Homepage Concept

I sort of like it, but i'd like if we have an option to choose either.

edit: What if you put a number on the lower right of the images showing how many points it costs to enter and on the lower left how many people entered?

I like the current giveaways layout more.

Agree with Yatterman. Looks pretty neat! ;) But I like to see the bar with the info of the giveaway without scrolling over it with my mouse.

Why not combine them? Gallery style images, but still have the information (at the very least, number of entries) below them instead of rollover?

Old one ftw,

i like this new one better :)

I like the new layout you're planing to make more than the current one :D

If possible I'd also mark which giveaways can or can't be entered(depending on the ammount of points you have).

Good luck with the new layout and I hope it's implemented :D

I'm not a fan of pictures, so I'd stick with the old one. Actually, I'd prefer no pictures at all, but that's just me being crazy.

I like the new one but it makes things more difficult when using my phone. Which is what I use during most of the day when I am away from my computer. Right now I am on my phone and I have to hold my finger on the picture and wait a few seconds to see the details. Im sure I could get used to it but it is much easier the way it is.

I think having the # of points per giveaway somewhere on there would be valuable information. I think it should be part of the hoverover.

If it isn't broke, don't fix it. The new homepage concept is not bad, but personally I prefer to know how many entries, time left and the person who made the giveaway right away instead of having to rollover. I also prefer the "list" style instead of a grid.

I'd prefer the new one if it showed the entries/comments/time left without needing to hover and wait.

While I like the general idea, the lack of vital information used to decide whether to enter a giveaway or not (yes, I think most people enter a giveaway not only based on the game being given, but also on the number of points required, the number of people on it, the time 'till it finished, whether it's a group giveaway or not) is a big no-go.

By the way, the homepage as it is now is pretty much perfect. To improve it, I'd just implement some of Zo's addon capabilities like auto-load of new pages (quite useful) and the "ignoring" of games you already own or are not interested in.

I personally like the current design better. Having all the information visible is better than having to roll over each picture to get it.

This is what I suggested in S.Gifts chat. The text should be permanent, no rollover - that way everyone can immediately view all the necessary data of the giveaway, instead of having to rollover each individual giveaway.

I like it, its cool and clean but if I need to check everytime the information of every giveaway just to check the number of entries and time left that's not so dynamic

i think with only images shown - the graphics rather than primarily text - it slows my browsing down. its just too much immediate information and it takes a second to process and interpret what games are available.

steamgifts as it is now, immediately shows the title in text so i can immediately spot titles i am interested in without getting distracted or momentarily overwhelmed by all the graphics and colour, where i have to focus on each image to discover the title. dont know if all that makes sense.

that, and im not a fan of having to put my mouse over things to find out the most important information (time left, p-cost and number of entrants)

the current site is perfect, and changing it around just for the sake of it would not be a positive. the current layout is functional, looks good and its quick to browse... i dont think graphical clutter just to make it look pretty, is the way to go.

I guess this is an issue with the current design as well, but I think it would look better if the "New from the Forums" section expanded to the same edge as the "Top Contributors This Week" section.

I'd like it if giveaways for games I already have would be greyed/faded out too.

i like the old one. its fastest and simple.

I'm a bigger fan of looking at lists of sortable data than of galleries of data, but if you were given the option of setting a different way to view the site as a preference (gallery view, compact table view, classic view, etc), I see no problem with that.

Some useful indicators like entry cost, time remaining, # entries, group-only, etc. are missing from the gallery view "at a glance." I really dislike having to roll over each and every item to get a summary of only a fraction of that information...perhaps if it was simply listed or superimposed on each graphic, instead of requiring you to roll over each item...

I'd two options. Booth seems pretty cool.

It looks nice but it's very impractical. Can't see anything without interacting with each individual object. I think it's important to be able to look with your eyes, not with your hands.

While it's a nice design, I don't think it works for this site. We need to be able to see key data at all time, such as points, public/group/private, number of entries is probably the most important too. I think the current hompeage in the "list style" is much easier to navigate and understand in general.

I think the old one works better. The fact you have to rollover everytime you want to view the details seems quite frustrating.

EDIT: Especially with the delayed slide-in of the info.