Site Review - New Name - New Look!!! 11

[SPYDERIX]

Hi,

Could you please give my new site a full-scale review. I know there are a couple probs with NS4 and the client login background image and the sidebar images, but that will be fixed soon.

Please check for everything else: resolution, browsers, errors, color scheme, overall look, etc etc etc

Thanks alot!!!

Nate

http://www.mainframe-webdesign.com

 

[RISTMO]

Sorry. I just found out that "express" was really the word you wanted, not "expressed". I assumed that since "express" usually means fast and "expressed" is for showing feelings that it would be otherwise, but I was wrong .

Don't think I don't like your site, it's great! I'm just trying to be as critical as possible ;-).

Rick

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http://www.ristmo.com/

RISTMO Designs

http://www.arabchurch.com/

Arab Church

 

[boyfromoz]

I can't see why you didn;t use % width tables and make it multi res happy.

Design seems likely to cope with it?

 

[blueark]

Couldn't find that study I mentioned earlier - maybe I imagined it! Anyway, on a related note, I did find this one:

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20020819.html

If you don't have time to read it, it basically talks about IE removing text resizing buttons from the toolbar, and how this is a bad thing. It also talks about how giving arbitrary text sizes as options is meaningless to many people - most seem to be happier with two controls: one to increase text size, and one to decrease.

In terms of the client login area, the text boxes don't cause any problems horizontally, just vertically in Safari.

The Netscape 4 problem with the client area background can probably be solved by adding an empty background, and enclosing the whole table in another table, such as:

<table>
<tr><td background=&quot;mybackground.jpg&quot;>
 <table background=&quot;&quot;>
  <tr><td>User Name....</td></tr>
  <tr><td>Password...</td></tr>
 </table>
</td></tr>
</table>
</body>

 

[boyfromoz]

I don't knwo why no-one else has deal with screen resolution?

The site is for a webdeveloper... yet the site

(1) Does not fit width wise at 800 x 600 res due to 3pxls borders.
(2) Does not expand up to fit higher res screens, even though design is perfect for it to do so?

I don't think its a good advertisement of your ability to make sites that suit all screens.

I spent 10 minutes on this here

http://www.fashionaustralia.com.au/mfwd.htm

probably missed a few issues but still got it to work proeprly at 800 x 600 and it expands up and still looks good at higher resolutions?

 

[ChrisHunt]

Read this in the UK e-government bulletin (

http://www.headstar.com/egb

)today that you may want to take on board vis-a-vis text-only pages:

[tt]Martin Bottomley of Dorset County Council said: &quot;I continue to be amazed that virtually every local government website has a text-only alternative, in spite of the fact that this is not best practice.

&quot;In fact, there should be one graphical version of a site that meets a minimum of the international WAI accessibility standard (

http://www.w3c.org/wai

), to 'priority 1' level. This is because people with disabilities dislike being given special provision, and text-only sites are unnecessary if the graphical site is accessible. It also follows central government guidelines, which state: &quot;alternative text-only pages should rarely be necessary and are not best practice&quot;; and &quot;the challenge to your web developers has to be in creating web pages that are both visually appealing and fully accessible to a wide range of users&quot; (see

http://fastlink.headstar.com/oee2

).

&quot;Another reason not to use text-only sites is that there is a very real possibility of creating a separate but inferior site for some groups of people, to a much greater extent than their needs. For example, 90 per cent of people who are registered as blind have some vision. Their needs may well be better met by using a graphical version with
increased font size, where the text is supported by graphics, rather than just plain text.&quot;[/tt]


-- Chris Hunt
Extra Connections Ltd

http://www.extracon.com

The real world's OK for a visit, but you wouldn't want to LIVE there!

 

[gwar2k1]

The prices of each plan are a little to expensive for what they offer. The only other bad thing is, I couldnt find a terms & conditions page. I like to read those before signing up to a hosting plan.
Its a good layout with simple content.


~*Gwar3k1*~
&quot;To the pressure, everything's just like: an illusion. I'll be losing you before long...&quot;

 

[TruthInSatire]

Looks good. very well done. The only thing I don't like is the orange. Most of the site is blues and blacks, the orange is a bit too contrasting.

 

[gwar2k1]

I disagree. I think the orange goes well with the blue (as it should seeing its the inverse color in the color wheel). I also like how they use the blue and orange at Flatface.net

~*Gwar3k1*~
&quot;To the pressure, everything's just like: an illusion. I'll be losing you before long...&quot;