Brett Butler collection: rescanning, and possibly redesign. Opinions wanted.
TNP777
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Hello, all. Thanks for the read. I'm interested in what your opinion (constructive or not 
) on a project I've been thinking about for some time.
I've decided to re-scan my Butler collection. There are a few reasons, the main being that I have long regretted not saving the original scan sizes. Years ago when I first scanned them, I cropped them to the actual size and then just overwirte the original file. I can't tell how many times I have wanted to display a card to show a certain detail, but can't because the image is too small.
This time around I intend to redo every page of my Butler site and replace all the smaller size images with larger ones. As I said, right now I have them all shown at actual size. I'm toying around with how much bigger I'd like them - right now I'm thinking about 70% larger. That's significantly larger, but at that size I will be able to clearly display all the little variation details that we player collectors obsess over.
Now, regarding design - I'd LOVE some feedback/ideas on what improvements I can make to better show off my collection. For instance, here is my current "Bowman" page:
current Bowman page
and here is a page I made up as a sample:
proposed Bowman page
As you can see, the old page was set against a black background, which I don't necessarily mind. I went with a "wooden floor" background on the new one - I guess I just like the way it looks. I'd welcome feedback on any change in the design.
Also, here is my main Butler collection page which has links to the individual company pages with images, and also lists of what I'm looking for and what I already have. I've had it this way for probably 10 years or more, and I'm wondering if it is too ponderous. Should I eliminate my "haves" list and move each section to the corresponding image page? (I did just that with the sample Bowman page.
main Butler page
Again, any feedback is greatly appreciated. I'd love a fresh design, but am entirely sure on which direction to go.
) on a project I've been thinking about for some time.I've decided to re-scan my Butler collection. There are a few reasons, the main being that I have long regretted not saving the original scan sizes. Years ago when I first scanned them, I cropped them to the actual size and then just overwirte the original file. I can't tell how many times I have wanted to display a card to show a certain detail, but can't because the image is too small.
This time around I intend to redo every page of my Butler site and replace all the smaller size images with larger ones. As I said, right now I have them all shown at actual size. I'm toying around with how much bigger I'd like them - right now I'm thinking about 70% larger. That's significantly larger, but at that size I will be able to clearly display all the little variation details that we player collectors obsess over.
Now, regarding design - I'd LOVE some feedback/ideas on what improvements I can make to better show off my collection. For instance, here is my current "Bowman" page:
current Bowman page
and here is a page I made up as a sample:
proposed Bowman page
As you can see, the old page was set against a black background, which I don't necessarily mind. I went with a "wooden floor" background on the new one - I guess I just like the way it looks. I'd welcome feedback on any change in the design.
Also, here is my main Butler collection page which has links to the individual company pages with images, and also lists of what I'm looking for and what I already have. I've had it this way for probably 10 years or more, and I'm wondering if it is too ponderous. Should I eliminate my "haves" list and move each section to the corresponding image page? (I did just that with the sample Bowman page.
main Butler page
Again, any feedback is greatly appreciated. I'd love a fresh design, but am entirely sure on which direction to go.
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And to add; the font size on the main page seems kind of small for my poor vision.
I think I have mentioned to you in the past, my wife was a real Butler fan. She would have left me years ago for him if she could! We use to see him often in Vero Beach, got him to sign a Dodger ball with Piazza & Karros.