Please Critique My Site :)
Saturday, March 20, 2004 by wstaylor | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I would love some feedback...
http://www.bbpaudiodesign.com/webmaster/index.htm
http://www.bbpaudiodesign.com/webmaster/index.htm
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Gypsy Darla
Reply #62 Friday, March 26, 2004 6:24 AM
Reply #62 Friday, March 26, 2004 6:24 AM
Ok I had a quick look at your site, I assumed you wanted me to comment here then ppl would be able to say if they agree with or not 
First thing is why have buttons at the bottom and the side? I think the side ones are the only ones needed. Put other things at the bottom like your 9/11 tribute (love the linkin park song in it btw, a fav). On my screen (so it may just be me) it was abit annoying that the middle bit had a scroll bar and then the whole page did too, so by the time I got to the bottom of the page both bits were moving (does that make sense to you
) I like sites that have a side bar on either the top or the left that doesn't move and so contains all the buttons to navigate with but then the rest of the page is free to scroll. But that's just me 
And yet again the contact me thru outlook page argh to you pesky outlook ppl. AOL just doesn't support outlook for emails so i can't use it and just irritates me lol
The colours work well, no spelling mistakes and everything seemed well proportioned and nothing out of place. All in all a professional looking site but....
What is it you are hoping to achieve through your site? The title implies web designing but is it that you design and want to share or that if we need your services then we should contact you? There is a big difference (mostly involving money ) and would be nice to have it defined. Why not put abit about yourself in it. Why you doing it all, what work you've done in a portfolio. what you enjoy making and where you see yourself taking it all. It doesn't have to include the family xmas photo album and some embarrassing stories about when you used to draw on the walls at home blah blah blah but some insight is always nice.
All that said and the only other thing is just this niggling feeling when I look at the site. It's not a great word to use but it's the best I could come up with. The site is boring. Safe and boring. It doesn't have to be full of gif's and dramatic stuff that leaves the eyes tired but it's nice to go on a web design site and see something that makes you go wow, i've never seen something put that way b4 or seen that kind of a design b4. If I looked at ten different sites I doubt i'd have remembered yours, which is a shame cos it's got some good stuff in it. I suggest that while you have this site up you start designing the next look for it now.Take a look round at other sites and see what catches your attention.
Hope i've helped somewhere along the line. Happy to review anytime you want hun ok
claire xx
First thing is why have buttons at the bottom and the side? I think the side ones are the only ones needed. Put other things at the bottom like your 9/11 tribute (love the linkin park song in it btw, a fav). On my screen (so it may just be me) it was abit annoying that the middle bit had a scroll bar and then the whole page did too, so by the time I got to the bottom of the page both bits were moving (does that make sense to you
) I like sites that have a side bar on either the top or the left that doesn't move and so contains all the buttons to navigate with but then the rest of the page is free to scroll. But that's just me 
And yet again the contact me thru outlook page argh to you pesky outlook ppl. AOL just doesn't support outlook for emails so i can't use it and just irritates me lol
The colours work well, no spelling mistakes and everything seemed well proportioned and nothing out of place. All in all a professional looking site but....
What is it you are hoping to achieve through your site? The title implies web designing but is it that you design and want to share or that if we need your services then we should contact you? There is a big difference (mostly involving money
) and would be nice to have it defined. Why not put abit about yourself in it. Why you doing it all, what work you've done in a portfolio. what you enjoy making and where you see yourself taking it all. It doesn't have to include the family xmas photo album and some embarrassing stories about when you used to draw on the walls at home blah blah blah but some insight is always nice.All that said and the only other thing is just this niggling feeling when I look at the site. It's not a great word to use but it's the best I could come up with. The site is boring. Safe and boring. It doesn't have to be full of gif's and dramatic stuff that leaves the eyes tired but it's nice to go on a web design site and see something that makes you go wow, i've never seen something put that way b4 or seen that kind of a design b4. If I looked at ten different sites I doubt i'd have remembered yours, which is a shame cos it's got some good stuff in it. I suggest that while you have this site up you start designing the next look for it now.Take a look round at other sites and see what catches your attention.
Hope i've helped somewhere along the line. Happy to review anytime you want hun ok
claire xx
DarkMist
Reply #63 Friday, March 26, 2004 8:11 AM
Reply #63 Friday, March 26, 2004 8:11 AM
Make the world at the top small enough to fully fit into the banner, at the moment it looks badly cropped. The centre animation could do with some work but other than that looks ok
wstaylor
Reply #64 Friday, March 26, 2004 8:58 AM
Reply #64 Friday, March 26, 2004 8:58 AM
Thanks Claire... (scratches head) hmmmmm... -> off to the drawing board. I'll email you when I have something else in place. I've had the site up for a full week now. So, I'd say that I do need to really work on it more.
I'm working on new flash banners... I'm thinking about losing the Web Design and just letting people make assumptions about the site. I think I'll just go with wstaylor.net
I will change the "contact me" into the Feedback page. (btw, you can change your default email client in internet explorer to AOL)...
As far as content, innovative ideas and more "blah, blah, blah" stuff... I'll be getting to that. I hope not everybody finds my site boring. I have yet to see one like it (maybe im bias) Oh well, I'm working on 2 new designs... (one will be entirely flash and the other will be a more toned down and flat look)... I'm thinking about making a splash screen where the user can choose the look of the site... Should be pretty cool...
I'm working on new flash banners... I'm thinking about losing the Web Design and just letting people make assumptions about the site. I think I'll just go with wstaylor.net
I will change the "contact me" into the Feedback page. (btw, you can change your default email client in internet explorer to AOL)...
As far as content, innovative ideas and more "blah, blah, blah" stuff... I'll be getting to that. I hope not everybody finds my site boring. I have yet to see one like it (maybe im bias) Oh well, I'm working on 2 new designs... (one will be entirely flash and the other will be a more toned down and flat look)... I'm thinking about making a splash screen where the user can choose the look of the site... Should be pretty cool...
Gypsy Darla
Reply #69 Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:30 PM
Reply #69 Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:30 PM
Had a quick peek at Ugoin's site and i'd say it's too wide and too green... makes me want some mint choc chip ice cream but as it's under construction i shall wait for a full verdict lol
but as it's under construction i shall wait for a full verdict lol
Gypsy Darla
Reply #70 Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:31 PM
Reply #70 Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:31 PM
Oh and by the way it wasn't the contents that were boring but the layout.
wstaylor
Reply #71 Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:45 PM
Reply #71 Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:45 PM
okay Gypsy... I'm working on the layout as we speak... Thanks
MadPyro
Reply #72 Saturday, March 27, 2004 6:02 PM
Reply #72 Saturday, March 27, 2004 6:02 PM
got it! http://www.sdzine.com
if you need help with graphics, email me at [email protected] peace, gotta go to work. see ya.
MadPyro is makin money.
if you need help with graphics, email me at [email protected] peace, gotta go to work. see ya.
MadPyro is makin money.
Gypsy Darla
Reply #73 Monday, March 29, 2004 12:15 PM
Reply #73 Monday, March 29, 2004 12:15 PM
Looks better Ugoin but the links don't work on the wallpaper bits or the xp bit or is it just me?
MadPyro
Reply #74 Monday, March 29, 2004 12:23 PM
Reply #74 Monday, March 29, 2004 12:23 PM
oh, those are the unfinished parts.
WStaylor i found a minor issue
the windows logo background is slightly brighter than the rest of the background, not a major but still a little annoying problem. :^)
cant really see it here but its more visible on your site.
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WStaylor i found a minor issue
the windows logo background is slightly brighter than the rest of the background, not a major but still a little annoying problem. :^)
cant really see it here but its more visible on your site.
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wstaylor
Reply #77 Monday, March 29, 2004 12:53 PM
Reply #77 Monday, March 29, 2004 12:53 PM
well i replaced it and i dont see any difference
the black of the logo matched the black of the BG... I dunno???
the black of the logo matched the black of the BG... I dunno???
MadPyro
Reply #79 Monday, March 29, 2004 1:01 PM
Reply #79 Monday, March 29, 2004 1:01 PM
dunno, it shows up different for me, maybe you can see better here:
MadPyro
Reply #80 Monday, March 29, 2004 1:02 PM
Reply #80 Monday, March 29, 2004 1:02 PM
see the background of the flag is slightly lighter thank the bg of the page. *shrug* anyway, gotta go, see ya later.
check the black inside the square and the color outisde it. anyway, gotta run see ya!
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check the black inside the square and the color outisde it. anyway, gotta run see ya!
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Reply #61 Friday, March 26, 2004 12:11 AM