critique would be apreciated

#1

Not only html, but css as well, accessibility, design, content, language
.... whatever catches your eye.

http://www.media-marketing.biz

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#2

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:40:46 +0100, Nije Nego <"nije"nego (AT) net (DOT) hr"> wrote:

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Not only html, but css as well, accessibility, design, content, language
... whatever catches your eye.

http://www.media-marketing.biz

I'm having trouble reading this site because of a couple of things:

1. Font size is okay for the main text, but why did you choose a grey as
the colour? It brings down contrast, which makes it a bit harder to read.
2. Added to that is that you fill out your lines, or, further down the
page, center the lines of text. Neither read very comfortably. I've
learned to read from left to right and am used to text having a straight
left margin and a ragged right margin. These properies of written text
help me to go from word to word and line to line. With filled out lines
the extra trouble is that the words are not equally separated from one
line to the next. It is like every time I come to a new line, I have to
relearn a bit of my reading skills.
3. The red is very dominant and for me that makes it hard to focus on the
content.

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#3

Barbara de Zoete wrote:

Thank you for your comments.

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On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:40:46 +0100, Nije Nego <"nije"nego (AT) net (DOT) hr"> wrote:

Not only html, but css as well, accessibility, design, content,
language ... whatever catches your eye.

http://www.media-marketing.biz

I'm having trouble reading this site because of a couple of things:

1. Font size is okay for the main text, but why did you choose a grey as
the colour? It brings down contrast, which makes it a bit harder to read.

Black was just too much, will change it to #333333.

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2. Added to that is that you fill out your lines, or, further down the
page, center the lines of text. Neither read very comfortably. I've
learned to read from left to right and am used to text having a straight
left margin and a ragged right margin. These properies of written text
help me to go from word to word and line to line. With filled out lines
the extra trouble is that the words are not equally separated from one
line to the next. It is like every time I come to a new line, I have to
relearn a bit of my reading skills.

Noted, I will change the main content to align:left. Some will have to
stay centered, that shouldn't be too big problem, just for few lines.

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3. The red is very dominant and for me that makes it hard to focus on
the content.

Will change it to less dominant red, but also provided other colors
(stylesheets) who find red too much.

#4

Barbara de Zoete wrote:

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On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:40:46 +0100, Nije Nego <"nije"nego (AT) net (DOT) hr"> wrote:

Not only html, but css as well, accessibility, design, content, language
... whatever catches your eye.

http://www.media-marketing.biz

2. Added to that is that you fill out your lines, or, further down the
page, center the lines of text. Neither read very comfortably. I've
learned to read from left to right and am used to text having a straight
left margin and a ragged right margin. These properies of written text
help me to go from word to word and line to line. With filled out lines
the extra trouble is that the words are not equally separated from one
line to the next. It is like every time I come to a new line, I have to
relearn a bit of my reading skills.

Did you notice all the sites in the portfolio also use justified text?

OP: don't do that. Much harder to read. I'm surprised none of your
clients have told you this.

Get rid of the:
#tijelo_r {
text-align: center;
and
.maintekst {
text-align: justify;

4. Put the portfolio on its own page, and describe each with more
detail.

5. Try to do something more interesting with the hover effect on the
buttons. Switching to all red makes them blend into the huge red area
above them.

6. I don't understand the pic/link to Google. If *your* site came up on
the first page, it might we worthwhile, but you are just advertising
your competitors, it seems.

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#5

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

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Barbara de Zoete wrote:

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:40:46 +0100, Nije Nego <"nije"nego (AT) net (DOT) hr"> wrote:

Not only html, but css as well, accessibility, design, content, language
... whatever catches your eye.

http://www.media-marketing.biz
2. Added to that is that you fill out your lines, or, further down the
page, center the lines of text. Neither read very comfortably. I've
learned to read from left to right and am used to text having a straight
left margin and a ragged right margin. These properies of written text
help me to go from word to word and line to line. With filled out lines
the extra trouble is that the words are not equally separated from one
line to the next. It is like every time I come to a new line, I have to
relearn a bit of my reading skills.

Did you notice all the sites in the portfolio also use justified text?

OP: don't do that. Much harder to read. I'm surprised none of your
clients have told you this.

Get rid of the:
#tijelo_r {
text-align: center;
and
.maintekst {
text-align: justify;

4. Put the portfolio on its own page, and describe each with more
detail.

Noted that - will change to default.
Do not know which page you considered as portfolio, there is a design
page, and temp page - design page could be considered as portfolio, and
it is set as its own page.

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5. Try to do something more interesting with the hover effect on the
buttons. Switching to all red makes them blend into the huge red area
above them.

6. I don't understand the pic/link to Google. If *your* site came up on
the first page, it might we worthwhile, but you are just advertising
your competitors, it seems.

Whatever I do - my page comes out at least as forth, where did it came

up on your search?
I know that Google does change results based on the language settings,
so this may be an issue.
Most of my clients are from Croatia and Bosnia&Herzegovina, and there I
am firmly on top of the others.

Thanks.

#6

Nije Nego wrote:

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
Did you notice all the sites in the portfolio also use justified text?

OP: don't do that. Much harder to read. I'm surprised none of your
clients have told you this.

Get rid of the:
#tijelo_r {
text-align: center;
and
.maintekst {
text-align: justify;

4. Put the portfolio on its own page, and describe each with more
detail.

Noted that - will change to default.

I see you have done that, thanks.

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Do not know which page you considered as portfolio, there is a design
page, and temp page - design page could be considered as portfolio,
and it is set as its own page.

The page of the link you posted. http://www.media-marketing.biz/
Below the Google thumbnail, and beginning with "www.hepok.com
.... in development" .. followed by three more thumbnails that link to
other sites (apparently yours). Looks like a portfolio.

At the bottom of the "design" page there is:
E-mail under ABOUT page
but there is no button/menu item for About. You must mean CONTACT page.

The "design" page looks to be about banner ads and posters, not web
sites. That's why I suggested adding a Portfolio page of your web sites.

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5. Try to do something more interesting with the hover effect on the
buttons. Switching to all red makes them blend into the huge red
area above them.

6. I don't understand the pic/link to Google. If *your* site came up
on the first page, it might we worthwhile, but you are just
advertising your competitors, it seems.

Whatever I do - my page comes out at least as forth, where did it came
up on your search?

I simply clicked on your google screenshot on your main page. Goes to a
google.com page for a search of "mediamarketing" as one word, which
asks: "Did you mean: media marketing" (two words)
I did not see "media-marketing.biz" in the first couple of result pages
of either query.

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I know that Google does change results based on the language settings,
so this may be an issue.

Mine would be English; I'm in the US.

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Most of my clients are from Croatia and Bosnia&Herzegovina, and there I
am firmly on top of the others.

Heh, I wouldn't be able to read those pages. <g>

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

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At the bottom of the "design" page there is:
E-mail under ABOUT page
but there is no button/menu item for About. You must mean CONTACT page.

Thanks, overlooked this.

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The "design" page looks to be about banner ads and posters, not web
sites. That's why I suggested adding a Portfolio page of your web sites.

Will seriously consider your suggestion.

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I simply clicked on your google screenshot on your main page. Goes to a
google.com page for a search of "mediamarketing" as one word, which
asks: "Did you mean: media marketing" (two words)
I did not see "media-marketing.biz" in the first couple of result pages
of either query.

I know that Google does change results based on the language settings,
so this may be an issue.

Mine would be English; I'm in the US.

My bad - I didn't provide all information, this one

http://www.media-marketing.biz is a new mirror site of my native (and
older) site http://www.mediamarketing.ba. When I Google the latter comes
up near (or on) the top. The first one is nowhere near still.

Thanks.

#8

Nije Nego wrote:

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
Mine would be English; I'm in the US.

My bad - I didn't provide all information, this one
http://www.media-marketing.biz is a new mirror site of my native (and
older) site http://www.mediamarketing.ba. When I Google the latter
comes up near (or on) the top. The first one is nowhere near still.

Ah, that explains a lot. :-)

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Thanks.

My pleasure.

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#9

Nije Nego wrote:

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Not only html, but css as well, accessibility, design, content, language
... whatever catches your eye.

http://www.media-marketing.biz

Is that all for critique? Few possible answers.

1. Site is good - no need for critique.
2. Site is bad - too much to critique.
3. Everybody on ahc are elsewhere.

#10

Nije Nego wrote:

Quote:

Nije Nego wrote:
Not only html, but css as well, accessibility, design, content, language
... whatever catches your eye.

http://www.media-marketing.biz

Is that all for critique? Few possible answers.

1. Site is good - no need for critique.
2. Site is bad - too much to critique.
3. Everybody on ahc are elsewhere.

4. It's the weekend?

5. There is a mess of warnings given by the CSS validator:
<http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?profile=css2&warning=2&uri=http%3A//www.media-marketing.biz/>

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