Feedback on our new design before it launches

[bonnyc]

We'd like to invite you to give feedback and discuss the design of Cyclingnews.com. We have a new design that we'd love to get your thoughts on before we launch it. So, next week we're going to run some feedback sessions.

I will run the sessions which will use online screen-sharing software. I'll share the new design with you, and you can use it and talk me through what you think. The sessions will last between 30 - 40 minutes. You'll need access to a phone and a computer with internet connection.

We will use your feedback to help us improve the site's design ahead of it's launch.

To say thank you, participants will get given some great cycling swag: we've got clothing, accessories and gear to give away.

Want to take part? You can register here: http://bit.ly/CyclingNewsNewSite

Who am I?
My name is Bonny and I'm a new member of the digital team working on Cyclingnews.com and our sister site, BikeRadar. I will be running more sessions like this in the future which will help us improve the experience you have using our sites. I'll share details of these here on the forum when they're ready. Looking forward to meeting you all, and getting to speak with you about how we can improve!

 

[bonnyc]

Swag for participants...

Here's a peek at some of the goodies we're giving away to participants:

Lights, jerseys, bib shorts, saddles... if you take part we'll send you a selection of gear.

Register here

 

[BigMac]

Give us something fast, not too fancy and with a clean design. Most importantly, user-friendly galleries and layouts. Thanks.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Will the forum change slightly?

 

[Microchip]

Please make the photographs display in a clean, easy, appealing lightbox, gallery or other similar feature.

 

[Microchip]

Give us something fast, not too fancy and with a clean design. Most importantly, user-friendly galleries and layouts. Thanks.

Just saw this.

 

[bonnyc]

Thank you to everyone who registered to take part in this: we had over 450 people offer to help which was brilliant.

We've gathered a lot of feedback about the new designs and we're currently working on them to iron out the problems people found. The majority of the feedback was very positive, so we're really looking forward to launching the site, and hopefully improving the experience you all have.

We hope to improve the forum after the initial site launch. I'll be asking for feedback on this part of the site before we do any changes though - so you'll have an opportunity to share what you would like us to do.

Thanks again - we rely on your feedback to help guide us, and we'll be gathering and acting upon a lot more feedback than we have done in the past.

 

[BigMac]

Thank you for your efforts bonnyc and team.

 

[Granville57]

I can fully appreciate the efforts so improve the main site, but for god's sake, please tell us that a revamp of the photo galleries is on the way, because if not, then any other improvements will have been in vain.

I mean, how could I resist this story?

But the gallery is still dysfunctional beyond anything that should be acceptable in this day-and-age.

We hope to improve the forum after the initial site launch.

Wait...what?
I wonder if this bit slipped under the radar of current forum members?

I am skeptical, at best, that any "improvements" to the forum will be such.
Willing to wait and see though.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Here's a peek at some of the goodies we're giving away to participants:

Lights, jerseys, bib shorts, saddles... if you take part we'll send you a selection of gear.

Register here

I missed this

 

[bonnyc]

I missed this

I'll be doing more things like this in the future. I'll post them here, and on our Facebook page and probably Twitter too. Hopefully you can help next time