Thursday, January 23, 2014

New Roblox Layout: With it or Forget It?

As you may know ROBLOX changes over the years. Well this year ROBLOX is again getting a new layout as you may or may not know. If I am not wrong about 10% of ROBLOXian's are seeing the new layout right now. Well if your not seeing it or just don't know it, you're not alone. I will be reviewing the new layout that is coming out in the near future.
                                                      Credit to Phirefox for the picture.
The Look:
The new layout looks very different from our current one as you may notice. The new layout now has the main buttons on the left hand side of the website leaving the search bar at the top along with some other stuff to the right of the search bar. The new color doesn't match with the site colors as I prefer blue and white as the colors for the site layout. A lot of the things on the screen beside the sidebar and top bar are currently white and blue which doesn't match with the rest of the layout. The new layout is also not very colorful like our current layout is and the layout has a mobile feel, the feel I don't prefer.
The Sidebar:
The sidebar is a very different comparing to our current layout. A majority of the buttons on the side bar are divided into sections to make it more organized and not leave out big components off the list. The sidebar is very advanced but not user friendly to those who are using it for the first time making it more difficult to handle the website. Adding on to the last statement in the previous section, the sidebar should not be on the left side. Although it will be a benefit to those who are left-handed, a mobile feel is added to the theme. Adding the side bar on the top is better and easier to use if it is at the top of the site to make it a better desktop feel. It is more easier to drag your mouse to the button and it feels very awkward to use the new sidebar at the side.
Creativity:
This will be a very hard part to review about the new layout. As you can see, ROBLOX has taken some ideas from Facebook and some mobile websites. The new layout is pretty creative if you think about it. Adding sections for certain things to do is a very creative idea to keep you organized. The search bar is also a very creative feature which lets you search for players (Not Sure About Groups) instead of having to click a button like always.
Overall:
Over all the new layout is pretty ok once you get used to it overtime. You can except some complaints from users once this feature is public to everyone. The layout should have more of a desktop feel and be a little more colorful and easier to use for new users of the layout. You should also be able to change the color of the layout to not get that dark feeling.
Grades:
The Look: 6/10
The Sidebar: 8/10
Creativity: 8.5/10
Overall: 5/10

I Guess You Can Pretty Much Forget It.

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