy to navigate, and not hard on the eyes. SoundCloud recently destroyed their website by adding way too many aesthetic details. While it's not *terrible* per se, my eyes are sort of dragged all over the place - do I look at the statistics? The recent activity? My followed artists, the most recent tracks, the messages, who to follow, my upload time remaining, suggested artists... It's a mess now. (Although I still love SoundCloud.) Edited January 5, 2013 by CloudFyre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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