[IxDA Discuss] Online brochure vs. PDF download

2008-01-22 Thread Marianne Jensen
Does anyone have any recommendations/ preferences with regard to online brochures? We have the option of providing a downloadable pdf that users can view/print out for reading later, and/or going with a zmags.com solution that takes the print brochure(s) and displays it rather sleekly in it's own

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Online brochure vs. PDF download

2008-01-22 Thread Alexander Baxevanis
Hi Marianne, I don't think that replicating a printed product catalogue is the best way of presenting a collection of products online. If this is the primary interface of your website, I think that you will alienate a large percentage of online shoppers who are used to searching for products,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Online brochure vs. PDF download

2008-01-22 Thread Patrick Bowen
Marianne, Our company izzydesign (izzydesign.com) uses PDF brochures in a Downloadable tools section. When I was involved in designing the site we ran through several rounds of research and decided that we would offer PDFs. There were a few reasons for this: 1. That is what our sales force