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On June 29, 2005 12:49 AM Preston said:This is a wonderful site; the "hide" links are very useful and they add a lot to user convenience. The only things I would recommend improving are the visibility of the navigation and the vertical length of the site; everything else is excellent.
On June 29, 2005 6:17 AM ian said:i love the layout but i agree with the visibility of the nav..
On June 29, 2005 11:33 AM Peter Flaschner said:Agreed. Wonderful site. The typography is a real standout. The nav is a touch weak, but only in comparison to the rest of the site.
On June 29, 2005 12:09 PM Jeremy Jarvis said:Thanks for the great feedback re. the navigation guys - are you referring to the top bar navigation or the blog navigation?
It's something I'll definitely review
Cheers.
On June 29, 2005 12:13 PM deus62 said:Love the site.
The layout is just smooth, simple and classy. I have no problems with the navigation, but I also like that kind of subdued setup. Everything is legible here and fits in well.
Nice!
- On June 29, 2005 1:22 PM Preston said:
Jeremy - we were talking about the topmost navigation to the right of "the storytellers" header. Congrats by the way.
On June 29, 2005 7:16 PM Tim G said:Very well done. My only major criticism is the size of the header. It's just too overpowering, even at 1024x768.
On June 29, 2005 9:14 PM clint said:oh yeah, i'm diggin this one...great work and great choice goin with wp ;)
- On June 30, 2005 5:49 AM Jeremy Jarvis said:
Preston: thought so, thanks - I agree, needs a bit more thought.
Tim G: thanks, do you mean the entire header (logo, intro and image box) or just the nav/logo box?
cheers.
- On June 30, 2005 8:29 AM deus62 said:
What's wrong with the top right menu? I think it's perfect. For once we don't have flashy image rollovers, hilights or sliding doors!
Nevertheless, the menu isn't all that prominent (which I like) which could be detrimental to business.
I say stick with it unless you want it to be in the face of your customers.
On June 30, 2005 9:38 AM ajk47 said:The design is beautiful but I am afraid completely wasted on this company. For a group of people who profess to be interested in storytelling, the editorial on the site is frankly appalilng. I have never read such cliched, vacuous nonsense before. Do they really expect people to pay for that crap. None of which takes away from the design, which, as I said before, is gorgeous
On June 30, 2005 11:15 AM Tim said:I love this last comment. Muahahahahaha :-)
I think this site is very professional, smoth and clean. I think that the hidding option is a good idea.
Ta Ta
On July 1, 2005 11:15 AM Pal said:Fab design. Clean, easy on the eye....refreshing to have such a simple site - it does it for me. And WOW - storytelling - what a brilliant idea to bring to the stodge of the corporate world. Trust me, I've been there. These guys will really go somewhere with this. The last comment but one - you've reeeeeally missed the point!
- On July 4, 2005 12:15 PM ajk47 said:
Pat,
I didn't miss the point. I have no problem with the idea of using storytelling as a marketing tool. My problem is that, given the quality of the writing on the site, these people couldn't tell a decent story to save their lives. Their understanding of prose - which is rather important in storytelling - is about as well developed as that of a comatosed ferrit that has been flattened by roller coaster and I am being unfair on the ferrit here. Take some time to read the site again. Would you really pay to listen to that crap. It's not exactly Roald Dahl. Nice design, though.
- On July 4, 2005 12:30 PM ajk47 said:
Pat
Take a look at the following. This is the main blurb on their site and you would expect them - if they shared an ounce of writing ability between them - to make it punchy and interesting, or at the very least make sense.
"The Storytellers is a company dedicated to creating sustainable engagement in organisations through storytelling. Here you can discover more about our approach or contribute to our thoughts, opinions and experiences."
First of all, could someone explain to me what sustainable engagement is. Secondly, how on earth can one contribute to another's thoughts, except perhaps through telepathy. This is just poncy meaingless business jargen flung together in a really incompetent way.
Sorry to go on so long about it, but this kind of mangling of English annoys me, in particular when it done by people who profess to be good at communication.
- On July 5, 2005 4:05 AM ian said:
ajk47
why don't you email paul@the-storytellers.com and let him know?
- On July 5, 2005 4:26 AM ajk47 said:
Ian
Good idea. Might just do that.
On July 7, 2005 4:33 AM Alison Esse said:ajk47
Judging by your sarcastic criticism of our site content, It seems we have hit on a raw nerve here.
Sustainable engagement is a term with which HR professionals are very familiar, and is one of the biggest challenges facing senior managers in business today. They need to engage their employees in their vision, but in a way which is sustainable over a long period of time rather than a short-lived, one-off 'experience' - eg a piece of one way communication which is creative but has no lasting value, or a spectacular conference which lasts one or two days but then initial engagement wears off pretty quickly.
What we are offering provides a long-term solution that few others have managed to achieve. Clearly you see the way we have expressed this as nonsense, but in fact it resonates deeply with the HR / business community in which we operate. We work at board level of many global organisations who all recognise it to be a serious and compelling business proposition.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. This really works. Happily for us, so does our website.
- On July 8, 2005 4:02 AM alison esse said:
PS: Comatose doesn't have a 'd' on the end, and ferret is spelt with an e, not an i.
On July 10, 2005 9:49 AM Egor said:What a beauty. Big fan of the colors used.
- On July 12, 2005 5:26 AM ajk47 said:
Alison
Sustainable engagement ...engage their employees in their vision, but in a way which is sustainable over a long period of time rather than a short-lived, one-off 'experience...
Staff motivation, in other words.
By the way, I have absolutely no doubt that Storytellers will do very well. Many large companies will try anything to distract their staff from the fact that they are being paid crap.
ajk47
On July 17, 2007 5:22 AM Dan H said:Wow. I love the site
thanks
Dan
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