Critiqe my site please

"DJ Craig" <spit (AT) djtricities (DOT) com> wrote

Disco Octopus wrote:
Virginia wrote :
Hi All. I'm new to newsgroups, so bear with me. I would appreciate
it if
someone could critique my site. It isn't done yet, and there are a
lot of
things that need to be fixed up, but just the overall look of it etc.
TIA
http://www.vgwebdesigns.com

Your portfolio page ( I didnt check others) is extremely annoying how
it seems to reload when I resize my browser.

He has added a Javascript that makes certain browsers reload everytime
the window is resized. This is supposed to prevent a bug in some
browsers that makes the window flash while you are resizing. It only
happens in a few versions of NS. He has it reloading for quite a few
browsers other than NS.
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I made the site using Dreamweaver. I didn't add anything to make browsers

reload. I have link images preload, but other than that....I don't know why
it does that.

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"DJ Craig" <spit (AT) djtricities (DOT) com> wrote

Disco Octopus wrote:
http://www.vgwebdesigns.com

Your portfolio page ( I didnt check others) is extremely annoying how
it seems to reload when I resize my browser.

He has added a Javascript that makes certain browsers reload everytime
the window is resized. This is supposed to prevent a bug in some
browsers that makes the window flash while you are resizing. It only
happens in a few versions of NS. He has it reloading for quite a few
browsers other than NS.
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I answered my own question. The javascript "back to top" feature is

reloading the page upon resizing window.

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Virginia wrote:

Hi All. I'm new to newsgroups, so bear with me. I would appreciate it if
someone could critique my site. It isn't done yet, and there are a lot of
things that need to be fixed up, but just the overall look of it etc.

The fonts are specified with pixels (px). These cannot be resized in

Internet Explorer. Use % or ems instead. The font-family selections seem a
bit random.
The text contrast is poor and is aggravated by using medium light text
on medium dark background. With light-on-dark the background color bleeds
into the text further lowering the contrast. The text should be either
much larger or bold.
The red text should be both brighter and bold. It looks like a faint
red splotch.
There is insufficient space around the menu text. The text blends into
the borders. It is hard to read, most especially on mouseover when the
text changes to dark red (assuming javascript is enabled). It is not
difficult to get the same effects with CSS. See
<http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/>.
A few grammar problems, too.
- Home: Missing a comma after "founder" in "The founder Virginia Griffith."
- Missing a semicolon after "&nbsp" and "&copy". Although the copyright
symbol is correctly displayed, "&nbsp" is not. It is not valid html.
- Maybe "rest assured; you" should be "rest assured: you"?
Have you considered hiring a copy editor? Your English is rather
awkward. The change from first person plural to third person singular is a
bit confusing. Is Virginia not involved with this page?

Subtlety of appearance and fine detail is hard to achieve on the web.
Most monitors offer low contrast, poor resolution, limited color range and
dodgy color balance.

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Virginia wrote:

I made the site using Dreamweaver. I didn't add anything to make browsers
reload. I have link images preload, but other than that....I don't know why
it does that.

Dreamweaver has the NS bug fix Javascript in the snippets. Just take
this code out of the Javascript on the portfolio page to fix it:

function regenerate(){
window.location.reload()
}
function regenerate2(){
if (ns4)
setTimeout("window.onresize=regenerate",400)
}

I think all the text is perfectly readable. Sure, if your monitor is
crappy enough you won't be able to read it, but that's not her fault.
Make the browser's text size bigger, use a custom style sheet, or turn
down your screen resolution.

"DJ Craig" <spit (AT) djtricities (DOT) com> wrote

Virginia wrote:
I made the site using Dreamweaver. I didn't add anything to make
browsers
reload. I have link images preload, but other than that....I don't know
why
it does that.

Dreamweaver has the NS bug fix Javascript in the snippets. Just take
this code out of the Javascript on the portfolio page to fix it:

function regenerate(){
window.location.reload()
}
function regenerate2(){
if (ns4)
setTimeout("window.onresize=regenerate",400)
}

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Thanks DJ for the tip. I really appreciate it!! Thanks again :-)

Virginia
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"kchayka" <usenet (AT) c-net (DOT) us> wrote

DJ Craig wrote:
Virginia wrote:
http://www.vgwebdesigns.com

I think all the text is perfectly readable. Sure, if your monitor is
crappy enough you won't be able to read it, but that's not her fault.

There is nothing wrong with my monitor. The trouble is using
low-contrasting colors and microscopic font sizes. A lot of people will
have trouble reading it. Not everyone is so lucky as you.

Make the browser's text size bigger, use a custom style sheet,

Please explain how that will make those graphical navigation buttons
more readable. Hint: it won't. If I disable image loading, I get nothing
at all. The site is doomed.

or turn down your screen resolution.

Nothing annoys me more than somebody telling me I should change my
screen settings to view their lovely, perfect web site. That only tells
me that you don't understand the media well enough to do decent *web*
design (not to be confused with graphic design).

You got more learnin' to do, mate.
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I (owner of website)wasn't the one who said those tings to you. Someone
else in the newsgroup did.
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"Virginia" <missjoker97 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

I'll be
incorporating a banner with my own digital photography, etc. on the new
layout as I am revamping the whole site, as I cannot present that to any
client. About the only thing I will be keeping for now is my logo :-) It
is a temporary site and had to put something up to fill the empty space
for
now, as I have a few things on the go and had to move quickly.
Thanks for your input.

Virginia :-)
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I think it's going to look good once you put your graphics in. At the
moment the contrast is very low -- light grey text on dark grey background.
Maybe try experimenting with different variations. If you make a site in
all greys, it usually needs some bright colors somewhere to contrast with
the greys -- the purpose of greys is often to make the colors stronger.

Do you use the Firefox browser? I highly recommend downloading a free copy
at:
http://www.getfirefox.com

Then install the free Firefox Web Developer Toolbar from:
https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...numpg=10&id=60

If you do your design in CSS, you can edit it in real time with Firefox.
Just use ctrl-shift-E to go into 'edit CSS' mode (or access the feature from
the Web Developer Toolbar CSS menu). Then you can change the CSS and watch
the design change in real time -- so you can experiment with a lot of
different ideas quickly. When you find a CSS layout that you like, just
copy and paste the CSS into your code editor and save it.

My critique:
Try more contrast... some whitespace... If you use a lot of greys, it's
good to put some stronger colors in somewhere.

I would take the email address off the pages and use a contact form
instead or you might end up with a lot of spam after a few years (from
automated email harvesters). I know one guy who spends an hour a day
sorting through his junk mails for legitimate customer mail but he can't
change his email address because it's already been in use for 7 years.

Looking forward to seeing the finished site.