My BRAND NEW Website www.ClipartMysteries.com

xdomainer · 06-27-2006, 10:55 PM

Ok guys, this is my brainchild.

I've working on it for a while now. I was brainstorming the million dollar homepage idea and came up with what you will see. It's close to being done, I want to launch it real soon. Payment process works too.

I got two problems, I'm still workign on.
1) Mozilla Firefox shows the counter in the wrong spot.
2) Gap at the bottom of the homepage image map and the footer. The only way I can close it is if I load the image map first, then the background. It's not the css either.

The images act as links to websites. It's like a portal, but instead of text links, you have minature clipart images. Oh, the clipart images I'm going to try to corrolate to the website they link to. I have my 3 websites linking right now...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/211440-my-brand-new-website-www-clipartmysteries.html
Feather link to a poetry site.
Beer mug links to a beer site.
Acorn links to proxynut.com.

See ? Corrolation.

Also, on the marketing plan side as the links sell I'm going to put money into an advertisng fund. As the clipart image links are sold they go from 60% transparency to 0%.

Throw some thoughts at me. If you encounter problems, let me know! Thx!

HOMEPAGE:
www.clipartmysteries.com

THIS SHOWS A SNEAK PEAK AT 0% TRANSPARENCY:
http://www.clipartmysteries.com/sneakpeak.html

franchise · 06-27-2006, 11:34 PM

All I can see is the top header bar using safari (most current version.)

fmauniverse · 06-28-2006, 01:14 AM

Hi. First of all, the site is quite unique. Second, the template is nice. A bit dark, but okay. Third, the banner and the Clipart "map" is really nice.

Good luck with your site!

Overall Rating: 8/10

If you liked my review and comments, you can add rep for me.

Regards.

briman1970 · 06-28-2006, 01:36 AM

Neat idea and nice looking site... I think this might work out for you!

Good luck!
Bri

xdomainer · 06-28-2006, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by franchise

All I can see is the top header bar using safari (most current version.)

Yeah, I've only been working with IE and Firefox right now. Firefox has been a pain and I'd go nuts if I had to design it to fit another browser, expecially one for the mac. I'm still trying to figure out why my css code is putting the counter in the wrong spot in Firefox, while in the right spot in IE.

xdomainer · 06-28-2006, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by fmauniverse

Hi. First of all, the site is quite unique. Second, the template is nice. A bit dark, but okay. Third, the banner and the Clipart "map" is really nice.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=211440

Good luck with your site!

Overall Rating: 8/10

If you liked my review and comments, you can add rep for me.

Regards.

Thx. I tried many backgrounds colors to see what would work best and at the moment I've settled on black. It was hard to find something to contrast well because almost ever color you can think of is on the map. I'm going to see if a lighter green might "lighten" things up.

xdomainer · 06-29-2006, 02:44 PM

Ok, so as I mentioned I had these problems:
1) Mozilla Firefox shows the counter in the wrong spot.
2) Gap at the bottom of the homepage image map and the footer. The only way I can close it is if I load the image map first, then the background. It's not the css either.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=211440

I fixed 1 and fixed 2 ONLY in Firefox. I changed the Doctype from strict to traditional. IE still shows a small gap between the image map and the footer.

Anyone with any ideas let me know. I'll keep messing around.

Update: YAY! I just fixed it. If anyone cares lol. I had to play around with the divs. The footer div actually comes before all the map id info. So there, I fixed both my problems!

By the way, any thoughts on the navigation ?

xdomainer · 07-04-2006, 06:45 PM

I did some shuffling around. I changed the name of the site.
It's now www.funkyfunlinks.com.

I'm still working out the kinks. I put up some more links, and removed the transparency ones. The links up now are to my websites and affiliate websites.

Any thoughts on this ?

briman1970 · 07-04-2006, 07:03 PM

The new design is much weaker than the last one. I loved all the clipart as a semi-transparent background!

dreday12 · 07-04-2006, 07:45 PM

It is a decent design but all that blue is hard on the eyes.

LeetPCUser · 07-05-2006, 07:47 AM

Here is what I think:

The Bad

The top banner seems really kiddish and not professional.
Your site has no favicon.
The states should somehow have color (maybe the more item states have a dif color?)

The Good

Great site and idea.
Icons on states look really clean and good.
Site loads fast.

This site looks and is great! Just work on the banner and the footer along with the favicon and you could be on to something.

xdomainer · 07-05-2006, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by PCWebAdvice

Here is what I think:

The Bad

The top banner seems really kiddish and not professional.
Your site has no favicon.
The states should somehow have color (maybe the more item states have a dif color?)

The Good

Great site and idea.
Icons on states look really clean and good.
Site loads fast.

This site looks and is great! Just work on the banner and the footer along with the favicon and you could be on to something.

I just looked up what favicon means. I always found this file in the godaddy hosting directory but for some reason I thought it meant "delete me".

Thanks for your input. I do agree about the header. I have all along been thinking it was not on par with the actual images. My creativeness just isn't coming thru when it comes to the header, though. But one objection is that it is good that it looks "kiddish". I want the page to have a "fun" feel to it. The trick is now to make a professional kiddish look.

I did try and give the states color, but it seamed to me to make it "too busy". I think I'm going to put back the transparency back as it was before.

I am proud of being able to make all the images so clean. It was not easy. The biggest thing is that even if an image looks good big, it does not mean it will look good small. It was real crapshoot.

Originally Posted by briman1970

The new design is much weaker than the last one. I loved all the clipart as a semi-transparent background!

I will put back the transparency later today. I was thinking it would be along the lines of a pixel page before it is filled up. But it seams maybe too "blank".

LeetPCUser · 07-05-2006, 09:38 AM

You have over 500NP$. Try and hold a contest for a banner. There are some great designers on here. Thanks for the rep btw.

06-27-2006, 10:55 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
xdomainer NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 958	My BRAND NEW Website www.ClipartMysteries.com Ok guys, this is my brainchild. I've working on it for a while now. I was brainstorming the million dollar homepage idea and came up with what you will see. It's close to being done, I want to launch it real soon. Payment process works too. I got two problems, I'm still workign on. 1) Mozilla Firefox shows the counter in the wrong spot. 2) Gap at the bottom of the homepage image map and the footer. The only way I can close it is if I load the image map first, then the background. It's not the css either. The images act as links to websites. It's like a portal, but instead of text links, you have minature clipart images. Oh, the clipart images I'm going to try to corrolate to the website they link to. I have my 3 websites linking right now... ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/211440-my-brand-new-website-www-clipartmysteries.html Feather link to a poetry site. Beer mug links to a beer site. Acorn links to proxynut.com. See ? Corrolation. Also, on the marketing plan side as the links sell I'm going to put money into an advertisng fund. As the clipart image links are sold they go from 60% transparency to 0%. Throw some thoughts at me. If you encounter problems, let me know! Thx! HOMEPAGE: www.clipartmysteries.com THIS SHOWS A SNEAK PEAK AT 0% TRANSPARENCY: http://www.clipartmysteries.com/sneakpeak.html __________________ How To Make A Logo Last edited by xdomainer; 06-28-2006 at 09:15 AM.

06-28-2006, 01:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
fmauniverse Account Closed Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 584	Site review Hi. First of all, the site is quite unique. Second, the template is nice. A bit dark, but okay. Third, the banner and the Clipart "map" is really nice. Good luck with your site! Overall Rating: 8/10 If you liked my review and comments, you can add rep for me. Regards.

06-28-2006, 01:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
briman1970 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LA (Lower Alabama) Posts: 3,127	Neat idea and nice looking site... I think this might work out for you! Good luck! Bri __________________ Check out MY PORTFOLIO at Sedo!!! *(and if you feel froggy, make an offer on one of my domains!)*

06-29-2006, 02:44 PM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
xdomainer NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 958	Ok, so as I mentioned I had these problems: 1) Mozilla Firefox shows the counter in the wrong spot. 2) Gap at the bottom of the homepage image map and the footer. The only way I can close it is if I load the image map first, then the background. It's not the css either. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=211440 I fixed 1 and fixed 2 ONLY in Firefox. I changed the Doctype from strict to traditional. IE still shows a small gap between the image map and the footer. Anyone with any ideas let me know. I'll keep messing around. Update: YAY! I just fixed it. If anyone cares lol. I had to play around with the divs. The footer div actually comes before all the map id info. So there, I fixed both my problems! By the way, any thoughts on the navigation ? __________________ How To Make A Logo Last edited by xdomainer; 06-29-2006 at 04:25 PM.

07-04-2006, 06:45 PM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
xdomainer NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 958	I did some shuffling around. I changed the name of the site. It's now www.funkyfunlinks.com. I'm still working out the kinks. I put up some more links, and removed the transparency ones. The links up now are to my websites and affiliate websites. Any thoughts on this ? __________________ How To Make A Logo

06-27-2006, 11:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
franchise NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 452	All I can see is the top header bar using safari (most current version.)

07-04-2006, 07:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
briman1970 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LA (Lower Alabama) Posts: 3,127	The new design is much weaker than the last one. I loved all the clipart as a semi-transparent background! __________________ Check out MY PORTFOLIO at Sedo!!! *(and if you feel froggy, make an offer on one of my domains!)*

07-04-2006, 07:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
dreday12 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 375	It is a decent design but all that blue is hard on the eyes.

07-05-2006, 07:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	Here is what I think: The Bad The top banner seems really kiddish and not professional. Your site has no favicon. The states should somehow have color (maybe the more item states have a dif color?) The Good Great site and idea. Icons on states look really clean and good. Site loads fast. This site looks and is great! Just work on the banner and the footer along with the favicon and you could be on to something.

07-05-2006, 09:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	You have over 500NP$. Try and hold a contest for a banner. There are some great designers on here. Thanks for the rep btw.

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