any funky ideas to improve our site?

martin · 03-31-2004, 01:16 AM

hi, there.

we lately released our new website and are quite happy with it. we know, that there´s always room for improvements, though. it would be nice, if you guys could have a look at our site to judge. ANY comments are appreciated...

thanks a lot and have a nice day!

absoluto, design.

martin

killaklown · 03-31-2004, 06:11 AM

i dont know cause its german :P ....

TWM · 03-31-2004, 07:50 PM

looks fine to me, only thing i see it maby it could use a footer of some sort? For copyright purposes, and text links. You know that most search engines only look at text links right?, but you seem to have none. The footer is the ideal place for them.

painperdu · 03-31-2004, 09:01 PM

Animate a water drop.

Anthony · 04-01-2004, 01:45 AM

I think it is an excellent design... I just wish you had an English version! I especially like the way you cut off part of the bottom of the logo -- great idea!

Two suggestions:
--With the menu, make the drop downs less see-through, as the menu choices are hard to see.
--Try to even up the bottom of the site, either by adding graphical elements in the bottom left and right corners, or by shortening the middle news column.

Nice job!

identity_00 · 04-01-2004, 09:26 AM

Looks very good. Perhaps make the top a little smaller to reveal more content when the page loads.

change your title on every page - broaden your keywords more.
web design is a to competitive to start out with.

ILikeGoodDesign · 04-01-2004, 01:35 PM

Agree that it looks very impressive. I'm on broadband, so can't comment on download speed (but I guess it may be quite high due to graphics).

Sorry I don't speak German, but I ran it through AltaVista's translation thing:

Translated Version

It says at the bottom that the services are available across Europe: perhaps you should consider having a translation of some of the pages:

For example, have
Translate: English | Francais | Espanol
etc. right at the top of the page, perhaps with the respective national flags. If I find a foriegn site, and it doesn't have a translation alternative right at the top, I leave immediately.

But, generally it is an excellently presented site.

WebsiteMax · 04-02-2004, 07:07 PM

Design I think is 10/10, nice job, good luck with it.

goldsgym · 04-14-2004, 07:52 PM

Excellent job. I am very impressed with your graphic design.
10/10

haha I love the one header where you have the navigation bar going through the cows nose !

Slewey · 04-15-2004, 01:43 AM

excellent site!

got nothing to say about it.. like it alot

Roenick · 04-15-2004, 11:51 AM

ueber design! one of the best i've seen in a while.

agree with anthony that you should even up the length of the sections.

agree with idevisedesign about adding a footer.

funky idea for improvement... make the rings pulse from the world map. should be easy in flash.

Tjobbe · 04-15-2004, 05:01 PM

amazing, sehr gut!

Driliquid · 04-16-2004, 05:21 PM

Yeah! what Tjobbe said... 'sehr gut!'

Site is awesome the quality sweet.. I love the graphics and feel of the site..

as for the navigation menu.. make it like ehhh.. 70-80% opacity.

martin · 04-20-2004, 02:37 AM

thanks folks.

I´ll rethink your navigation hints...

martin

mstwntd · 04-20-2004, 06:09 AM

nice design

. However not 800 by 600 friendly

. Should consider making it a liquid layout

Driliquid · 04-20-2004, 06:13 AM

hehe.. 800x600 they still sell computers with that resolution?
1024x768 should be standard by now..

absoluto · 04-20-2004, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mstwntd
nice design. However not 800 by 600 friendly. Should consider making it a liquid layout

cheers, mate.

well, that´s exactly why only 'unimportant' or better 'unessential' content is placed on the right side. all 800x600ers see the mainsite. the ones with 1024er resolution get some extra-features like the extra-logo, map and callback.. ;-)

mstwntd · 04-20-2004, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Driliquid
hehe.. 800x600 they still sell computers with that resolution?
1024x768 should be standard by now..

yeah, unbelievable, I read somewhere I think counter stats or something that 52% or something still use 800 by 600.

Good point absoluto

. Perhaps sites like yours will encourage people to switch to 1024

Darren · 04-20-2004, 01:10 PM

WoW! Great design. I think everybody has said everything I would have mensioned.

I really am impressed with your imagery though...

It's extra special being 'random'!

03-31-2004, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
martin NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: germany Posts: 136 11.00 NP$ (Donate)	any funky ideas to improve our site? hi, there. we lately released our new website and are quite happy with it. we know, that there´s always room for improvements, though. it would be nice, if you guys could have a look at our site to judge. ANY comments are appreciated... thanks a lot and have a nice day! absoluto, design. martin

03-31-2004, 07:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
TWM Web Marketing Specialist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 1,336 418.50 NP$ (Donate)	looks fine to me, only thing i see it maby it could use a footer of some sort? For copyright purposes, and text links. You know that most search engines only look at text links right?, but you seem to have none. The footer is the ideal place for them. __________________ TargetedWebMarketing.com : Web Marketing Plans - Search Engine Optimization - Online Promotion coraltanks.com l Top 25 Beaches Web Related Resources - Save Money

03-31-2004, 09:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
painperdu NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Louisiana, USA Posts: 665 33.75 NP$ (Donate)	Animate a water drop. __________________ ****dotbob.com** Cheap Domain Name Registrations** -Dotbob.com

04-01-2004, 01:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
ILikeGoodDesign New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 12 24.00 NP$ (Donate)	Agree that it looks very impressive. I'm on broadband, so can't comment on download speed (but I guess it may be quite high due to graphics). Sorry I don't speak German, but I ran it through AltaVista's translation thing: Translated Version It says at the bottom that the services are available across Europe: perhaps you should consider having a translation of some of the pages: For example, have Translate: English \| Francais \| Espanol etc. right at the top of the page, perhaps with the respective national flags. If I find a foriegn site, and it doesn't have a translation alternative right at the top, I leave immediately. But, generally it is an excellently presented site. __________________ "Success is 99% failure" www.great-website-design.com

04-15-2004, 01:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Slewey NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NL Posts: 827 316.85 NP$ (Donate)	excellent site! got nothing to say about it.. like it alot __________________ xmpv.com \| nuwp.com \| frot.info \|

03-31-2004, 06:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
killaklown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 3,472 5.31 NP$ (Donate)	i dont know cause its german :P ....

04-01-2004, 01:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Anthony NamePros Expert Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 9,201 26.71 NP$ (Donate)	I think it is an excellent design... I just wish you had an English version! I especially like the way you cut off part of the bottom of the logo -- great idea! Two suggestions: --With the menu, make the drop downs less see-through, as the menu choices are hard to see. --Try to even up the bottom of the site, either by adding graphical elements in the bottom left and right corners, or by shortening the middle news column. Nice job!

04-01-2004, 09:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
identity_00 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,216 195.20 NP$ (Donate)	Looks very good. Perhaps make the top a little smaller to reveal more content when the page loads. change your title on every page - broaden your keywords more. web design is a to competitive to start out with.

04-02-2004, 07:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
WebsiteMax Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 177 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	Design I think is 10/10, nice job, good luck with it.

04-14-2004, 07:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
goldsgym New Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 23 34.00 NP$ (Donate)	Excellent job. I am very impressed with your graphic design. 10/10 haha I love the one header where you have the navigation bar going through the cows nose !

04-15-2004, 11:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
Roenick NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Baltimore/Washington D.C. Posts: 49 37.00 NP$ (Donate)	ueber design! one of the best i've seen in a while. agree with anthony that you should even up the length of the sections. agree with idevisedesign about adding a footer. funky idea for improvement... make the rings pulse from the world map. should be easy in flash. __________________ " be the change you wish to see in the world " – gandhi

04-15-2004, 05:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tjobbe NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: UK Posts: 572 136.83 NP$ (Donate)	amazing, sehr gut! __________________ Web Site Design \| Web Designers Blog

04-16-2004, 05:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
Driliquid New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Delaware Posts: 22 36.00 NP$ (Donate)	Yeah! what Tjobbe said... 'sehr gut!' Site is awesome the quality sweet.. I love the graphics and feel of the site.. as for the navigation menu.. make it like ehhh.. 70-80% opacity. __________________ Driliquid Studio - Web Development & Marketing Solutions

04-20-2004, 02:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
martin NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: germany Posts: 136 11.00 NP$ (Donate)	thanks folks. I´ll rethink your navigation hints... martin __________________ :wave: martin

04-20-2004, 06:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
mstwntd NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 41 96.00 NP$ (Donate)	nice design. However not 800 by 600 friendly. Should consider making it a liquid layout __________________ egor-k.com - web, graphic design

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

04-20-2004, 06:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
Driliquid New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Delaware Posts: 22 36.00 NP$ (Donate)	hehe.. 800x600 they still sell computers with that resolution? 1024x768 should be standard by now.. __________________ Driliquid Studio - Web Development & Marketing Solutions

04-20-2004, 01:10 PM	#19 (permalink)
Darren Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: eBay Posts: 1,998 11,890.00 NP$ (Donate)	WoW! Great design. I think everybody has said everything I would have mensioned. I really am impressed with your imagery though... It's extra special being 'random'!