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18-Sep-11 21:03
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TruthConquers TruthConquers's avatar Rank: bronze
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Hi, just looking for some feedback.

It seems very buggy judging from compatibility sites, it seems to be working in the latest version of safari and firefox.

I just need to do some more testing and fine tweaking.

shinymanstudio.co.za

The main css file is only 8k and the html is 12.

So far it validates as strict XHTML 1.0 and I got some errors with my css and will clean that up.

The font is a bit thin, so I will be testing some others in the future.

Any constructive feedback is welcome.

-Peace.
20-Sep-11 17:21
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mauco mauco's avatar Rank: silver
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Hi your site looks good. I'm checking it now from an iPad (this is all I have access to as at now, so please bear with me) & it's looking good! I like the background you used. Your portfolio & contact pages are especially cool. Would have loved to see a bit more color & images though. Hope this helps?

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20-Sep-11 21:58
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TruthConquers TruthConquers's avatar Rank: bronze
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Hi thanks for the feedback.

I am working on adding more depth.

Made a few changes.

http://www.shinymanstudio.co.za/

It validates as XHTML 1.0 strict which is positive.

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shinymanstudio.co.za%2F;st=1

I am also working on various background ideas to make the page stand out more and will take your advice on the colour scheme and more content.

Trying to keep it minimalist/clean.

Thanks once again.

-peace.

[Edited by TruthConquers on 20-Sep-11 22:01]
23-Sep-11 03:32
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matt matt's avatar Rank: gold
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@TruthConquers: Looks slick! One thing I'd say is that your content background image (bgmenu.png) is huge in terms of file size, which makes the page slow to load. I'd suggest replacing it with a jpeg at, say, 70% quality. You can use the CSS box-shadow properties to create the drop shadow if required.

Also I'd suggest redoing your menu buttons as a single CSS sprite to reduce load time and remove the flicker when first hovering over a menu item:

http://www.elated.com/articles/css-rollover-buttons/

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23-Sep-11 09:37
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TruthConquers TruthConquers's avatar Rank: bronze
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problem solved.

[Edited by TruthConquers on 24-Sep-11 18:41]
05-Oct-11 08:05
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TruthConquers TruthConquers's avatar Rank: bronze
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http://www.shinymanstudio.co.za/

I have added a few more touches like the "seal" and made a unique background, also added some depth to the form and made a changes to the overall content frame, to stand out more.

I have also been playing with different themes, which I might implement dynamically each time a client comes to the site, to keep the site fresh.

Also playing around with different visually stimulating table designs.
05-Oct-11 08:56
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mauco mauco's avatar Rank: silver
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It's comming up nicely

But I would have loved to see more information about Shinyman Design Studio on your About us page.

I feel you also need to put some physical contact information (phone, address, etc) on your Contact Page to give visitors the assurance that yours is a real business that they can do business with. Hope this helps?

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