Online Portfolio Design

jon21021985 · 07-11-2006, 03:55 PM

Hi all, Here is my new portfolio site, I say new but Im actually working on a new version at the moment that is quicker to load etc. Please can I have your comments on the current design. I know that it loads quite slowly and the structure of the site is'nt great with some unnecessary pages etc...but all comments on design are welcome...thanks...jon

http://design-direction.net

leviathon · 07-11-2006, 06:53 PM

Wow stunning.

+Clear to read
+VERY beautiful layout
+Good flash/HTML combination
+Nice menu
+Good gradients applied
+Good logo

-Well I'm not sure if it's just me, but somehow your header colour's blue don't match the blue background of your box to the right (of index).
-some text are cut off (in the blue part of index)
-in TABLES. Perferrably in DIVs.
-Pages such as about.html are very messed up. Especially the lower part of the site.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/215956-online-portfolio-design.html

Overall:
It's a very stunning website! I was amazed at the way you did your menus (both the main and the sidebar). Good job!

desibhupi · 07-12-2006, 03:00 AM

i got the 'The cannot be found'. Is it not running ??

itme · 07-12-2006, 05:00 AM

when i looked at it i was amazed it a top site which will generate alot of interest did u do it all by yourself. because i like the layout of it.

LeetPCUser · 07-12-2006, 06:40 AM

The Bad

I don't like how design direction has marks all over it (hard to read).
No favicon (use it for bookmarking purposes).
The dark blue hover on the tabs doesn't match overall color scheme.
On my laptop that light blue text is quite hard to read.

The Good

Great design.
Loaded fast for me.
Amazing overall site!

tomsa · 07-12-2006, 07:06 AM

Nice but i'm asking why you are using flash for this menu you can do the same with an animated gif rollover.

Zubair1 · 07-12-2006, 07:17 AM

Hello Jon,

The overall design and layout is absolutely brilliant, great job

Somethings i would suggest changing :
The fonts used on the blue background of the main page and some other pages are pretty weird, why not use arial or fonts like tahoma, sans-serif, etc?

The main logo of your site at the top is being half displayed and half wiped out with a black shade i suppose you should change that or fix it.

Good :-
The speed is well, but i don't know why the flash on the other pages load slow for me
flash menu is superb though fits well
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=215956
everything else is great

jon21021985 · 07-12-2006, 08:02 AM

hi all, thank you for the comments, I have been told by a friend that the site doesn't load properly for him, I havn't actually tested it in other browsers etc, I will do that now and also make some small changes that you pointed out..thanks again...jon

daughterofeve · 07-13-2006, 10:15 PM

my thoughts on the logo:
The profile of a girl to the side: awesome... but the text definitely needs to be changed!
I know what you were going for... you wanted the fancy cursive to shadow the bold, stark font... a mixture of art with professionalism. It doesn't quite work out that way though... first, the fancy shadow text needs to be much bigger (and probably thicker) and less opaque; this way you can actually read it, and the two are still combined in some way.

fmauniverse · 07-14-2006, 08:04 AM

Hi. First of all, the template is just beautiful. The banner is stunning, the colours and the borders are nice. Second, the content is well-based.

Good luck with your site!

Overall Rating: 9,5/10

Regards.

aznchong91 · 07-14-2006, 08:16 AM

is it just me, or are there things missing? also, it's loading super slow for me...

07-11-2006, 03:55 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
jon21021985 NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 75	Online Portfolio Design Hi all, Here is my new portfolio site, I say new but Im actually working on a new version at the moment that is quicker to load etc. Please can I have your comments on the current design. I know that it loads quite slowly and the structure of the site is'nt great with some unnecessary pages etc...but all comments on design are welcome...thanks...jon http://design-direction.net

07-12-2006, 03:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
desibhupi New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Punjab Posts: 9	i got the 'The cannot be found'. Is it not running ?? __________________ Gurdas Maan : The Legend

07-12-2006, 06:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	The Bad I don't like how design direction has marks all over it (hard to read). No favicon (use it for bookmarking purposes). The dark blue hover on the tabs doesn't match overall color scheme. On my laptop that light blue text is quite hard to read. The Good Great design. Loaded fast for me. Amazing overall site!

07-12-2006, 07:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Zubair1 NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 912	Hello Jon, The overall design and layout is absolutely brilliant, great job Somethings i would suggest changing : The fonts used on the blue background of the main page and some other pages are pretty weird, why not use arial or fonts like tahoma, sans-serif, etc? The main logo of your site at the top is being half displayed and half wiped out with a black shade i suppose you should change that or fix it. Good :- The speed is well, but i don't know why the flash on the other pages load slow for me flash menu is superb though fits well ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=215956 everything else is great __________________ Live Support : Zubair11 [at] hotmail.com Free SEO Directory! \|\| Free Online TV \|\| Tech Blog Web Design & Web Development Services \|\| Reliable Web Hosting

07-13-2006, 10:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
daughterofeve NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cyberspace Posts: 179	my thoughts on the logo: The profile of a girl to the side: awesome... but the text definitely needs to be changed! I know what you were going for... you wanted the fancy cursive to shadow the bold, stark font... a mixture of art with professionalism. It doesn't quite work out that way though... first, the fancy shadow text needs to be much bigger (and probably thicker) and less opaque; this way you can actually read it, and the two are still combined in some way. __________________ %%-

07-11-2006, 06:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
leviathon NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 683	Wow stunning. +Clear to read +VERY beautiful layout +Good flash/HTML combination +Nice menu +Good gradients applied +Good logo -Well I'm not sure if it's just me, but somehow your header colour's blue don't match the blue background of your box to the right (of index). -some text are cut off (in the blue part of index) -in TABLES. Perferrably in DIVs. -Pages such as about.html are very messed up. Especially the lower part of the site. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/215956-online-portfolio-design.html Overall: It's a very stunning website! I was amazed at the way you did your menus (both the main and the sidebar). Good job!

07-12-2006, 05:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
itme NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 455	when i looked at it i was amazed it a top site which will generate alot of interest did u do it all by yourself. because i like the layout of it.

07-12-2006, 07:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
tomsa NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 85	Nice but i'm asking why you are using flash for this menu you can do the same with an animated gif rollover.

07-12-2006, 08:02 AM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
jon21021985 NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 75	hi all, thank you for the comments, I have been told by a friend that the site doesn't load properly for him, I havn't actually tested it in other browsers etc, I will do that now and also make some small changes that you pointed out..thanks again...jon

07-14-2006, 08:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
fmauniverse Account Closed Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 584	Site review Hi. First of all, the template is just beautiful. The banner is stunning, the colours and the borders are nice. Second, the content is well-based. Good luck with your site! Overall Rating: 9,5/10 Regards.

07-14-2006, 08:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
aznchong91 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,154	is it just me, or are there things missing? also, it's loading super slow for me... __________________ If you're as bored as I am, join me in Fallensword! (I swear, this game is actually pretty fun :P)

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