Sijun Forums :: View topic - New Web Site Design

Matt Elder · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2001 3:30 pm

G'day Everyone,

just been working away on a new website look and below you should see what I'm thinking of:

Any suggestions or crits would be greatly appreciated.

[ April 24, 2001: Message edited by: Matt Elder ]

edible snowman · member Member # Joined: 12 Sep 2000 Posts: 998

i think your artwork is great, and simple menus are fine. but it would be cooler if the menu was a little more interesting.

SushiMaster · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2001 4:20 pm

It's pretty nice and clean and stuff, and the idea of having every first letter small and the rest capitalized is original, but it doesn't work for me...

Of course it's your site, and hence your choice, but I would dump the "small first letter" scheme...

Otherwise, as I said it's nice and clean and I like it.

Daniel

Matt Elder · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2001 4:32 pm

Thanks for your comments guys.

- edible snowman - a more interesting menu, I agree that it is a little bland and any suggestions would be great. Seeing that I will be building the HTML, for the actual text, I don't want to use a graphic so it is a little limiting. Maybe a background graphic or something.

- SushiMaster - that letter thing was one reason I wanted people to have a look. I'm tending to think that I will dump it. On some letters it works, but on others it obviously doesn't.

Keep the crits coming.

Freddio · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2001 6:03 pm

looking good MAtt..

I like it..

Maby just play around with the fonts a little..

Like in the menu.. also in the updates collum lighten the colour of the dark blue test its a little hard on the eyes

good work

when can we expect to see this up?

Jenn · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2001 6:34 pm

It looks alright. Tho I think you could do a better one

my portfolio is up at www.arson.co.nz/newport/ seeing i never see you on icq anymore

cheers

keep up the good work too!

Matt Elder · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2001 7:43 pm

thanks for the feedback. Just a couple of quick comments:

Freddio - point taken over the text colour, does seem a little dark. As for when, well, hopefully within a week (will be pushing it as I still have to design the inside pages and the site has 100+ pages that have to be updated with the new style).

Jenn - possibly could do a better one but I have a few constraints. I would like quick download times, for the design to be as compatible with as many browsers as possible. It is also kinda a 'interium' design until I have enough time to do a proper Flash version of the site (which will be completely different).

edible snowman · member Member # Joined: 12 Sep 2000 Posts: 998

maybe if you were planning on doing it in something in flash, you could just lose the 3d and two something simple and interesting in 2d. or maybe i dont know what im talking about.. do what you want.

RRoam · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2001 9:59 am

i got the best suggestion of all... MORE FLASH!!