Author Topic: IS new look,do you like it? (Read 17907 times)

stokfoto · « **on:** February 05, 2009, 16:53 »

Just checked IS and noticed some changes especially with thumbs.now zoom thumbs has a black border. I am not sure if I like it or not.it just seems strange to my eyes.I guess I'll have to get used to it?

hold on a minute,it's gotta be something to do with best match 2.0 too.Now I am nervous:(

digiology · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2009, 17:04 »

It's OK. Nothing too radical. Stats page is totally screwed up now though. (Which doesn't matter since it's not working anyways).

gostwyck · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2009, 17:33 »

I just wish they'd get the basic functions of the site back working instead of fannying about with stuff like this to be honest.

How come every other agency has live-updating statistics but IS gave up on that little 'non-essential' (to them) over ayear ago __ and now they haven't been able update stat's at all for over 2 days.

madelaide · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2009, 17:40 »

The black border in zoomed image is very thin, don't mind it.

I like the new font.

Regards,
Adelaide

lisafx · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2009, 18:01 »

Quote from: gostwyck on February 05, 2009, 17:33

I just wish they'd get the basic functions of the site back working instead of fannying about with stuff like this to be honest.

How come every other agency has live-updating statistics but IS gave up on that little 'non-essential' (to them) over ayear ago __ and now they haven't been able update stat's at all for over 2 days.

Amen!

So far the new look is quite appealing and easy on the eyes, but I agree that functionality should be the top priority. The rest is just icing on the cake...

crazychristina · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2009, 18:12 »

Quote from: gostwyck on February 05, 2009, 17:33

I just wish they'd get the basic functions of the site back working instead of fannying about with stuff like this to be honest.

How come every other agency has live-updating statistics but IS gave up on that little 'non-essential' (to them) over ayear ago __ and now they haven't been able update stat's at all for over 2 days.

You mean I might actually have sold an image this week?

madelaide · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2009, 18:19 »

Quote from: averil on February 05, 2009, 18:12

You mean I might actually have sold an image this week?

In my case, I see sales in the My Uploads section and they don't appear in the stats yet. It's not something new, but I think the stats are normally only one day behind, now it's two (last activity Feb 3rd).

Regards,
Adelaide

jsnover · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2009, 22:51 »

Check and see if your stats have updated - mine did in the last few hours.

As far as the rest of the changes, I have no inside information, but a general comment about software releases is that sometimes you have to make your changes as part of a general overhaul. Continuing to work on the old an problematic code no longer makes any sense. If this is the first step towards a more maintainable, stable, fast system, then the fact that what we see first is a change in the UI isn't a problem. IS has made various comments that hint at some need to overhaul code that is badly outgunned in the current high traffic system.

If the buyers find the new layout helpful, that's great; I'm hoping this is just the leading edge of changes that will get things running more smoothly.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2009, 23:55 »

Like it? I'm having a hard time figuring out much of a difference.

Seems like they moved a few functions like add-to-lightbox a couple layers up to make things easier for buyers.

Other than that the appearance is a bit different and it looks like they changed the layout for Windows Mobile.

yecatsdoherty · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2009, 23:55 »

no update to my stats yet since morning 3rd....I can't understand why they choose to roll out such non-essential fluff when people are losing sales, stressed and buyers getting more frustrated by the minute. why can't they just deal with functionality and then do the aesthetic stuff when things have quieted?

now, not only do we not have sales because they are sorting data, but buyers are pissed off because the site is so stupidly slow. buyers don't like change....and though it is necessary in order to stay on the leading edge, the leading edge is the bleeding edge right now...they need to give their heads a shake.

so frustrating....really

hoi ha · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2009, 23:59 »

Well at least you all can see it - the front page will not even fully load here in Hong Kong (and BTW it is lunch time so Asian business for the day would appear to be lost) - and no it is not just me either - none of our office computers can get the front page to load properly. Typical istock ... whistles and bills seem to get added rather than fixing the more important basics.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2009, 00:04 »

Yeah, buyers must be having problems with this new design. My daily downloads and revenue are pretty consistent but today I had tumbleweeds rolling through my Balance and Stats pages.

shank_ali · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2009, 02:11 »

Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on February 06, 2009, 00:04

Yeah, buyers must be having problems with this new design. My daily downloads and revenue are pretty consistent but today I had tumbleweeds rolling through my Balance and Stats pages.

You have been watching to many John Wayne films me thinks.
Sales are slow but constant..to many x small sales this week.
The designers are buying small to spread the cost of the new bundle packages.
I like the wider page and border.

anton9 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2009, 03:25 »

I think it looks good. I like the grey borders around the images in view my portfolio. Hopefully the site will pick up speed now and everyone can get back to normal or increased downloads

caspixel · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2009, 10:44 »

Is there a new look? It's taking an eternity for pages to load, if at all.

gostwyck · « **Reply #15 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:01 »

Quote from: caspixel on February 06, 2009, 10:44

Is there a new look? It's taking an eternity for pages to load, if at all.

Out of interest, why do you continue to visit the site that you keep saying charges too much and also 'makes you puke'?

tan510jomast · « **Reply #16 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:28 »

IGNORE BUTTON

yecatsdoherty · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:31 »

Quote from: gostwyck on February 06, 2009, 11:01

Quote from: caspixel on February 06, 2009, 10:44
Is there a new look? It's taking an eternity for pages to load, if at all.

Out of interest, why do you continue to visit the site that you keep saying charges too much and also 'makes you puke'?

wow gostwyck - you're pretty harsh....how about not worrying about it? clearly if someone has opinions that strong it is because they actually care and are frustrated with the constant change. I'm a pretty dedicated contributor and I too am getting pretty fed up with the constant expectation of us to just accept the changes with patience and optimism. yeah right, I wonder how patient IS would be if their overall sales dropped by 75%......

chill, why not lose the personal attacks and focus on being constructive?

ichiro17 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:32 »

Can someone break down the size requirements for each category?

How many MP is the XXXL?

I'd really like 28 credits at some point

caspixel · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:37 »

Quote from: tan510jomast on February 06, 2009, 11:28

IGNORE BUTTON

Pixart · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:42 »

Quote from: shank_ali on February 06, 2009, 02:11

Sales are slow but constant..to many x small sales this week.
The designers are buying small to spread the cost of the new bundle packages.

Most of my sales this month have been 22 cents. I've noticed the phenomenon of xs sales on all the sites - unless they are sub sales of course; those are always max. More bloggers buying legit photos?

gostwyck · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:46 »

Quote from: yecatsdoherty on February 06, 2009, 11:31

Out of interest, why do you continue to visit the site that you keep saying charges too much and also 'makes you puke'?

wow gostwyck - you're pretty harsh....how about not worrying about it? clearly if someone has opinions that strong it is because they actually care and are frustrated with the constant change. I'm a pretty dedicated contributor and I too am getting pretty fed up with the constant expectation of us to just accept the changes with patience and optimism. yeah right, I wonder how patient IS would be if their overall sales dropped by 75%......

chill, why not lose the personal attacks and focus on being constructive?
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I'm not being 'harsh'. I'm genuinely interested as to why some who keeps stating how much she hates a particular agency (and very amusingly too) would keep going back there. It's not as if there's nowhere else to go.

tan510jomast · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:49 »

GRANTED gostwyck, but there are other way to express your opinion without personally attacking anyone.

READ YOUR AGREEMENT...that you agree when you join this forum:
You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or United States Federal law.

tuilay · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:54 »

Quote from: gostwyck on February 06, 2009, 11:01

Quote from: caspixel on February 06, 2009, 10:44
Is there a new look? It's taking an eternity for pages to load, if at all.

Out of interest, why do you continue to visit the site that you keep saying charges too much and also 'makes you puke'?

cyberbullying again, gostwyck?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-bullying

null · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2009, 11:55 »

Quote from: gostwyck on February 06, 2009, 11:01

Out of interest, why do you continue to visit the site that you keep saying charges too much and also 'makes you puke'?

I think he mentioned the forum. I'm allergic to their forums too, so I just don't read them. But I do like the iStock technical tutorials a lot.

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