Critiki’s New Look
I created Critiki way back in 2002, and while I’m pretty proud of how well the design stood up all these years, there was no denying that it was starting to look a bit dated. Plus, I have a lot more experience doing this stuff now, and all the little things I knew could be better bugged the heck out of me.
So, I finally took the time to sit down and redo the thing (there is a direct correlation between this and the absence of posts here during the past few weeks). Oh, man, it’s so much nicer to look at now. And nicer to use, too, I think.
I literally cannot count the improvements I made, but most of them are on the back end, or are so subtle that you won’t notice them individually, but I hope that you can feel the improvements.
One improvement that is more obvious is how much easier it is now to browse through global destinations to find tiki in a given area. Instead of having to drill down all the way to obscure little towns and then back up again, now you can see the area on the Critiki Map as you browse, and it’ll tell you how many tiki locations are in the area.
Spain in Critiki
Now that things are cleaned up a bit behind the scenes, I’ll be able to add some new features to Critiki. I have lots of ideas for new features, but what do you think? What do you wish Critiki could do?
August 4th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Looks great! Stellar job as always. Congrats on releasing it!
August 5th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Very nice. I’m so jealous of web designers…
August 5th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
I wish Critiki could bring defunct tiki bars back from the dead.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Lookin’ good! There still doesn’t seem to be a way for us to recommend places that you don’t have (other than email you) or update you on info that we know is old or incorrect. Maybe consider a wiki for registered (and approved) editors? A lot of work, I know, for a freebie site that you do for fun. But you asked!
And ditto to what swankola said. Where’s the Resurrect button?!
August 7th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Great job! Critiki has been a truly indispensable tool for me, and I use it whenever I travel.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
vivete in un Paradiso…
ciao fiamma
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August 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Wow! Humuhumu, you outdid yourself. The new look is awesome.
We’re not worthy
October 9th, 2008 at 8:17 am
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May 10th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
You’ve got a great looking website, just found it today! You’ve got a great eye for design.