www.hmorton.net

hazza.mcazza · 05-02-2005, 02:35 PM

hey all,

just wondering what you thought of my new website.

all opinions appreciated!

www.hmorton.net

thanks

nRnF · 05-02-2005, 02:40 PM

I like it.

Some things:
I would make the red part wider, as it is only 30% of the whole page.
Also loading (before flash) lasts about 4 sec., but this may be dued to the forwarding you set up.

PS:
Review my site (BETA)

StudioWorks · 05-02-2005, 02:45 PM

I like it. Good design. Loads fast, good use of color very good graphics.

hazza.mcazza · 05-02-2005, 02:48 PM

thanks for the positive replys.

and thanks nRnF for the heads up on the load time, i'll look into that.

alegend · 05-02-2005, 07:15 PM

Nice job! Looks very good, colors are being used well, the graphics are being used well.. and it loads fast enough. Nice flash design!

andyy15 · 05-02-2005, 07:58 PM

Though this is a nice design there is a lot of blank space on your website. I would try to use up more space because overall your site seems small at my screen resolution of 1400 X 1050

sufi · 05-02-2005, 10:30 PM

Looks nice. Flash work is awesome. Colors are very cool.

Sabre · 05-02-2005, 11:08 PM

The Flash work is very nice.

Congratulations on the good work on that!

hazza.mcazza · 05-03-2005, 04:19 AM

thank you very much all for a great response!

i know the site is very small, but i wanted to keep it very streamlined and as simple as possible. thanks for the comments.

loul | uk · 05-03-2005, 04:40 AM

yeah I like it....

The only thing I would say is that I'd still like to see some 'HTML', text links, copy etc? Use the space you have - that nice flash movie will look even better embedded into a bigger layout with altenative content.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/87076-www-hmorton-net.html

The reason I say this is because you are a designer advertising your design skills. 'Part flash' sites are better for marketing/optimization and it also shows your clients more about what you can offer and your skills etc...

For example, Magnex (my current project) had a flash site originally but now I am redesigning it part flash, part html (click link below in my signature to view)

Design wise, really like it....good work, keep it up

hazza.mcazza · 05-03-2005, 05:01 AM

thanks man, really useful reply!

the problem for me with that is.. content

my portfolio is growing (though nothing on the site as yet), but there still isnt enough to fill an entire html page. unless i fill it with tutorials or forums or something. any advice on this?

nice work on the magnex and amp-media site by the way.

cheers.

loul | uk · 05-03-2005, 08:38 AM

Okay,

*Idea*

why not double the size of your table (lets say 600 wide) shift your flash movie over to the left and in the right hand section, pretty it up in co-ordination with the flash design and create say 3 modules (ie, rounded rectangle boxes) and use each of them to elaborate on the type of service you can offer, what skills you have...

Try and entice them in, 'request a quote' etc etc.....Don't try and sell yourself too much of course, but I want to read about what you can do before I decide to spend my money with you!!!!! Especially as you are starting out...

Remember these are only my ideas and are probably up for some scrutiny....but to be honest, these methods work for me!!!

We can all build a pretty website...but making them work is another kettle of fish matey

Good luck, keep in touch and thanks for the comments on Magnex...My biggest project yet, and a long tiring one at that but am really please with the result....*Big Sighs*
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=87076

hazza.mcazza · 05-03-2005, 09:09 AM

yeah, it looked pretty huge

thanks for the help. will have a think about it.

danstevenson · 05-03-2005, 07:52 PM

looks very nice man

Quicksilver · 05-03-2005, 08:09 PM

very cool =)

SB_GEMINI · 05-06-2005, 06:33 AM

Looks good, nice and tidy design

Good luck with it

hazza.mcazza · 05-06-2005, 12:48 PM

thanks all!

StudioWorks · 05-06-2005, 04:57 PM

No probelem, good luck in the future!

bhyraj · 05-06-2005, 10:56 PM

Very good site. nice job I like this site.

aween · 05-07-2005, 02:37 PM

looks very nice and compact. but i cant read the text very well, if you have a story of text. is it my eyes ?

ammo · 05-08-2005, 06:24 AM

very nice, but i would make it a little wider, i can see the theme you are going for but would be a bit easier idf it were wider.

also maybe round the edges of on the white and fade it into the background?

hazza.mcazza · 05-08-2005, 11:04 AM

wow ammo - youre on a reviewing mission! lol.

thanks, rounding the edges might be a good idea.

infinitomagazine · 10-23-2005, 09:42 PM

i saw ur site, i love ur second banner is pretty cool, and fonts are perfect, i like small fonts,ur site is simple and may be little empy but is good
i will give u 8.5

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nRnF Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,602	I like it. Some things: I would make the red part wider, as it is only 30% of the whole page. Also loading (before flash) lasts about 4 sec., but this may be dued to the forwarding you set up. PS: Review my site (BETA) __________________ TargetDomain.com - Reseller Accounts - Domain Sales - Resources FREE Joomla & WordPress Domain Analyzer Submit your domain News & Articles

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05-03-2005, 04:19 AM	THREAD STARTER #9 (permalink)
hazza.mcazza NamePros Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 100	thank you very much all for a great response! i know the site is very small, but i wanted to keep it very streamlined and as simple as possible. thanks for the comments. __________________ -hazza. www.hmorton.net -Gorillazforum.com

05-03-2005, 04:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
loul \| uk NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 50	yeah I like it.... The only thing I would say is that I'd still like to see some 'HTML', text links, copy etc? Use the space you have - that nice flash movie will look even better embedded into a bigger layout with altenative content. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/87076-www-hmorton-net.html The reason I say this is because you are a designer advertising your design skills. 'Part flash' sites are better for marketing/optimization and it also shows your clients more about what you can offer and your skills etc... For example, Magnex (my current project) had a flash site originally but now I am redesigning it part flash, part html (click link below in my signature to view) Design wise, really like it....good work, keep it up __________________ loul \| uk AMPmedia www.amp-media.co.uk

05-03-2005, 05:01 AM	THREAD STARTER #11 (permalink)
hazza.mcazza NamePros Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 100	thanks man, really useful reply! the problem for me with that is.. content my portfolio is growing (though nothing on the site as yet), but there still isnt enough to fill an entire html page. unless i fill it with tutorials or forums or something. any advice on this? nice work on the magnex and amp-media site by the way. cheers. __________________ -hazza. www.hmorton.net -Gorillazforum.com Last edited by hazza.mcazza; 05-03-2005 at 05:04 AM.

05-03-2005, 08:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
loul \| uk NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 50	Okay, Idea why not double the size of your table (lets say 600 wide) shift your flash movie over to the left and in the right hand section, pretty it up in co-ordination with the flash design and create say 3 modules (ie, rounded rectangle boxes) and use each of them to elaborate on the type of service you can offer, what skills you have... Try and entice them in, 'request a quote' etc etc.....Don't try and sell yourself too much of course, but I want to read about what you can do before I decide to spend my money with you!!!!! Especially as you are starting out... Remember these are only my ideas and are probably up for some scrutiny....but to be honest, these methods work for me!!! We can all build a pretty website...but making them work is another kettle of fish matey Good luck, keep in touch and thanks for the comments on Magnex...My biggest project yet, and a long tiring one at that but am really please with the result....Big Sighs ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=87076 __________________ loul \| uk AMPmedia www.amp-media.co.uk

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hazza.mcazza NamePros Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 100	yeah, it looked pretty huge thanks for the help. will have a think about it. __________________ -hazza. www.hmorton.net -Gorillazforum.com

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