review my site please

designertwelve · 12-23-2004, 10:14 AM

hey im new here

this is my portfolio site, designtwelve.net

designertwelve

all my work is contained there

so, what do you think, and how can i improve it

(i think it loads kinda slow at the moment, ill try and sort that out)

wizdude · 12-23-2004, 10:29 AM

Very VERY slick. The load time is alright, because once my browser chached the graphics, the pages were instant loading. I LOVE the graphics and design. Plus, all the little slick things such as the rollover on the image on the left (copyright notice), and the addding in of external links "ie: the word "browser" goes to "Get Firefox".

I give it a 10/10, because EVERYTHING is formatted correctly, and valiad. Your source code is incredibly neat, and I love all the graphics, and the usablility of the design.

Crap, if I didn't design my own sites, I would DEFINETELY hire you. Best non-flash site I've ever seen in my life. Incredibly nice work.

Keep it up, and good luck!

will7 · 12-23-2004, 10:32 AM

Take it you like it then wizdude...lol!

It is a pretty sweet design, simple, but effective. Although, in my opinion, a bit of CSS Scrollbar styling would have added that extra finishing touch to make the scollbars fit in with the site...but they only work in IE, but it would have looked nice

Also, you could change that main graphic on the left hand side for each page, it'd add a bit of variation to the site, yet keeping the same, consistent styling.

But, everything else, nice job. I'm likin' your work, good job, I'll give it a 4/5.

wizdude · 12-23-2004, 10:35 AM

I disagree will. The graphic should remain constant, as the graphic is nice, and matches the website. Also, the styling of the scrollbar would clutter up the css, and screw up some HTML in Netscape. It's perfect the way it is. I don't think he should change it. Honestly.

designertwelve · 12-23-2004, 10:43 AM

hey, thanks a lot wizdude, you too will

hope to you see around here

Archon MkIV · 12-23-2004, 10:46 AM

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... because EVERYTHING is formatted correctly, and valiad...

Actually, it's not valid - w3 validator results. It's not formatted correctly, either, as you seem to be using tables for layout.

Other than that, I like the design of the site, just not the code.

Oh, and your guestbook doesn't work.

will7 · 12-23-2004, 11:10 AM

Wizdude, the graphic IS nice, but surely it is better to have lots of different, varying nice graphics, rather than just one?

And also, it wouldn't clutter up the CSS if you simply use an external stylesheet and link to it in the code, just one line in the main code is all you'll need. And also, it wouldn't mess up the whole site in Netscape/Firefox etc, it would just revert the scrollbar back to default.

I do say it would make it better, but, it's up to him

designertwelve · 12-23-2004, 11:13 AM

archon the guestbook is workin fine for me, and i have just made the page valid xhtml.

the reason im using tables is that i made it in photoshop, and when i used div layers it was split in other browsers.

Archon MkIV · 12-23-2004, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by will7

Wizdude, the graphic IS nice, but surely it is better to have lots of different, varying nice graphics, rather than just one?

And also, it wouldn't clutter up the CSS if you simply use an external stylesheet and link to it in the code, just one line in the main code is all you'll need. And also, it wouldn't mess up the whole site in Netscape/Firefox etc, it would just revert the scrollbar back to default.

I do say it would make it better, but, it's up to him

I agree.

Quote:

Originally Posted by designertwelve

archon the guestbook is workin fine for me, and i have just made the page valid xhtml.

the reason im using tables is that i made it in photoshop, and when i used div layers it was split in other browsers.

DIV and SPAN layers can be configured not to "split" with proper use of CSS.

CSS > tables.

yngexec · 12-23-2004, 09:08 PM

love the design, clean and simple. Definately optimize your images though. Dial up would take quite a while to load it..

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adam_uk · 12-24-2004, 03:15 PM

nice site

maybe drop it down a bit from the top of the page but i almost closed the site, took ages to load, 2mbps cable.

oblivious · 12-29-2004, 02:01 PM

oo i like, crisp and clean

12-23-2004, 10:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
designertwelve New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4 8.00 NP$ (Donate)	review my site please hey im new here this is my portfolio site, designtwelve.net designertwelve all my work is contained there so, what do you think, and how can i improve it (i think it loads kinda slow at the moment, ill try and sort that out)

12-23-2004, 10:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
wizdude NamePros Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 76 155.00 NP$ (Donate)	Very VERY slick. The load time is alright, because once my browser chached the graphics, the pages were instant loading. I LOVE the graphics and design. Plus, all the little slick things such as the rollover on the image on the left (copyright notice), and the addding in of external links "ie: the word "browser" goes to "Get Firefox". I give it a 10/10, because EVERYTHING is formatted correctly, and valiad. Your source code is incredibly neat, and I love all the graphics, and the usablility of the design. Crap, if I didn't design my own sites, I would DEFINETELY hire you. Best non-flash site I've ever seen in my life. Incredibly nice work. Keep it up, and good luck! __________________ :music: Wizdude My first personal website! Please tell me what you think! :music:

12-23-2004, 10:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
wizdude NamePros Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 76 155.00 NP$ (Donate)	I disagree will. The graphic should remain constant, as the graphic is nice, and matches the website. Also, the styling of the scrollbar would clutter up the css, and screw up some HTML in Netscape. It's perfect the way it is. I don't think he should change it. Honestly. __________________ :music: Wizdude My first personal website! Please tell me what you think! :music:

12-23-2004, 09:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
yngexec NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 74 149.95 NP$ (Donate)	love the design, clean and simple. Definately optimize your images though. Dial up would take quite a while to load it.. <^><^><^><^>< > __________________ Ryan Hoover - Free 2 Succeed \| HotTopics - A Great Community! DNRaffle.com - Free weekly domain draws!

12-23-2004, 10:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
will7 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: England, UK. Posts: 2,638 459.15 NP$ (Donate)	Take it you like it then wizdude...lol! It is a pretty sweet design, simple, but effective. Although, in my opinion, a bit of CSS Scrollbar styling would have added that extra finishing touch to make the scollbars fit in with the site...but they only work in IE, but it would have looked nice Also, you could change that main graphic on the left hand side for each page, it'd add a bit of variation to the site, yet keeping the same, consistent styling. But, everything else, nice job. I'm likin' your work, good job, I'll give it a 4/5.

12-23-2004, 10:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
designertwelve New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4 8.00 NP$ (Donate)	hey, thanks a lot wizdude, you too will hope to you see around here

12-23-2004, 11:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
will7 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: England, UK. Posts: 2,638 459.15 NP$ (Donate)	Wizdude, the graphic IS nice, but surely it is better to have lots of different, varying nice graphics, rather than just one? And also, it wouldn't clutter up the CSS if you simply use an external stylesheet and link to it in the code, just one line in the main code is all you'll need. And also, it wouldn't mess up the whole site in Netscape/Firefox etc, it would just revert the scrollbar back to default. I do say it would make it better, but, it's up to him

12-23-2004, 11:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
designertwelve New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4 8.00 NP$ (Donate)	archon the guestbook is workin fine for me, and i have just made the page valid xhtml. the reason im using tables is that i made it in photoshop, and when i used div layers it was split in other browsers.

12-24-2004, 03:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,211 6,170.25 NP$ (Donate)	nice site maybe drop it down a bit from the top of the page but i almost closed the site, took ages to load, 2mbps cable.

12-29-2004, 02:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
oblivious NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 181 312.00 NP$ (Donate)	oo i like, crisp and clean

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