Homepage, it's new. by RedBubble

Cool – even though the old one wasn’t exactly uncool…

some excitiing and uplifting new improvements …
wonderful to see again and again from this amazing community!

Wow…great work guys!! :)))

Positive from me too – I like the large image slideshow – oh to be selected!

wow thats very nice I really like it

Fantastic. Very inviting.

Like it – the old one was a bit all over the place.

like the old version better. this takes out the gate way feel, it looks more for a person.

just saw it, Love the huge image impact, well done

Looks so awesome indeed ! Thank you !

Good work. Especially love that “pulley-driven-lever-system”!

looks nice. eye catching!

Love it!!! Awesome idea :)

I love that its dynamic – and offers large featured views- great work!

Much cleaner, simpler and bigger impact.

Thanks to your IT folks, it even works on my iPhone. Good, no need for Adobe Flash!

this is actually very very cool….awesome change guys!!!!

nice design, I’m glad that there is still a writing tab (as lost as it is)

Very cool!

Super duper pretty

Looks great!!

…..and Fabulous!!!

It all looks very smart indeed.

I LOVE IT! Thanks for changing it :O)

I like it… the fact that you get to see a whole image rather than just the thumbnails is positive!

Now all i need is something bigger than my 10" screen on my netbook and I can really appreciate the page :-P

Seriously though it looks fab :-)

Simple. Nice. Inviting.
A tick in every box :)

I need to check the homepage out more often,

slideshows sure have become the thing,

I hope the changes achieve the objective :)

Supercool!!!!!!!
Love this! It’s bright and inviting and a WONDERFUL welcome!

::applause::

It looks beautiful – no doubt about that! Maybe one day my work might get a gig on there, nada so far and it’s been nearly 3 years : (

Where is the link to the writing section?

am I missing something….

I like it :o) It’s looking good!

well done and a huge pat on the back for all the hard work … looks lovely…xo

The link to the cards/photography etc, takes you straight to the ‘featured art’ page but the tshirt link takes you to a different looking page where you see the featured t’s but with a ‘buy’ button and also see all the info re the tshirts. I think the art link should do the same rather than go to features and show samples of cards, prints, etc?

Clean, professional, it feels like you’re coming into a gallery.

Excellent! Very enticing, and love the simplicity of the overall design :) A real winner!

Hey… Something fresh, looks good to me!

@Lisa it’s just a tab… not spotlighted as the marketplace items

Looks good :-)

well done!

very nice

I like it a lot, but would prefer the 8 images as before. Overall, a much cleaner look, so thumbs up.

then this Person has to be Big enough to hold so many art works.
Surely refreshing is a good thing, i like that. thanks for reply-rb

oh my, the image that convaludes my mind when i think of baxter shaped boxes…
and after moments of pulling my brain back to task… i am intrigued to see the pulley-driven-lever-system thingy in action!
just keep doing it RB style and you can’t go wrong
♥T

This is looking more like the real deal …!!

@redbubble “The image-based link to the Writing section on the old homepage had very very little traffic using it compared to people just using the nav at the top, so we’ve left it just up the top for now.”

Does “for now” suggest it will be going away?

Good Job on the new Home page .
But i realy did like the old one , i say that is becouse i would stop and look at the photos and most of the sites i am on is becouse of the home page.
I think with this one i will move strait to my home page.
But this is just my feelings ,seems like every one else loves it ,so who am i to say ???
Thanks i love this site !!!

YAY!

I realise the tab is still there,
I was referring to the promotion/icon and introduction into the writing section that was on the homepage…

but I see it has to do with traffic.

this is cool, very striking and definately an attention getter

not sure if it’ll help but nice reminder to cut down on the java
it looks great guys ~ truly, somehow the images on the homepage
have a sense of more exclusivity… a little more sparkle…
congrats to all that are in the highlight of the new launch fabulous images!!
♥T

not that I’m a big writer here on RB but I agree with Lisa Jewell … where is the writing section? … think it might be nice to show that too …
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really like the slideshow .. should be a grabber (smile) … much better than the thumbnails … good work ya all! (big smile)

Cool. I’m not sure about it, but it’s nice looking so I’m sure it’ll just take some time getting used to. It does look pretty snazzy!

Will the HP features still come from the forum here or will we go back to some or all Redbubble moderator selected work? I would like to see more HP features selected by RB itself in the future.

Great new improvement!
I like it.

funny i always make a habit of visiting the home page as the work is always an amazing thoughtful collection…but this new design helps you appreciate the individual works more…the clutter busing design is great

It’s fantastic! I really dig that each work is featured, singularly, and then they are all put up together (as we’re used to). Well done!

@redbubble

Thanks! I was worried there for a moment… :D

Love it! Awesome page today :) :)
Nice work!

@redbubble

Thanks for the quick response! idk though, since I’ve found that forum a month or two ago, every HP feature I have seen has been selected from there… except this current one.

So much work on RB now compared with when I first started, I’m sure it’s difficult for the RB mods to create HP features, but just wanted to convey the thought that there’s at least one person out there who would like to see that again :-)

I love it! Think it’s beautiful…… I’d love some coffee too if someone can muster some up :))

I love it – and now I can only dream of making the front page, an even more exclusive club than it was to start with!!! LOL

I can see how that would be tricky, you don’t want to have a link to every product on the homepage but at the same time you need to let the visitor know they can purchase the art as tshirts, framed prints, canvass, etc. Maybe you could feature a ‘product’ or two on the homepage and alternate them the same way you do the art? I’m sure whatever you work out will be great.
Looks good :D

LOVE THE NEW DESIGN!!!
Yes, it is rude to yell, but I was just jumping with the great format!

nice work, I prefer how streamlined it is now. more focus on the art.

WOW!!! What a great surprise, whit a new homepage! Love it ! Great idea boys! Art in full screen!

I had no complaints with the previous one, perhaps we could spend some time making things easier for group hosts as well as the cosmetic stuff?

LOVE IT :)) Very nice job guys x

very cool, love it!

Congratulations on the new home page. I’m sure that it will have its critics but I for one feel that it is a more exciting and inviting introduction. Well done.
Phil

LOVE IT!!!!!!!

Hmm, I just noticed that all the images selected work well in the widescreen format, will this be a disaster for images that don’t suit cropping to wide format, eg portraits with heads chopped off, and brilliant compositions ruined?

Love it…great job you guys:) And Thank you so much:)

Still prefer the old one!

Love it!

Great Job! ;) x

Looks sharper now. Change good.

loves it

looks VERY awesome :D

Not sure yet – need to look at it a bit more over the next few days. At the moment – it looks alien.

nice

Cool!! I like it!!!

yipeeeeeeeeee
it looks great
and i can’t wait to see some of those odd looking portraits with the heads chopped off, oh please! LOL
;-) xox

Fantastic new homepage!!! I love the way it changes every few seconds!!

Looks great – but will portrait-format images ever make it up there now??

’bout fell out of my chair… not expecting a homepage change. I like it…

OMG! This is sooo bizarre! I was thinking about when you guys were gonna do something different to homepage the other day. Lastnight I was also in heavy thoughts about oragamis…..I’m sorry if I spelled that wrong, but this is for real. Im shocked! OMG! I must have ESP or something. I love the new homepage. It’s fresh and professional….great job!!!

I think it looks grand guys – well done

congratulations,
i love it.
well done to all the behind the scenes mob.
;-) xox

Caught me by surprize too but I like what you’ve done with the place!

I like the idea, but I think that the whole design/effect is a little large.

hmmm…might work really well for most? but some of us have VERY low-speed dial up systems still that causes the actual browse to slow down. i know i live in the dark ages but………….
Also…when i go to view individual art…the pages are messed up at the moment. Any ideas here?

AT LAST!…….Well Done to all the RB team……xxx
As for that one short Quippy thing…..
Lipsmackingthirstquenchingacetastingmotivatinggoodbuzzingcoolwalkinghightalkingfastlivingevergiving…..lol

It seemed to have miracuously cleared up in-between me cussing it out and posting the last comment…lol
Thanx!
I honestly haven’t noticed my pages going slower with the new view? I just know of issues on another site when they start adding ‘animated’ imagery….

Fantastic! Makes a great impact and encourages the visitor in! Thanks RB!

Beautiful design!

…looks nice..now if you could put a upload original image resolution button somewhere…this would complete bubble in my opinion…

Thanks for all you do redbubble & Russell.

I think that the new home page looks great!! It has a very friendly vibe to it, and I for one am happy with this change! Good on ya RB, and keep up the great work!

Oh yeah, that’s beautifully done!

The new HP looks great! A job well done RB!!

I loved this when you put it up last time. The only problem was that it didn’t load properly for some people and it was very slow to cycle. Hope you worked out the bugs because it looks great!

Good work guys!

I don’t like it, sorry. I love seeing 9 images all in one go and being able to choose straightaway which to visit rather than waiting like I have to now. Now it takes me to the member’s image, then have to go back and start again for the next. Plus what about the people on dialup. Those big images will take ages to load. Also, members choose the home page images. That will put a spanner in the works for them now, figuring out the new way to do it. A few reasons why it’s no go for me.

Slim and sexy.

Very cool. I like it. Great work guys.

I love it, makes the site look better and will draw good quality people in.

Homepage, it’s new….and it’s awesome! Gives the featured artists a second or so of their own too. Well done :)

I wondered where the Homepage went. Glad to see it back in it’s new and improved version.

Looks good!

Likety like – the anticipation of what’s next might even make me visit the homepage more often, and crawl out from underneath ‘my bubble’ :)

You guys rock! Awesome retooling of the homepage! Thank you for always working hard for our benefit. ~Len

L O V E . T H E . B R I G H T N E S S . & . V I B R A N C Y
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Way to GO R E D B U B B L E!!

Gee i wish I could delete that….. i mean what i said but it is SOOO big!! oops!! sorry!! :))

I like it but all the artists who do portrait shots are going to loose out big time.

smooth and slick… but yep… people who do portrait shots or prefer to work with a square format will be disadvantaged by this new look, however much they’re taken into consideration.

Nice job. Looks great. Not enough of the beautiful photographs that represent redbubble for me,to much artsy stuff…Tom

Very Clean – Nice Work ;)

_ RedBubble replied about 1 hour ago Hi there rightasrain – We did think about these things. If you’re logged in, just press the left button on the slideshow _
Thanks RB for getting back to me about this. I’ll go check it out :-)

fantastic!

I like it, and i sat through the whole movie!! (just wish i brought the popcorn) :) Great job, and it get’s down and dirty towards the artist and thier art. love it

Nah, give me the old version … I want to be able to do a quick scan and go to the photos that interest me, not have to sit through the slide show or fiddle around going to a grid

Amazing!!! Looks better than ever!!!

Looks great! :)

Fandiddlyastic :))

beautiful! It makes it so much more exciting. Loveeeee it!
xx

fantastic!

sorry but I think the grid of eight is stronger visually and personally I just hate having to sit through a slide show… I would rather see a choice then go to that image in my own time…. and I really don’t like the message thingy coming over the image… it seems as if the artwork is just some sort of unimportant wallpaper now…..

very very fresh, bravo!!!

I just had a look at the current home page when I wasn’t logged on an it is really unappealing and the left arrow just keeps cycling, never showing the eight.
The images that are there now just don’t work in that format (except for one of them) :-((

I just pressed the left arrow, and yes, it did take me to the old style page …….. How are visitors going to know to do that ?

It should show the 8 featured pictures first THEN go into slideshow. No one is going to notice the arrow unless you tell them.. A lot of unregistered people come to the homepage and will see one, maybe two images instead of the well deserved eight. It just doesn’t seem fair, even if they are random every time. I had the homepage once, it was magical, and every view counts to me. I just feel there would be much less in this format.

I love everything about it…cheers!

That’s great, I love it! :-)))

People are always going to complain… I used to do that a lot. But I decided, whatever. You guys work hard and you also treat us members with a lot of respect, so I see no reason to complain. I’ll get used to the new home page. It’s essentially similar to the old one, it’s just got some new stuff on it. But if it brings in more members and that was your original goal, then cool. :)

I think they want input from everyone, even if it’s a complaint.

Well done!

it looks great.. you guys are awesome.. you work so hard.. i can’t see why someone would camplain.. it looks so beautiful

A real pleasure to log in this morning. Clear crisp and welcoming.

Superb,I love it!

i do like the new home page, that the features are displayed bigger. good that the set is at the end. i always like seeing the combos of features, often they look good enough to be a piece of art themselves! :) good work guys!!!

neat surprise… made me look twice :))) (who abducted the Bubble?) and love the imagine your local cafe, but with more artists and less coffee thing. well done !

its a beautiful front page, but I feel perhaps you could loose interest straight away but not having the normal format, the old page drew people in,myself incuded hehe, this type of thing in great for an individual and i fear people would be bored waiting for the images to change, so sorry i feel this way,dawnx

lovin it! very stylish, much more impact, I think it really draws you into the art straight away, well done!

I like it, but reckon it’s a shame to lose the impact of the 8 images up front. You guys always choose them so they fit so beautifully together and seeing one image at a time just didn’t do it for me. Would prefer to see the 8 together upfront, maybe with an option button ‘View slide show’ or similar.

Very bland. Uninteresting, too.

I am new to all of this. I think new is good will add a comment later when I get my legs.

I prefer the older version! One quick glance to have an overview. This takes to long to view, it’s too slow for the 1 Mbit internet connexions (or less) around the world and believe me, there are a lot!!, and it’s no fun to copy/paste on your pages after you’ve featured on the frontpage.
It looks beautiful but I prefer practical in this case (and I don’t do that very often ;))

No me gusta!

Good job! :)

I didn’t like it this morning…but now I do :)

I’m not 100% sure yet,…. but I like all the reasoning behind the change and I think it’ll work well!

I was so impressed with the new frontpage! Wow! Just stunning!!! Well done!

Wow!! it’s BIG!! It looks good, more impact, better quality of images but – at the moment – I think I prefer the old homepage, I like logging on and seeing several smaller images, I like the impact compostionally of images of varying mediums all sharing a theme juxtaposed. Just a visual preference, however gimme a homepage feature and I may just change my tune. Hehehe. Love the fact you’re always trying to improve guys, good work.

Fantastic now Home Page, very well thought out. Really great.

David

Ok I’ve just revisited it, I scrolled through and I see the panel of eight images at the end of the display, cool. However I think it would be more logical visually to start with the eight and then scroll through individually. Perhaps thats just me, I am a lefty so could be back to front…or front to back, aye? Oh I don’t know.

Fresh, clean and simple, looks great guys!

Love the change! Great homepage!

mmmmm …… i don’t know .. the sign me up or tell me more is annoying there blocking the image … especially on todays front page …

this is good , and more simple , i am glad buyers booth is still here as well

Lovely shiny homepage newness! =D

@ Victoria DeMore: at least two people. :-)

it looks fresh & great!

What I really like is all the gunk taken out, and the streamlined look. The focus seems to be much more on selling than joining the community now, which i think is a Very Good Thing.

Having lived with it a little bit now in its wonderfulness, because its pretty HOT- I can help but totally agree with Ausven’s comment above…..

Ok I’ve just revisited it, I scrolled through and I see the panel of eight images at the end of the display, cool. However I think it would be more logical visually to start with the eight and then scroll through individually. Perhaps thats just me, I am a lefty so could be back to front…or front to back, aye? Oh I don’t know.

When you log in you see one big image and then you need to linger till it scrolls through all- a new visitor might not realise this and might not be “grabbed” by that first big image- If it starts with the 6 together, then scrolls through all, I think that would make much more sense and visually offer the diversity first- then the detail.

Thank you for your comment. Maybe I might just suggest to turn it around. First the quick overview, then the big amazing pictures…

I really liked seeing the homepage when I came to log on this morning I think it has a dynamic effect and I like the fact there is movement instead of just still pictures. Makes me think the site is alive with people.

i like the new layout. it’s very professional and very inviting indeed.

I have to be the devil’s advocate here and say I prefer the old way. If it aint broke don’t fix it I say.

I am someone who likes to access and view things quickly and see the overall picture. So to have to scroll through the images one at a time, takes more time and I probably wouldn’t do it all that much. I do realise that this is to give each artist their individual exposure though.

I liked seeing the overall images featured on one page. I also liked that often the HP itself, when all the images were combined harmoniously, was like a piece of art work itself.

Oh and I have to say, I like Anita’s idea above, of having the overall picture at the beginning then the end. That could please everyone.

will go check it out….you do wonderful work and it is so appreciated!

Striking. I think it will work.

stunning! well done :)

I love it, simple perfection !

Ok, I guess that’s a happy medium. Thanks :)

i think its awesome I love the new front page

mmmm yeah, I saw it loading yesterday and it took me by surprise … and then a slow grin spread accross my face – yes I like it :))
Nice work !!

Great stuff RB very well done, glad you have us in mind :) I as like all RedBubblers really appreciate all your hard work, thank you :)

AVDI
Awesome Vibrant and Dynamic ~ real Impact
That’s much better

Excellent work
I like how each image gets a chance to shine on it’s own

I think it’s a great improvement! Love the impact and the element of surprise! Very exciting introduction to the site.Love those super size images that grab you by the collar and pull you right into the picture. It really grabs the attention. congratulations!

Really think the homepage is now so much smarter and I like the ‘zing’ effect of the big art on my screen. Stands up above all other home pages I’ve seen on other sites. Well done and thanks for the hard work you must have put into this.

Fabulous work, I love the larger size to the images we see…certainly more eye catching.

Fantastic ! Looks so professional and the images look great larger…

I quite like this and agree with ragman that each chosen piece gets its own little slot for a short time. They have more impact viewed larger.

Looks like most people love the new home page. I’m more neutral or still deciding. Granted, it is nice to show more of the artwork, but I liked getting that quick view of all the featured works on the old page from which I could then take the closer look at the ones that appeal. I don’t care to wait for the slideshow now or to use the arrows to click thru myself. But since I seem to be in the minority, I will just have to get used to it! :)

I think it is fabulous and it showcases the art beautifully! Thank you!

I’m not sure about the slide-show… I think I preferred to look at all the home page features and view them individually at my own pace.

Looks GREAT! All worked well with my dial up!!! Would love to see more photography features as well :)
THANK YOU

Love the larger images and the random rotation, much cleaner and more professional. Well done RB. I do think it should have some more prominent shopping/buying signals on the non-logged in version though, like a ‘Go Shopping’ button (in place of the ‘tell me more’ perhaps).

WE are just getting BETTER and more BEAUTIFUL eh??
Love the large image. Hope to be there one day, ha.
Thanks!

Love the new front page. The larger images show off the work in a much better way.

I like it very much!!! Wonderful job!!!

too big, have to scroll.

I like it … the larger images look impressive

Can I make a complaint that the front page informs us this is a cafe with no coffee.
Can I request coffee in the next update. With sugar, and maybe one of those hard biscuit things as well.

Looking good people ;)

along with everyone or mostly everyone I absolutely love the welcoming fresh new Home Page!

hey everyone with the hacksaws and hard hats at RB! I feel hugely honoured to have my orange kitchen tiles and my humble white sunbeam on the homepage displaying an RB card….you know someone in my house saw this last night…and didn’t tell me!!!
toast for everyone!

Guys I LOVE the new homepage. Well done! xx

I like, I like!

At first i was not real happy with it But the more times i see more i like it ,it really brings out the photos !!!!!!! i want you to make my photos on my site to look like this when someone enlarges them ,??? dreaming right .
Gene ,cool work guys & gals

It looks great, but It’s also a little intimidating haha If I had only discovered rb now, with the homepage looking as it does, I would have felt like it was too pro for me to even join.

At last great work I cant wait for some of the images from the panorama group make there way to the home page to take advantage of the wide screen format.

I love everything form this :D

Good move, I love it!

wheres basimpleasy?

@365Notepads: agree on the coffee. All those artists and less coffee? That spells trouble… ;-)

You guys are so full of surprises……..very professional, good job, love the format

much improved…higher visual impact…all good.

It’s not working properly for me, I get to the Homepage and if any pic comes up at all it stays there, doesn’t change and even clicking the arrow does nothing, but never mind, cause I’m not real fond of it anyway, much prefered the old one, it was interesting and exciting to look at and check all the stuff out on it plus it looked great when you saved it when you got a Home Page Feature, I used to love going into Red Bubble from it just so I could look at the days theme, seems pretty popular though so maybe it might grow on me.

I think it looks great, very professional and targeted well to your main audience, which as you say is new artists, not prospective buyers.

I’d like to see the main image content shuffle every hour though, to make it even more relevant to your existing customers, and encouraging new members to view existing work.

Cool, thank you

I much prefere the previous homepage – showcasing 6 different people.

I prefer the original because I am having the same probs as Vanessa..but given time!

Fantastic work RB Elves! Love it… :D

COOL ..Thanx for keepin us updated I’m gonna go back to paintin trees now, love yall

I agree with the suggestions about beginning with the 8 picture and then sliding into the large picture format, also, I know when you’re logged in you can’t see the big sign up sign over the images, but for new members not logged in, I think it’s an eyesore and screams desperation, also spoiling the look of the artwork that is highlighted. So both good and bad aspects to it I guess…

nicely refreshed!~ looks nice simple and clean. looking forward to further exciting installments :)

kool.

Lovely new lick of virtual paint! Hooray!

i miss the old homepage :-(

Great homepage, I love it. (^__)

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yaaaay the old grid homepage is baaaaaaaaaack!!! love love ♥

oh wait… no it’s not.. (confussssion)