First Post: Please Review!

Chroma · 03-07-2005, 01:10 PM

Hi!

This is my first post on these forums. I'm Lead Artist and President of Chroma, LLC, a forward thinking web design and branding company in Media, PA. I thought I'd start by sharing some of my work.

This site was done for free and for fun. Please share your comments and opinions!

Website: Viridian Order

Thanks.

webgear · 03-07-2005, 01:28 PM

Lol wonderful work!I like it very much!

Sabre · 03-07-2005, 06:17 PM

Looks VERY nice IMO, cant think of anyway to improve upon it...

.Matt · 03-07-2005, 06:20 PM

Yep, looks great IMO!

If thats your thing of course! - Good luck

majinbuu1023 · 03-07-2005, 08:03 PM

oo loks great..
jsut a bit slow loading on dial-up

sufi · 03-07-2005, 08:24 PM

Very nice website.... great work

However its definitely slow loading on dialup.

kw31 · 03-07-2005, 08:31 PM

I can see you put in a lot of effort into it
and it's one of the best sites I've ever seen!

Fantasic job!

vip-ip · 03-07-2005, 08:31 PM

I use Comcast Cable

Very nice layout, however some graphic optimization must be considered. 37 KB logo can be reduced to 27 without quality loss. Optimizing all the graphics might save you around 1 GB in bandwidth every month if you have 10,000+ visitors. Also that makes your site load faster.

Good luck

l0zo · 03-07-2005, 09:48 PM

thats wicked dude!
what application did you use>?
im a newbie to do with internet html but i study and design a lot on computers but only in offline applications..i want to start getting into web design.

Brian · 03-07-2005, 10:03 PM

very nice layout

RaisinKane · 03-07-2005, 10:41 PM

Looks very nice!

A general recommendation: The site is too wide for a lot of viewers. If you do not want to go with percentages, (which wouldn't work with your site) I would shorten it by 10-15%.

This probably doesn't apply b/c your audience is mostly gamers, but I thought someone might benefit from the comment.

SB_GEMINI · 03-08-2005, 02:03 AM

Excellent job, i like the texture of the paper down the middle, and the steel, only critism i would have is i dont like the "Viridian Order" at the top in the header i think it looks a little bit tacky and non realistic considering how realisitc all the other colors and textures look, I can understand why you did it like thou, to make it stand out against the dark back colors, try perhaps a steel or gold color just a thought, but otherwise a very good design.

Petter · 03-08-2005, 06:00 AM

I don't know to much about gaming sites but the layout was very cool and pretty original!

Chroma · 03-08-2005, 08:21 AM

Thanks for all your wonderful feedback! Let me try to address some of your comments.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/73864-first-post-please-review.html

As for image-optimization, this is one area in which i admittedly need improvement. For some reason I guess I get a little lazy! I threw a quick, uniform compression on the jpegs and gifs, but didn't take the time to go through one by one and reduce them until I noticed degradation. Thanks for the kick in the butt. I'll get around to this shortly.

To answer l0zo's question about what I used, I just used PhotoShop for the comp, ImageReady to slice and dice, and Dreamweaver for the html and programming. Pretty standard. And of course, a little help from Blizzard and their wonderful artwork.

The width of the site would be an absolute BEAR to change. It may be slightly too wide for 800 x 600 resolutions, but uhh....just going to have to live with it

I hear ya though, good catch.

To comment on SB_GEMINI's concern about the masthead, I feel like this is one of the strongest visual elements. Blizzard's aesthetic is very rich and almost cartoonish. I'm proud by how strongly the "Viridian Order" stands out on top of the richness of the background, etc... But, I certainly do understand where your coming from and to someone looking in your comment is definitely valid.

Thanks again for all the feedback. I'm taking it all into consideration! Keep it coming =)

GJ · 03-11-2005, 02:29 PM

I like the design but there is slightly too much content on the homepage, this means that most guests wouldn't want to read all of that.

voxunity · 03-11-2005, 04:27 PM

nice site,

G.L.

03-07-2005, 01:10 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Chroma New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 12	First Post: Please Review! Hi! This is my first post on these forums. I'm Lead Artist and President of Chroma, LLC, a forward thinking web design and branding company in Media, PA. I thought I'd start by sharing some of my work. This site was done for free and for fun. Please share your comments and opinions! Website: Viridian Order Thanks. __________________ Louis DiLello Lead Artist Chroma, LLC www.chroma.cc louisdilello@chroma.cc

03-07-2005, 01:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Sabre First Time Poster! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chelmsford, UK Posts: 11,311	Looks VERY nice IMO, cant think of anyway to improve upon it... __________________ Backpacker Insurance

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majinbuu1023 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3,747	oo loks great.. jsut a bit slow loading on dial-up __________________ WowHumor.net - Funny World of Warcraft Pictures

03-07-2005, 08:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
kw31 NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 973	I can see you put in a lot of effort into it and it's one of the best sites I've ever seen! Fantasic job! __________________ :hi: Move along ... nothing to see here :)

03-07-2005, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
.Matt Account Closed Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: England Posts: 926	Yep, looks great IMO! If thats your thing of course! - Good luck

03-07-2005, 08:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
sufi NamePros Expert Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LinksHut.com Posts: 7,697	Very nice website.... great work However its definitely slow loading on dialup.

03-07-2005, 08:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
vip-ip Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: root@localhost Posts: 4,025	I use Comcast Cable Very nice layout, however some graphic optimization must be considered. 37 KB logo can be reduced to 27 without quality loss. Optimizing all the graphics might save you around 1 GB in bandwidth every month if you have 10,000+ visitors. Also that makes your site load faster. Good luck

03-07-2005, 09:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
l0zo Account Closed Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 646	nice thats wicked dude! what application did you use>? im a newbie to do with internet html but i study and design a lot on computers but only in offline applications..i want to start getting into web design.

03-07-2005, 10:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
Brian Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Charlottesville Virginia Posts: 2,317 Follow @laughtodeath	very nice layout

03-07-2005, 10:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
RaisinKane New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 14	Looks very nice! A general recommendation: The site is too wide for a lot of viewers. If you do not want to go with percentages, (which wouldn't work with your site) I would shorten it by 10-15%. This probably doesn't apply b/c your audience is mostly gamers, but I thought someone might benefit from the comment.

03-08-2005, 02:03 AM	#12 (permalink)
SB_GEMINI NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Newport, UK Posts: 930	Excellent job, i like the texture of the paper down the middle, and the steel, only critism i would have is i dont like the "Viridian Order" at the top in the header i think it looks a little bit tacky and non realistic considering how realisitc all the other colors and textures look, I can understand why you did it like thou, to make it stand out against the dark back colors, try perhaps a steel or gold color just a thought, but otherwise a very good design. __________________ SB \| Networks eCards4ALL.co.uk \| RobertDeNiroOnline.com \| Simon Barclay - Web/Graphic Designer \| GreatDesigners.Net \| JokeCabin.com \| FawltyTowersOnline.com

03-08-2005, 06:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
Petter This mute print lies Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 4,761	I don't know to much about gaming sites but the layout was very cool and pretty original!

03-08-2005, 08:21 AM	THREAD STARTER #14 (permalink)
Chroma New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 12	Thanks for all your wonderful feedback! Let me try to address some of your comments. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/73864-first-post-please-review.html As for image-optimization, this is one area in which i admittedly need improvement. For some reason I guess I get a little lazy! I threw a quick, uniform compression on the jpegs and gifs, but didn't take the time to go through one by one and reduce them until I noticed degradation. Thanks for the kick in the butt. I'll get around to this shortly. To answer l0zo's question about what I used, I just used PhotoShop for the comp, ImageReady to slice and dice, and Dreamweaver for the html and programming. Pretty standard. And of course, a little help from Blizzard and their wonderful artwork. The width of the site would be an absolute BEAR to change. It may be slightly too wide for 800 x 600 resolutions, but uhh....just going to have to live with it I hear ya though, good catch. To comment on SB_GEMINI's concern about the masthead, I feel like this is one of the strongest visual elements. Blizzard's aesthetic is very rich and almost cartoonish. I'm proud by how strongly the "Viridian Order" stands out on top of the richness of the background, etc... But, I certainly do understand where your coming from and to someone looking in your comment is definitely valid. Thanks again for all the feedback. I'm taking it all into consideration! Keep it coming =) __________________ Louis DiLello Lead Artist Chroma, LLC www.chroma.cc louisdilello@chroma.cc

03-11-2005, 02:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
GJ Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,227	I like the design but there is slightly too much content on the homepage, this means that most guests wouldn't want to read all of that.

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