consolegame.info

Harro · 07-27-2005, 02:18 PM

Hi,
I have been working on this site for the last few days and I thought I would get some feedback on it, its not totally finished but the basics of the site is there.

I would like feedback on the idea of the site and its ease of use aswel as the design (sorry theres not alot of content). Everything there is functioning although I do plan on adding more things such as a pm system.

Thanks for you time.

www.consolegame.info

ammo · 07-27-2005, 02:33 PM

Very blue, but its an overall nice theme and feel to the site!

Cooper · 07-27-2005, 02:37 PM

Not bad.
You used the Grey Cobra Tutorial i see? Thats what i used to setup my first site. Very good tutorial

Harro · 07-27-2005, 02:43 PM

Thanks for your comments.

Yea I used the tutorial from grey cobra because its my first photoshop site, I am used to making sites in flash but as this site is very database depended site it just wouldn't have worked. Once the site is up and running propperly I plan on making my own, maybe one thats not so blue.

Thanks again

manatee123 · 07-27-2005, 03:35 PM

This is a minor thing but you spelled sponsor wrong on the right side. It should be "sponsor" not "sponser".

music_man · 07-27-2005, 08:17 PM

Hey

I like the colour scheme. The navigation text is quite small, perhaps you could make that bigger and even add an icon next to them. Your header looks good and you have a nice merge of picture and text there.

The title of the page does not reflect what page you are on. Say you are on "playstation" it doesn't say that in the title.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/110435-consolegame-info.html

I can say straight off that you don't have valid code. You are missing the

Code:

<html></html> and <body></body>

tags which are essential for a website.

I recommend formatting the login form perhaps like

Code:

.loginform {font-size: 10px; border: 1px solid #000066;}

and refer to it like

Code:

<input type="text" class="loginform">

along the lines of that, to make it fit into your site more.

You may want to add some padding around the login box so the form doesn't overflow. You can apple CSS formatting to the submit button as well.

Regarding the main page, I don't think you need the text "content" as it is fairly obvious and makes the site look modular - I am assuming you made the code yourself.

Your search field could also be on the main page and css formatted. I'm not sure about the navigation links on the side, maybe another colour.

For search engines add a meta description. You also have no doctype. I suggest that before you do much more you do a quick tutorial on how to construct a standard webpage where you learn the essentials.

Under the reviews are you going to have the option to go to the game homepage? And show screen shots? Like "Pro Evolution Soccer 4" could link to the game's website.

I suggest looking at http://www.acid-play.com and http://www.gamehippo.com to see how they have constructed their sites.

bhyraj · 07-27-2005, 08:52 PM

nice site. good colour scheme.

samkool · 07-27-2005, 10:36 PM

oooo.. the header rocks man..

.. blue is great

.. wheres the footer

Which script are u using for the news system?..

Rayzn · 07-27-2005, 10:56 PM

I think it is rather plain. Which can be a good thing or a bad thing, but you don't want something all grouped up or too simple and in this case it is too simple. It is really based off of one color and only variation is the gradients but still, same color. The header needs to be blended better, and maybe cut out the renders a little more.

Harro · 07-28-2005, 02:52 AM

manatee123 - Thanks, I always make little mistakes like that.

music_man - Thanks for the detailed reply. I will get on to making the changes you suggested such as the page title, search on the home page and the css. I will also get onto making my code valid, I was aware it had became very messy, I have switch() and include()'s everywhere.

And thanks for the links

bhyraj - Thanks

samkool - Thanks, and I wrote the site myself, with php and mysql.

Rayzn - Thanks for your comment, I was trying to keep it quite simple as I think alot of gaming review sites take far to long to load, but you are right about the colour it does seem a little too much, once I have finished all the coding I think I might do another design taking into account everyones comments.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=110435

Thanks all

07-27-2005, 02:18 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Harro NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 159	consolegame.info Hi, I have been working on this site for the last few days and I thought I would get some feedback on it, its not totally finished but the basics of the site is there. I would like feedback on the idea of the site and its ease of use aswel as the design (sorry theres not alot of content). Everything there is functioning although I do plan on adding more things such as a pm system. Thanks for you time. www.consolegame.info

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07-27-2005, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
music_man NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 95	Hey I like the colour scheme. The navigation text is quite small, perhaps you could make that bigger and even add an icon next to them. Your header looks good and you have a nice merge of picture and text there. The title of the page does not reflect what page you are on. Say you are on "playstation" it doesn't say that in the title. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/110435-consolegame-info.html I can say straight off that you don't have valid code. You are missing the Code: <html></html> and <body></body> tags which are essential for a website. I recommend formatting the login form perhaps like Code: .loginform {font-size: 10px; border: 1px solid #000066;} and refer to it like Code: <input type="text" class="loginform"> along the lines of that, to make it fit into your site more. You may want to add some padding around the login box so the form doesn't overflow. You can apple CSS formatting to the submit button as well. Regarding the main page, I don't think you need the text "content" as it is fairly obvious and makes the site look modular - I am assuming you made the code yourself. Your search field could also be on the main page and css formatted. I'm not sure about the navigation links on the side, maybe another colour. For search engines add a meta description. You also have no doctype. I suggest that before you do much more you do a quick tutorial on how to construct a standard webpage where you learn the essentials. Under the reviews are you going to have the option to go to the game homepage? And show screen shots? Like "Pro Evolution Soccer 4" could link to the game's website. I suggest looking at http://www.acid-play.com and http://www.gamehippo.com to see how they have constructed their sites. __________________ Self-service My homepage

07-27-2005, 08:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
bhyraj Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,023	nice site. good colour scheme. __________________ Earn $ on web more income on web Free :........50MB WEBSPACE & 1000MB BANDWIDTH! JUST POST 50 TOPICS!

07-27-2005, 02:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
ammo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cornwall! Posts: 2,251	Very blue, but its an overall nice theme and feel to the site!

07-27-2005, 02:43 PM	THREAD STARTER #4 (permalink)
Harro NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 159	Thanks for your comments. Yea I used the tutorial from grey cobra because its my first photoshop site, I am used to making sites in flash but as this site is very database depended site it just wouldn't have worked. Once the site is up and running propperly I plan on making my own, maybe one thats not so blue. Thanks again

07-27-2005, 10:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
samkool NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 101	oooo.. the header rocks man.. .. blue is great .. wheres the footer Which script are u using for the news system?.. __________________ :bingo:

07-27-2005, 10:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rayzn NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 116	I think it is rather plain. Which can be a good thing or a bad thing, but you don't want something all grouped up or too simple and in this case it is too simple. It is really based off of one color and only variation is the gradients but still, same color. The header needs to be blended better, and maybe cut out the renders a little more.

07-28-2005, 02:52 AM	THREAD STARTER #10 (permalink)
Harro NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 159	manatee123 - Thanks, I always make little mistakes like that. music_man - Thanks for the detailed reply. I will get on to making the changes you suggested such as the page title, search on the home page and the css. I will also get onto making my code valid, I was aware it had became very messy, I have switch() and include()'s everywhere. And thanks for the links bhyraj - Thanks samkool - Thanks, and I wrote the site myself, with php and mysql. Rayzn - Thanks for your comment, I was trying to keep it quite simple as I think alot of gaming review sites take far to long to load, but you are right about the colour it does seem a little too much, once I have finished all the coding I think I might do another design taking into account everyones comments. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=110435 Thanks all

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