User talk:JakePT/Sandbox/Character Example

This pretty much sums up why I made the changes I did: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/NeoRicen/Screenshot2010-01-03at22602AM.png

What I did was draw horizontal lines down the left and right margins of various elements, including: Info Box, Info Box image, screenshots, ally achievement and spoiler warnings. It shows how messy the layout of the existing page is. My version has basically a simple invisible column down the left side of the page for any images, with a larger column on the right for content. The only violation is the info box, which is acceptable because it is clearly above the main content, as indicated by the table of contents. This makes it much easier to read.

My changes to the spoiler warnings, in my opinion, make it clearer where the spoilers are, and the warning is more visible, without breaking the visual consistency of the page as a whole.

The other obvious change I made was doing a new Talents/Powers section, which while making it look better (this is all in my opinion), also makes it more usable, because the small extra bit of spacing makes it more readable and the icons brighten it up a little, so it isn't just a clump of text.

Also, putting the quote above the info box creates a clear horizontal line above the main content instead of the messy top that currently exists.

The other major change is the de-prioritising of Mass Effect, putting Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 on equal footing, as their own sub sections, instead of ME1 being the main focus and relegating ME2 to a sub section. Though this change primarily applies to characters that have squadmate roles in both games, so this will only really apply to Tali as well.

Do not that the ME2 powers section is just random gibberish to act as a placeholder, and the vast majority of the ME2 section is placeholder text, just to give a rough idea of what the layout will look like once ME2 information is added.

JakePT 15:52, January 2, 2010 (UTC)