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Fleege · 07-28-2004, 04:05 PM

Finally got my own webpage up. I have been in advertising design 10+ and finally got on the web. Now I am so inspired by this medium that I want launch a couple of generic portal type sites and hopefully get some revenue through ad sense and affiliate marketing which I have been reading up on. This forum seems very helpful. Any comments on my site & plans greatly appreciated.

http://www.fleege.com

Thanks.

Fleege

webzyne · 07-28-2004, 04:12 PM

It's a very clean and easy to look at design.. I just have a few comments:

1. The links to the left kinda confused me when I rolled over them.. I didn't know what I was clicking on until I clicked it cause they all changed to black.. I don't know, it kinda freaked me out.

2. The navigation links are cool, but they should be ONE picture instead of having the images and then the text below as seperate links.. Have them be one and the same.

3. The index page was kinda acting weird, I could scroll to the right, and nothing was there but white space, and this was the same for the bottom, I could scroll really far down until it was all white space.. Why is that? This was in IE6, by the way.

Overall, it looks nice, I think it could be condensed a little though, my eyes have to look ALL over the page to look at the different elements, instead of it all flowing together..

Hope this helps!

e39m5 · 07-28-2004, 04:12 PM

I like the idea of your black to color menu but your pictures didn't convert from color to black too well, I don't like that time link thing, it would be cool if you had the time being displaed next to it instead of a link. Everything else is good, nice colors, good clean, site

Fleege · 07-28-2004, 04:19 PM

Thanks justin.

Yeah I havent really figured out what would be a good dimension for a webpage. Any recommendations. I think I learned somewhere that a 1000 pixels is good width especially if you want to use a large background that you dont want to be repeated. (no background on this site though)

Thanks for the input.

The time/location thing is just is just that I like this website with all the times from different cities.

webzyne · 07-28-2004, 04:25 PM

Here's what I do.

1. Open up a new document in Photoshop (or whatever graphic program you use) at 790 x 600.

2. Start designing to fit inside that width. (You can design further down past the 600 height, but I don't go past 790 in width for those 800x600 users)

3. Keep everything in layers so you can move them around your layout until you're happy with it.

4. Once you've got your layout, you can start cropping everything and making your images to put in tables, etc..

Hope this helps

Fleege · 07-28-2004, 04:31 PM

Hmmm. Interesting. Never thought of designing the background in PS. I would love that. My next site will have all kinds columns and masthead area etc. It would definitely make it easier for me. Thanks. My only concern is that some pages will need to be longer (deeper) than others.

Would it then be imported as a graphic or as a background. Wouldnt the "image" then repeat awkwardly on the sides and bottom if imported as background?

So much to learn...

webzyne · 07-28-2004, 04:51 PM

No, no, you don't design the background in PS, you design the whole site; buttons, header, footer, etc. Then you grab those elements and fit them together like a puzzle in HTML..

This is much easier to do with a WYSIWYG program, of course. So if you don't have one, I suggest Macromedia Dreamweaver.

It takes practice and patience, but it works GREAT for me.. in fact, I designed this site totally in PS and then cut each beveled corner, line, and header, etc. and placed them together with tables in Dreamweaver.

This isn't a design standard, but I find this to be a VERY good way to do it.

Fleege · 07-28-2004, 05:08 PM

nice work on audiosnack.

I use GoLive. I just having a bit trouble getting stuff in layers which is why the background stuff would be good as a imported background image.

oblivious · 08-01-2004, 04:49 PM

Pretty nice. I would add some sort of header, though.

ravina · 10-13-2004, 09:28 AM

nice job

but i agree that the left side links are with confusion.

i like menu and it's images

overall is good

thanks
ravina

07-28-2004, 04:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fleege NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 953 988.00 NP$ (Donate)	monkey off my back Finally got my own webpage up. I have been in advertising design 10+ and finally got on the web. Now I am so inspired by this medium that I want launch a couple of generic portal type sites and hopefully get some revenue through ad sense and affiliate marketing which I have been reading up on. This forum seems very helpful. Any comments on my site & plans greatly appreciated. http://www.fleege.com Thanks. Fleege __________________ fleege.com - Domainer \| art director \| copywriter DomainParkingGuru.com NameDrive Success \| ViralJunction.com Market yourself effectively & free

07-28-2004, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
webzyne New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenixville, PA Posts: 22 32.00 NP$ (Donate)	It's a very clean and easy to look at design.. I just have a few comments: 1. The links to the left kinda confused me when I rolled over them.. I didn't know what I was clicking on until I clicked it cause they all changed to black.. I don't know, it kinda freaked me out. 2. The navigation links are cool, but they should be ONE picture instead of having the images and then the text below as seperate links.. Have them be one and the same. 3. The index page was kinda acting weird, I could scroll to the right, and nothing was there but white space, and this was the same for the bottom, I could scroll really far down until it was all white space.. Why is that? This was in IE6, by the way. Overall, it looks nice, I think it could be condensed a little though, my eyes have to look ALL over the page to look at the different elements, instead of it all flowing together.. Hope this helps! __________________ - Justin Scheetz

07-28-2004, 04:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fleege NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 953 988.00 NP$ (Donate)	Thanks justin. Yeah I havent really figured out what would be a good dimension for a webpage. Any recommendations. I think I learned somewhere that a 1000 pixels is good width especially if you want to use a large background that you dont want to be repeated. (no background on this site though) Thanks for the input. The time/location thing is just is just that I like this website with all the times from different cities. __________________ fleege.com - Domainer \| art director \| copywriter DomainParkingGuru.com NameDrive Success \| ViralJunction.com Market yourself effectively & free Last edited by Fleege; 07-28-2004 at 04:24 PM.

07-28-2004, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
webzyne New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenixville, PA Posts: 22 32.00 NP$ (Donate)	Here's what I do. 1. Open up a new document in Photoshop (or whatever graphic program you use) at 790 x 600. 2. Start designing to fit inside that width. (You can design further down past the 600 height, but I don't go past 790 in width for those 800x600 users) 3. Keep everything in layers so you can move them around your layout until you're happy with it. 4. Once you've got your layout, you can start cropping everything and making your images to put in tables, etc.. Hope this helps __________________ - Justin Scheetz

07-28-2004, 04:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fleege NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 953 988.00 NP$ (Donate)	Hmmm. Interesting. Never thought of designing the background in PS. I would love that. My next site will have all kinds columns and masthead area etc. It would definitely make it easier for me. Thanks. My only concern is that some pages will need to be longer (deeper) than others. Would it then be imported as a graphic or as a background. Wouldnt the "image" then repeat awkwardly on the sides and bottom if imported as background? So much to learn... __________________ fleege.com - Domainer \| art director \| copywriter DomainParkingGuru.com NameDrive Success \| ViralJunction.com Market yourself effectively & free Last edited by Fleege; 07-28-2004 at 04:33 PM.

07-28-2004, 04:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
e39m5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,202 305.05 NP$ (Donate)	I like the idea of your black to color menu but your pictures didn't convert from color to black too well, I don't like that time link thing, it would be cool if you had the time being displaed next to it instead of a link. Everything else is good, nice colors, good clean, site

07-28-2004, 04:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
webzyne New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenixville, PA Posts: 22 32.00 NP$ (Donate)	No, no, you don't design the background in PS, you design the whole site; buttons, header, footer, etc. Then you grab those elements and fit them together like a puzzle in HTML.. This is much easier to do with a WYSIWYG program, of course. So if you don't have one, I suggest Macromedia Dreamweaver. It takes practice and patience, but it works GREAT for me.. in fact, I designed this site totally in PS and then cut each beveled corner, line, and header, etc. and placed them together with tables in Dreamweaver. This isn't a design standard, but I find this to be a VERY good way to do it. __________________ - Justin Scheetz

07-28-2004, 05:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fleege NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 953 988.00 NP$ (Donate)	nice work on audiosnack. I use GoLive. I just having a bit trouble getting stuff in layers which is why the background stuff would be good as a imported background image. __________________ fleege.com - Domainer \| art director \| copywriter DomainParkingGuru.com NameDrive Success \| ViralJunction.com Market yourself effectively & free

08-01-2004, 04:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
oblivious NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 181 312.00 NP$ (Donate)	Pretty nice. I would add some sort of header, though.

10-13-2004, 09:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
ravina Account Closed Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 122 23.10 NP$ (Donate)	nice job but i agree that the left side links are with confusion. i like menu and it's images overall is good thanks ravina

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