ELATED: Your Site: Judge and Jury! http://www.elated.com/ Want some feedback on your website? What do others think of the design? Is it easy to navigate? Post your URL here and we will review it! en-us Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:58:29 GMT Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:58:29 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ELATED.com feeder Re: Please review http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5592/#post23468 From: mauco


Nice website template, well done!
However, I personally would have preferred another background colour. Hope this helps

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]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:49:43 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5592#post23468 Please review http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5592/#post23443 From: paul105


Hi all,

Please take a look at www.michelledaniels.co.uk

Any constructive criticsm gratefully received.

paul.

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]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 19:30:18 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5592#post23443 Re: Gone With The Movies http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580/#post23408 From: CharlieGreen


Ah yes! fantastic advice.

Thanks Matt!

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]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 08:14:08 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580#post23408 Re: Gone With The Movies http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580/#post23400 From: matt


@CharlieGreen: Yes, great looking site! One small suggestion: use mod_rewrite to make more friendly URLs. So instead of http://www.gonewiththemovies.com/articles.php you'd have http://www.gonewiththemovies.com/articles/ :

http://www.elated.com/articles/mod-rewrite-tutorial-for-absolute-beginners/

Also some JavaScript is adding a hash to the end of each URL in your site. While it's not a problem in itself, it does make the URLs more ugly and harder to bookmark/share reliably. It would also be good to remove the inline CSS from the page and move it into your stylesheet file to save download time and make your CSS easier to manage.

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]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:11:44 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580#post23400 Re: Gone With The Movies http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580/#post23371 From: mauco


Hi CharlieGreen, congratulations on your new movie website! Looks great. Wish you the best.

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]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:39:46 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580#post23371 Gone With The Movies http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580/#post23370 From: CharlieGreen


My new movie website launched yesterday. Gone With The Movies!

All the latest movie news, reviews and articles on films coming soon. Read our exclusive interviews and get the inside track on all the new movies!

What do you think?

www.gonewiththemovies.com
www.gonewiththemovies.co.uk

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]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:41:22 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5580#post23370 Re: Please Review My Website http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546/#post23175 From: mauco


CharlieGreen, You're welcome. Glad you found it useful

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]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:34:04 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546#post23175 Re: Please Review My Website http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546/#post23173 From: CharlieGreen


Thank you, yes that does help!

A good critic. I shall adjust accordingly!

Thanks!

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]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:38:32 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546#post23173 Re: Okay - All Candid Feedback Welcomed, Please! http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5540/#post23172 From: mauco


Hi benbow,

You've got a nice website there. I love how everything is well layed out, cool colour scheme, clear font and very easy to navigate. If there's one thing am not quite comfortable with, that would be the length of your url... maybe you should consider getting a shorter version and direct it to the site. Hope that helps?

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]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:24:05 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5540#post23172 Re: An honest review, Laralist http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5519/#post23171 From: mauco


Hi Jawad,

All in all I think you've got a nice site there. Well done. However, I got an error message on the 'home' and 'add listing' pages. So yiy might want to look into that. Also I'm not particularly fond of websites that don't have some 'about us' or 'contact us' info on them. So I suggest you look into that too. Finally, I think you should also improve on your logo to make it more visible. Hope that helps?

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]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:16:32 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5519#post23171 Re: Please Review My Website http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546/#post23170 From: mauco


Hi CharlieGreen,

You have a nice blog and nice review/analysis of the films highlighted.

The only thing I'm not comfortable with is the "007 Analysis" menu column on the left hand side of your home page. After reading the analysis, instead of making the user click a link just to take them back to the home page, I think it would be better for you to give links to the other analysis instead.

Nice job! Hope that helps?

[Edited by mauco on 03-Nov-12 10:06]

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]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:05:28 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546#post23170 Please Review My Website http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546/#post23136 From: CharlieGreen


http://charliegreen-blog.co.uk/

This is my recent website that I have set up, its a movie blog. Just running off html. I am working on a cms, which is proving difficult and timely. But I wanted to know what you think of its design so far. And to give any advice or tips.

Thanks, look forward to hearing replies.

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]]> Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:55:14 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5546#post23136 Okay - All Candid Feedback Welcomed, Please! http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5540/#post23109 From: benbow


I'm starting out building web pages for my friends - check this out & tell me what you think:

http://thecoloradobankruptcycenter.com/

(just saw it's the same one in my signature, so hopefully I didn't confuse anyone)

[Edited by benbow on 25-Sep-12 22:48]

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]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:47:38 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5540#post23109 An honest review, Laralist http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5519/#post23019 From: Jawad Khan


Hey everyone, i need you guys to have a look at http://www.laralist.org
and tell how is the overall layout & design. It still under-development, any advice would be appreciated.
thanks

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]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:23:46 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5519#post23019 Re: Website Feedback http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/4873/#post23018 From: Jawad Khan


Its pretty nice & clean, with nothing flashy that can distract a visitor. I actually like the navigation menu though.

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]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:21:52 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/4873#post23018 Re: iGetter.net site redesign http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5425/#post22473 From: TruthConquers


Hopefully when they ready for the next step I can implement some more features.

The logo should link but they preferred not to, at least its a step in the right direction.

Thanks for the input!

Keep well.

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]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:27:39 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5425#post22473 Re: iGetter.net site redesign http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5425/#post22467 From: matt


@TruthConquers: It's certainly a big improvement on the old design! Looks much more professional. The main "call to action" (download) is somewhat easier to find, but I would still be tempted to put a big "download iGetter" button front and centre on the home page. (You could also use IP geolocation and user agent detection to preselect the right version of iGetter to download.)

And yes, I agree that the store in particular could do with a makeover.

Another small point - I'd make the logo link to the site homepage.

Hope that helps!

Matt

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]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:21:14 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5425#post22467 Re: I would love some input! http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373/#post22442 From: TruthConquers


Just a word of advice, please read Google's TOS (Terms Of Service) for their Google Adsense program.

The website seems a bit cluttered. Check out Google's Search Engine Optimization guide as well.

Users might not mind scrolling large sections of content to find what they are looking for, but a more simplified User Experience that is fluid is of more benefit in our view.

Some tweaking and using services at W3C (validator and jigsaw) would help you in the future.

Also do a trawl of the internet to see what other job websites look like, it helps push the envelope (client pending)

all the best with your design and development endeavours!

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]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:09:50 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373#post22442 iGetter.net site redesign http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5425/#post22441 From: TruthConquers


Was fortunate enough to redesign iGetter.net, would of liked a more open design brief to give their competitors a run for their money (Speed Download)

Their previous site is here;

http://web.archive.org/web/20100822195508/http://www.igetter.net/

Their new redesign is here;

igetter.net

The store and forum remain the same (something we believed needed a radical make over).

The software developers wanted the site to inherit a look of an up coming release.

Compared to the old site, the new site is simplified, key information is highlighted and the main goal of downloading the app we believe is achieved through easy access to key sectors of the site (compared to the old website)

At the end of the day iGetter gets the website they wanted, but we believe pushing the envelop and beating competitors like Speed Download would ensure iGetter leverages itself and its core program.

We would of preferred a more open design brief, but a stepping stone none the less, this is a great program and in our non-biased view better than speed download.

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]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:00:45 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5425#post22441 Re: Play4Bingo Review http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5392/#post22271 From: Play4Bingo


Thanks for the reply mauc! Will look into all your advice - i agree about the text on the homepage! thanks.

[Edited by Play4Bingo on 04-Feb-12 02:32]

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]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:31:40 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5392#post22271 Re: I would love some input! http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373/#post22217 From: efwis


hi jobsallover,

this is just my opinion, i got to your site, looked around a little bit and left. I had a headache after leaving your site.

I agree with Mauco about the color scheme, however your design is too crowded. Your links are ok for the most part, however, you are overdoing the ads on the page.

the first thing i saw when i arrived on your site was the ads, completely detracted from what your site is about. IMHO it looked like a warehouse for ads and made it hard to decipher what was actual website content and what wasn't.

you only need one ad banner on a page, they don't increase traffic to your site anyway, sure it can generate you money, if you can get people to stay on your site long enough to use them. But still having 2 or 3 different ad banners is overkill and will scare people away from your site, reducing proper conversion and flow through.

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]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:14:04 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373#post22217 Re: Image Mapping Problems - Help Please http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5389/#post22185 From: mauco


Hi cherschu,

Welcome to the Elated Forums

I think you ought to consider posting your query in the "Authoring and Programing" forum for some assistance. Here's the link.

http://www.elated.com/forums/authoring-and-programming/

Nice website by the way.

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]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:53:54 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5389#post22185 Re: Play4Bingo Review http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5392/#post22183 From: mauco


Hi Play$Bingo,

Welcome to the Elated Forums

I don't know much about Bingo but on first impressions your website looks very professional and appealing. I'm tempted to participate. I like the background image and your choice of colors.

I don't particularly like the 'Ladbroke' ad next to the 'Claim free bonuses & cash' signup form. I think it's a bit distracting and I really don't know what to do there.

Also the text on your homepage seems a bit too much, maybe you should consider reducing same.

The 'Leave a Reply' form at the bottom also seems out of place as it makes me think of a blog, which I don't think is your intention.

I would have suggested you place your RSS feed button on top in the header section rather than way down there in the footer section.

I checked your 'About Us' page and initially I got an 404 error message but I checked it again and it was visible. So you might want to look into the links.

All-in-All I like this site. Wish you the best.

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]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:47:21 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5392#post22183 Play4Bingo Review http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5392/#post22182 From: Play4Bingo


hey guys at elated! I'm new ...be nice!

what do you guys think of my site?
Basically, it's a bingo review site.

Here's a link to a specific page reviewing Ladbrokes Bingo

Ladbrokes Bingo Review http://www.play4bingo.co.uk/ladbrokes-bingo/

[Edited by Play4Bingo on 26-Jan-12 09:50]

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]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:50:26 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5392#post22182 Image Mapping Problems - Help Please http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5389/#post22168 From: cherschu


I need to map a blog to a image correctly. I had someone create the image and it is up at www.samadhi-yoga-center.com. on the main page. The image is "Denise's Blog" I thought I mapped it correctly but obviously I have a syntax error. When I use my mouseover it will not link. I am using cpanel and a wordpress blog within Cpanel. Below is the code any help would be greatly appreciated. I am linking outside but I am wondering if this is incorrect

<map name="FPMap0">
<area shape="rect" coords="210, 358, 307, 383" href="http://www.samadhi-yoga-center.com/blog" >
</map>

<!--webbot bot="ImageMap" text="(462,252) (690,297) {Contact Us} {Ravie} 18 B #f7ffa2 CT 0 mailto:denise@samadhi-yoga-center.com" text="(1386,389) (1546,438) {Gallery} {Ravie} 18 B #f7ffa2 CT 0 vinyasa_gallery.htm" text="(375,439) (534,478) {Events} {Ravie} 18 B #f7ffa2 CT 0 events.htm" text="(210,358) (307,383) {Denise's Blog} {Ravie} 18 B #f7ffa2 CT 0 http://www.samadhi-yoga-center.com/blog

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]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:14:34 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5389#post22168 Re: I would love some input! http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373/#post22020 From: mauco


Hi JobsAllOver, welcome to Elated forums.

Your website is fine. It's simple and easy to navigate and I like the colorscheme too. Well done.

That said, I think you'd need a proper logo. Then I think I'd prefer if all your menu links where on one side giving space for your more content on each topic covered. Also, I'd think you should get a customized email address on your domain and not be using Gmail as your contact email. Also put some physical contact info on your website (phone, office address etc).

All-in-all, I'd say you did a good job on this attempt. I'm just focusing on the front-end here and not your coding.

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]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:09:21 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373#post22020 I would love some input! http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373/#post22007 From: JobsAllOver


Hi everyone. I'm a new webmaster hoping to get a little input. I've been studying web design for a while but still consider myself a complete novice. I just started my site http://www.jobsallover.com. It's a site that gives people ideas on ways to supplement their income and make some extra money. The content is pretty weak currently, but I'm not worried about that I have huge improvements coming in that area.

What do you all think of the design? I'm hoping for some helpful input from a few experts, maybe some ideas on what could work better. I am thinking of eventually adding a top navigation bar when I get a little more content.
Check it out at http://www.jobsallover.com


Any input is greatly appreciated!

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]]> Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:09:48 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5373#post22007 Re: Greetings all. Perhaps you can assist. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355/#post21906 From: matt


No problem Jini. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask!

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]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:35:15 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355#post21906 Re: Greetings all. Perhaps you can assist. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355/#post21894 From: JiniHammerer


Ohh yea, that's cause i have learned a lot in the past week and changed a ton since I originally posted this.

The original top menu was mostly eliminated, I left the home choice and converted it to a button removing the text menu completely, then i removed the text header title converting it to image as well.

I still have a boatload to learn but i got to a good point where i am happy with the layout for the moment.

I do want to thank you for taking the time to look and help.

Jini

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]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:28:54 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355#post21894 Re: Greetings all. Perhaps you can assist. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355/#post21890 From: matt


@JiniHammerer: Welcome to Elated!

Your site looks OK to me design-wise. The design fits the feel of your blog's topic.

I can't see any menu items on the top. Do you mean the ones in the right-hand sidebar? You can modify these in the CSS. The easiest approach is to open your site in Google Chrome, then right-click an element you want to style and choose Inspect Element. You can then see the markup for the element in the bottom pane, and work out which CSS classes apply. For example, in your right hand menu I can see that you'd select menu options in the CSS using something like:


Code:
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#sidebar .wdgtbox ul li { (styles here) }
--------------------


Hope that helps! If you need more technical CSS help then you'll be better off posting in our Authoring and Programming forum:

http://www.elated.com/forums/authoring-and-programming/

Cheers,
Matt

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]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:25:23 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355#post21890 Greetings all. Perhaps you can assist. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355/#post21865 From: JiniHammerer


I am EXTREEMLY new and making websites, like, started friday, i am a putergeek and deturmined so i have managed to build a site of sorts.

I do graphic art as a hobbie and wanted a place to put my stuff that I controlled and decided this may be the way to go.


Now I am using a wordpress php front end and have a phpbb forums.

I used a template and created my own webgraphics for the front page, but there are certain things i know just are not right and i really cant sort out what to do about them.

For one I have menue items on the top, but they are basicly just text sitting on the graphics i wanted to make them more button like.

I guess i need to know where is a good place to start to figure out how to edit or modify style sheets of a page you have on the web.

My website is http://www.thegcp.com

Any ssuggestions help or feedback would be welcome.

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]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:12:37 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5355#post21865 Re: My Website. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312/#post21619 From: mauco


Hi javierlocp, glad you found my comment useful. Thanks for the follow

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]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:18:37 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312#post21619 Re: My Website. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312/#post21614 From: javierlocp


Hello again mauco, I will try my best to get involved in this forum as well as the web. Since I am living in Malaysia and the time zone is quite different,plus the busy life.(actually it's not an excuse but pffft~ hee.) Thank you mauco, I personally agree with you on putting some additional contact info.

p.s. I saw your twitter link and followed you! Ngehehe!

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]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:04:49 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312#post21614 Re: My Website. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312/#post21613 From: mauco


Hi Javierlocp, welcome to the forum. Great website! It's clean, uncluttered and easy to navigate. I particularly like your choice of fonts used and your style of writing is warm & inviting, which for me is another plus
My only suggestion is you try to put some additional contact information on your contact to give visitors some additional reassurance!
Hope that helps? Looking forward to seeing more of you on the Elated forums!

[Edited by mauco on 20-Oct-11 10:36]

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]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:02:24 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312#post21613 My Website. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312/#post21609 From: javierlocp


Hi I would really appreciate it if you guys can give me some feedback. I consider myself pretty new in this industry, please be easy on me. Have a nice day everyone!

This is the link to my site - http://goo.gl/ncvaW

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]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:42:12 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5312#post21609 Re: Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21555 From: matt


No problem Rob - I hope the feedback helped. Good luck with the site!

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]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:27:22 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21555 Re: Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21547 From: Robert Mayers


@matt & TruthConquers: I think I can address your comments together. Yes, the site is ultra minimalist but I believe portfolio sites should always be neutral in style and instant in function. The individual portfolio pieces should be the only 'voice talking'.

Granted, this is not the most neutral and/or functional site but I think I'll develop a new site separately.

Cheers.

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]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:50:46 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21547 Re: Some feedback. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293/#post21546 From: mauco


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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]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:56:50 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293#post21546 Re: Some feedback. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293/#post21544 From: TruthConquers


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.

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]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:05:39 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293#post21544 Re: Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21543 From: TruthConquers


In terms of ultra-minimalist, this site ranks high. Not a great fan of ultra-minimalist as I believe it can "short-change" ones abilities, none-less a well articulated minimalist portfolio site.

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]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:57:23 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21543 Re: Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21527 From: matt


Rob, I think that looks much better. Nice, clean, and easy to use. Great work!

The only thing that strikes me as slightly odd is the lack of a page footer. I'm not sure it's essential, but it might help to round off the page. Even something as simple as a horizontal bar might work. Just a thought.

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]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:43:28 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21527 Re: Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21513 From: Robert Mayers


To both of you, first of all, I thank you for taking the time to offer feedback.

@matt, yes you were correct. There were some half-baked javascript functions happening previously. I have since revamped the entire site so you can take a look for yourself if you are curious: www.robertmayers.co.uk

@mauco, again, AHG! Yes, you are also correct. I was stripping the site while you were viewing the site. It's up and running now.

Thank you again and all the very best!

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]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:39:44 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21513 Re: Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21503 From: mauco


Hi Robert, your site's great! It's refreshingly easy to read and navigate and loads rather fast. I also noticed some strange behaviour Matt mentioned - atimes the entire menu on the left disappeared entirely (only to reappear after refreshing the page). Could it be that you were working on the site at the time I visited? Because I also saw another View/Download link which wasn't there initially!
Anyway from all what I saw, I liked. Wish you the best.

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]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:42:24 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21503 Re: Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21486 From: matt


Hi Rob, and welcome to Elated. Thanks for posting your site. It looks good - nice, clean design. I like it!

I'm seeing strange behaviour with your top nav menu though. Sometimes nothing happens when clicking a link. Other times, the wrong page is displayed.

For example, sometimes when clicking the Projects link I see the "Browse Portfolio" page. At other times I see the 4 columns of white text.

Sometimes when clicking the Twitter link I see the 4 columns of text again. Sometimes when I click it, nothing happens.

There also seems to be some extraneous whitespace below the "coloured cards" photo on the Browse Portfolio page.

Hope that helps!

Best wishes,
Matt

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]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:10:30 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21486 Graphic Designer Portfolio Site http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300/#post21474 From: Robert Mayers


Greetings to all, I'm new to the site and thought I would introduce myself by offering my own website up for critique.


Code:
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www.robertmayers.co.uk
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I would appreciate any feedback that you had to offer.

Many thanks,

Rob

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]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:35:19 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5300#post21474 Re: Some feedback. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293/#post21459 From: TruthConquers


problem solved.

[Edited by TruthConquers on 24-Sep-11 18:41]

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]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:37:31 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293#post21459 Re: Some feedback. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293/#post21453 From: matt


@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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]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:32:12 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293#post21453 Re: Review BingoBabe.co.uk http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5256/#post21448 From: TruthConquers


Your site looks good, just the "Bingo Article" section needs links to content.

It might be a good idea, to add some more drama to the header, the stars seem a bit miss placed... maybe some bingo related images in the "fun" feel which you through-out the site.

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]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:35:19 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5256#post21448 Re: Some feedback. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293/#post21438 From: TruthConquers


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]

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]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:58:54 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293#post21438 Re: Some feedback. http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293/#post21437 From: mauco


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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]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:21:25 GMT http://www.elated.com/forums/topic/5293#post21437