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Good idea. One suggestion: vary the colors of the columns. Green for quiet days, red for busy days.

by gtb 16y ago

shib71 16y ago
The size of the columns already indicates that. I think varying the colors as well would be confusing.
- r00fus 16y ago
  Disagree. It's the whole point of the page, so it isn't excessively redundant if you say it more than one way... I'd just put a single column that's a different color (ie, green) for the best day, maybe with an embedded checkmark or some other indicator for the color blind. Google "comparison chart" and see how <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://printgreener.com/old_site/images/common/comparison_chart.jpg&imgrefurl=http://printgreener.com/old_site/support.html&usg=__SPE-np5LHnYBFO2R0CfcEBp8oOo=&h=750&w=500&sz=81&hl=en&start=0&sig2=y7Ls8rEq73YUswcFJnnPAQ&zoom=1&tbnid=UBlMhuLfQeG-oM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=84&ei=2GxPTdDWNJD2swPsueilCg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcomparison%2Bchart%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1225%26bih%3D668%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=527&oei=2GxPTdDWNJD2swPsueilCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=71&ty=40>multiple http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://printgreener.com/... facets</a> can inform a viewer in a simple way.
  - benjoffe 16y ago
    I don't think the checkmark for colour blind is needed (the colours are supplementary, not essential).
- bvi 16y ago
  1. The URL - would be better if it's a dedicated domain name (e.g. whenshouldigo.com). 2. I agree with the parent about the color coding. It might be more clear if you use a red-green spectrum for each day (e.g. red for the evening, when things might be more busy, and green for the morning, when things might be less busy).
guynamedloren 16y ago
The problem with that is that it forces a negative opinion on busy days. What if people like to go where other people are? Here's my suggestion: ditch the black borders on the columns and add very subtle shadows. I really dig the idea, by the way.

Good idea. One suggestion: vary the colors of the columns. Green for quiet days, red for busy days.

by gtb 16y ago

Good idea. One suggestion: vary the colors of the columns. Green for quiet days, red for busy days.

shib71 16y ago

The size of the columns already indicates that. I think varying the colors as well would be confusing.

r00fus 16y ago
Disagree. It's the whole point of the page, so it isn't excessively redundant if you say it more than one way... I'd just put a single column that's a different color (ie, green) for the best day, maybe with an embedded checkmark or some other indicator for the color blind. Google "comparison chart" and see how <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://printgreener.com/old_site/images/common/comparison_chart.jpg&imgrefurl=http://printgreener.com/old_site/support.html&usg=__SPE-np5LHnYBFO2R0CfcEBp8oOo=&h=750&w=500&sz=81&hl=en&start=0&sig2=y7Ls8rEq73YUswcFJnnPAQ&zoom=1&tbnid=UBlMhuLfQeG-oM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=84&ei=2GxPTdDWNJD2swPsueilCg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcomparison%2Bchart%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1225%26bih%3D668%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=527&oei=2GxPTdDWNJD2swPsueilCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=71&ty=40>multiple http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://printgreener.com/... facets</a> can inform a viewer in a simple way.
- benjoffe 16y ago
  I don't think the checkmark for colour blind is needed (the colours are supplementary, not essential).
bvi 16y ago
1. The URL - would be better if it's a dedicated domain name (e.g. whenshouldigo.com). 2. I agree with the parent about the color coding. It might be more clear if you use a red-green spectrum for each day (e.g. red for the evening, when things might be more busy, and green for the morning, when things might be less busy).

guynamedloren 16y ago

The problem with that is that it forces a negative opinion on busy days. What if people like to go where other people are? Here's my suggestion: ditch the black borders on the columns and add very subtle shadows. I really dig the idea, by the way.