Site Devlog #1
11/30/2020
The Reviews Page
The Old
This terribly designed user interface was both clunky, and terrible to look at. It was a rough draft just to create a general layout for the page. I made this mock-up in roughly two-or-three days and it looks like it. The lack of pictures, the lack of color, an inability to find a specific game at scale, etc. All of these issues add up to make a very amateur looking webpage. These problems are "easy" to fix: add images to solve the pictures and color issues, add a search bar to find games, etc. However, these problems were terribly time consuming to solve. Some of them have taken around a month to get working, and the final product, in my opinion, shows this effort.
The New
This professional looking website is truly the result of many days of little-to-none sleep, and MANY lines of code. Every single problem in the original design has been improved. The design is no longer a two day mess. Instead, it is an elegant and minimalist design that appears to be made by a professional. I can confirm, it was not. Then, for finding a specific title, I created a search bar. This search bar automatically takes the names of each entry I add to the webpage so I do not have to add each game to an array. This may seem lazy, and it is, however, it should enable me to do more work on the site.
The Placeholder Text
The Old
This text used to be everywhere: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Odio facilisis mauris sit amet massa vitae tortor condimentum lacinia. Sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc consequat. Feugiat in ante metus dictum at. Nisi est sit amet facilisis magna etiam. Pellentesque dignissim enim sit amet venenatis. Sed risus pretium quam vulputate dignissim suspendisse. Gravida rutrum quisque non tellus orci ac auctor. Ac placerat vestibulum lectus mauris ultrices eros in cursus turpis. Purus viverra accumsan in nisl nisi scelerisque. Sem fringilla ut morbi tincidunt augue interdum velit euismod. Mi tempus imperdiet nulla malesuada pellentesque.
The New
Instead of that placeholder text, I have now begun replacing it with "humorous" descriptions. For example: This shop has wonderful, well-designed, and high quality merch with our amazing logo. We know you want it badly. C'mon and give your money away! To us, of course.