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http://www.scenomics.com

[All feedback appreciated; even if it`s harsh.] It`s live but won`t be publicly launched for a few more weeks. The help page is protected from public view until launch.

 

Looks good, not something I`d have any use for but it looks pretty good.

I`d suggest you study this site http://www.amabilis.com/ and follow his model, specially the forum were users of your product can help each other (and you by taking the load off your shoulders) and the friendly competitive atmosphere he creates among the users of his product.

Thanks very much for the feedback. I have used 3D Canvas Pro and participated in its discussion forums on occasion. Your suggestions are right on the mark.

I had a chance to play with the site some more. Here`s a couple of suggestions:

• I clicked the Preview, and read a fine, quick tutorial. At the bottom, I`d have appreciated a "back" button, and maybe a "next" button, which would take me to the Step 2 "Revise" (and then "Explore").
• At the top, same concept: I`d like maybe some tabs that would give me Steps 1, 2, and 3.

Hmm...this brings up a question for developers. I know on a main site you can have tabs at the top, visible across all pages. Can you have a sort of "subset" of tabs? If I click on Step 1, could there be little tabs for the three steps, only visible when I`m on one of those three pages?

• On the "Scenome" tab, under "Markets," I`d like to see each bullet as a heading 2, with some content summarizing why it`s a market. Then, the Features should replace the "Download" tab.
  

• I don`t like the "Pictures" tab. It somehow gets me thinking of family pictures, picnics, and walks in the park. Could you call it "Screen Shots?"

• "Corporate" could maybe better be "About Us," common usage in so many sites these days. "Corporate" would be the address and phone number of the actual physical location, job opportunities, HR, and that sort of thing in my opinion.
  

• Help should eventually be replaced by Forums, and EliDS has a great point. Make it a "users helping users" type of thing, with some company-sponsored topics at the top for interaction. People can post to the forums, get advise from other users, or ask internal tech support for help. Similar to how the SuN forums run. (Well done, in my opinion.)
  

All in all, it`s a clean site "filled with concision!" LOL! I love that word! My main gripe is that the tab explaining the application really is redundant to the main page, where I`m already seeing the quick preview. I`d rather read content on the next page, explaining why this application is much more cool than any other one on the market.

I`d also like to see some final examples. I think it`s the Persistence of Vision site where they`ve set up a "Hall of Fame." In that page, users can show off some of the rendering they`ve done, or animations. If this app produces roads, lakes, and other geographic landmarks, it`d be nice to see final rendering, not only the basic, "how to do it" steps along the way.