My Site Looks Dull

mark4man · 01-18-2004, 03:25 PM

People,

My site looks fine on my PC. It's bright; & has good clarity.

When I view it on other PC's, it looks dull...as in, not bright enough. It doesn't matter if it's my PC at work, or one of the machines down at the library...it just looks washed out.

What could be wrong?

Thanks,

mark4man
http://www.moonjams.com

Jeanco · 01-18-2004, 06:19 PM

the only things thats different here is the monitors. Everyone has their monitor set to different settings of brightness, contrast, and depending on the monitor the amount of colours they show.

So in the end, there's nothing really you can do about it

Deathdart · 01-18-2004, 07:22 PM

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Also, some monitors maybe set to display 16 colours or 256 colours. These monitors will probably not display your site very well.

InteractAsia · 01-18-2004, 09:16 PM

yep different people use different settings, so can;t really do anything much.sometimes have to do with the quality of the monitors, resolution etc..

phrone · 01-18-2004, 10:16 PM

I personally like 1024x768 the best. Try using the same look for each page.. much easier to navigate if it's all neat

mark4man · 01-19-2004, 04:17 PM

Everyone,

Thanks very much for the responses. I sort of figured that may be the case. I guess the thing was...I was really disappointed, because I had worked so hard on the site. When I viewed it; & it didn't look the same as it did on my monitor, it kinda' took the wind out of my sails.

Thanks again,

mark4man

g0ldy · 01-19-2004, 09:14 PM

Good Luck with your site

miika · 01-22-2004, 05:08 AM

That's one reason why I work with two screens... both set to different resolution and brightness/contrats values...

Anyway no problem, people who have not so good screens will not see bright colors on any other site either, and their eyes are kind of adjusted... so you'll site will have the same effect.

Also you should remember that there are people looking at websites with all kinds of computers and browsers and handheld widgets, so your site will never look the same everywhere...

mark4man · 01-22-2004, 04:43 PM

g0ldy & miika,

Thanks.

miika,

Good points, all...I feel better, now.

Thanks again,

mark4man

Anthony · 02-06-2004, 02:01 PM

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Originally posted by mark4man
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/17804-my-site-looks-dull.html
g0ldy & miika,

Thanks.

miika,

Good points, all...I feel better, now.

Thanks again,

mark4man

Just play with your monitor resolution, etc. and then design next time. Otherwise you'd have to go to everyone's house and set theirs to your settings!

dotcommakers · 02-16-2004, 03:18 AM

well

i visited your site it has black background and few dull images.. i know the site is realated to sky but you can change page background color to greay and keep main table's color black and the fonts color which you used for you site is not suit to design at alll

your site needs great improvement.

thanks

Karen Harwood · 02-20-2004, 12:24 PM

You need to calibrate your monitor. If you are using Photoshop, it comes with a calibration tool that will do the trick. Otherwise try to search for monitor calibration software at www.cnet.com

01-18-2004, 03:25 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
mark4man NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 41	My Site Looks Dull People, My site looks fine on my PC. It's bright; & has good clarity. When I view it on other PC's, it looks dull...as in, not bright enough. It doesn't matter if it's my PC at work, or one of the machines down at the library...it just looks washed out. What could be wrong? Thanks, mark4man http://www.moonjams.com

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Jeanco RyanPrice.ca - Developer Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,328	the only things thats different here is the monitors. Everyone has their monitor set to different settings of brightness, contrast, and depending on the monitor the amount of colours they show. So in the end, there's nothing really you can do about it __________________ Ryan Price - Webmaster www.HostDurham.com - For Hosting \| www.jeanco.ca - For Webdesign

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Deathdart NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pune, India Posts: 354	Yeah, that's pretty much it. Also, some monitors maybe set to display 16 colours or 256 colours. These monitors will probably not display your site very well. __________________ D E A T H D A R T fluidCORE.net - Graphic Design Portfolio ___________________

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01-18-2004, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
phrone Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,114	I personally like 1024x768 the best. Try using the same look for each page.. much easier to navigate if it's all neat

01-19-2004, 04:17 PM	THREAD STARTER #6 (permalink)
mark4man NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 41	Everyone, Thanks very much for the responses. I sort of figured that may be the case. I guess the thing was...I was really disappointed, because I had worked so hard on the site. When I viewed it; & it didn't look the same as it did on my monitor, it kinda' took the wind out of my sails. Thanks again, mark4man

01-19-2004, 09:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
g0ldy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,145	Good Luck with your site

01-22-2004, 04:43 PM	THREAD STARTER #9 (permalink)
mark4man NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 41	g0ldy & miika, Thanks. miika, Good points, all...I feel better, now. Thanks again, mark4man

02-16-2004, 03:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
dotcommakers Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: world wide web Posts: 2,062 Follow @dotcommakers	well i visited your site it has black background and few dull images.. i know the site is realated to sky but you can change page background color to greay and keep main table's color black and the fonts color which you used for you site is not suit to design at alll your site needs great improvement. thanks

02-20-2004, 12:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Karen Harwood NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bellevue, Washington Posts: 33	You need to calibrate your monitor. If you are using Photoshop, it comes with a calibration tool that will do the trick. Otherwise try to search for monitor calibration software at www.cnet.com __________________ Free Professional Website Evaluations and Make-Overs. Plus Affordable Redesigns and Custom Templates www.redesigningtheweb.com

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