> IMHO trades way too much usability for what I perceive as mere prettiness
I don't disagree with you. I'm going to try and find the time to add a toggle b/n list view and grid view so the user can save their preference. Then if it seems that most use the list view, I might just make that the default.
> Also, I'm very skeptical of the usefulness of the thumbnails altogether
Thumbnails of designs are a pretty standard convention with "design gallery"-type sites (http://cssremix.com, http://www.unmatchedstyle.com, etc). It's meant to do nothing more than give you a small idea of the site you're about to visit. The only alternative would be listing the site's title or URL and that certainly wouldn't be any more helpful.
I don't disagree with you. I'm going to try and find the time to add a toggle b/n list view and grid view so the user can save their preference. Then if it seems that most use the list view, I might just make that the default.
> Also, I'm very skeptical of the usefulness of the thumbnails altogether
Thumbnails of designs are a pretty standard convention with "design gallery"-type sites (http://cssremix.com, http://www.unmatchedstyle.com, etc). It's meant to do nothing more than give you a small idea of the site you're about to visit. The only alternative would be listing the site's title or URL and that certainly wouldn't be any more helpful.
Thanks again for the feedback.