great idea but…the design?

[Brenna...@gmail.com]

shouldn't a virtual books store be really beautiful? There is so much
potential here

[Chris Thiessen]

I agree, the artwork is a little plain right now.  I'd love to hire some video game artists to give it the super-real treatment.  I believe it could be very beautiful if done right.

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:10 AM, <Brenna...@gmail.com> wrote:

shouldn't a virtual books store be really beautiful?  There is so much
potential here

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[combinat...@gmail.com]

FWIW, I like the look. Clean and simple with the focus on the book
covers. More could end up being less.

[Chris Thiessen]

I certainly wouldn't want to take to take the focus away from the books.  But some really nice if understated artwork could really add to the ambiance.

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:16 AM, <combinat...@gmail.com> wrote:

FWIW, I like the look. Clean and simple with the focus on the book
covers. More could end up being less.

[eyeonbooks]

Do the artwork if you feel it will really add something, but I agree
with "Combinationsm" .. the current look is elegant in its simplicity
and usability. I'm awed and envious.

Bill Thompson
www.eyeonbooks.com

On Jul 2, 12:21 pm, "Chris Thiessen" <chris.thies...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I certainly wouldn't want to take to take the focus away from the books.
> But some really nice if understated artwork could really add to the
> ambiance.
>

[Chris Thiessen]

I certainly wouldn't want to do anything that reduced its usability.

[anandx]

You might consider checking out istockphoto.com or similar for some
possible (and cheap) artwork options. I know the "Virtual Fishbowl"
app on facebook guy does this to great effect.

-a

[Chris Thiessen]

Do you have a link to Virtual Fishbowl?  I can't seem to find it.