Topic: Please Review my site

here is my site http://allen-designs.tk I fixed everything you guyz said to last time and hopefully i came out with a better version , i would like mostly cons but some pros as well, also i wouldnt mind if you also reviewed some of my artwork, pros and cons on that as well thx alot and i appreciate it alot

OH YEA, also i know its an "iframe" but i am goin to put a marquee text thing somewhere in the page that says you need to have a internet browser that supports iframes thx again

[This message has been edited by allen designs (edited 11-03-2002).]

[This message has been edited by allen designs (edited 11-03-2002).]

I don't think using the marquee text is a very good idea since you tend to focus on things that move and since that is the only moving thing on the page it can draw the focus away from the content. If you are set on using iframes (as it looks like you are) you should at least fix it so that they work. As it is now, they background scrolls with it, a little part of the 'circle menu' scrolls with it. I also think that the content area is way to small, right now the menu and logo takes up to much space comparing to the content. Might not be a bad idea to enlarge the iframe...

You should also reconsider the menu. Right now it is very hard to read parts of it. And if you want to have the text on the circle, bend the text so it fits better on the circle.. The image in the background under the logo should also be changed. The right and top of the image is 'blured', but the left and bottom have sharp edges. Change it so all of the edges look the same.

The page also lacks a DOCTYPE and you should remove the frames. They make it harder for searchengines to pick up the site and I don't think you really need them here. The visitor counter should also be removed. Who cares how many people visit the page if it is good?

The arrows on the linkage menu doesn't fit in with the rest of the design eiter in my opinion. They don't serve any real purpose so you might as well remove them...

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The menu needs to be rethought or reworked. It took me about five minutes to figure out how to get to the content. I was actually going to say "add content" here but. . . Also on the menu, three of the five buttons don't have the rollover effect applied to them or at least you can't TELL that they have rollovers.

The picture - I assume it is of you, doesn't really fit into the design very well either.

Finally, I'm not the best with this really, but you are using tables and I know some of the others will get on to you for that.

-Adam

Edit: Last time I believe some comments were made about you request form for websites. I would agree that it should focus more on WHAT needs to be presented than HOW it's presented. That comes later.

[This message has been edited by SPyX (edited 11-03-2002).]