New Portfolio Site Crit
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- plusminusbox0
this site is pretty nice. I would take the advice of others and have the menu fixed. "top" buttons are easy to miss.
- roundabout0
You have some nice work there mate, and a good site to back it up.
I am not to sure about you heading for the different section of the site, web design, logo and so on, they seem to get lost with the rest of the layout. But over all I like it.
- wordsinyourmouth0
looks good man. like others have said would be nice not to have to scroll back up for the navigation
- neonspice0
just my 2 cents, i would rather have your navbar on the left fixed so i dont have to keep going up and down.
- Midge0
I like it, looks great! so does your work! well done.
... but if I was being critical....
Not sure about the lightbox effects on your web work... why not just link to the actual website, these lightboxes aren;t doing your work justice, the images are all squashed.Also, the two sites that weren;t finished... maybe link to full size JPEGS if you are going to show them so you can see the full design.
- thanks midge! agreed about the web stuff, I'll get to it in the morning.jiaf
- WeLoveNoise0
- might have been the underside i sawWeLoveNoise
- Thanks! other than a spell check and a rotate it hasn't changed.jiaf
- what did you mispell, "skateboard", "olive" or "company" ? ;-)rizm
- designerror0
I like it, clean and simple.
But, the TOP^ buttons are too much, get rid of them or tone them down a bit, they clutter up the site.
- almost identical post! heheforcetwelve
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I look at them before your workalicetheblue
- forcetwelve0
i like it. clean and nice. it has that american gothic style which is obviously your style, but you have done it well.
- TheRoyalMe0
I like your site and lay-out!
the design doesn't overpower your actual work and it's easy to navigate. Well done!
- dyspl0
nice work.
-I remember your tattoo logo seen a few month ago-
- fodcj0
Really Nice
- uan0
I like it. very clean and simple. I specially like the top bar with the bend and the shadows. the code seems also clean and proper.
the works need more detachment from each other imo. it all seems a bit uniform, and at first sight, it's not clear, what is work and what is title/navigation element.
another improvement I would propose is to open external links in a new window, so you don't lose your viewers while browsing.
- digdre0
nice site and work, but i agree with the Top buttons and the menu
- mimeartist_limited0
i'd get the nav to follow the site as you scroll...
someone did that on here the other day i thinki like whiteness of the banner and shadows...
although could of been a little more subtle
- gabe0
very nice indeed. i agree about having the navigation fixed.
i think having the content scroll beneath the upper "banner" would be a fine touch (so that both your top and left navigation remains fixed).
if i were nitpicking my only suggestion would be to consider some sort of border for your lightbox and possibly a "close" button set with raster type.
- akrok0
looks good, JB.
- GetRefresh0
Your work is better than your site. My site sucks though, so I shouldn't be talking.
- doctor0
@James: Please let us know, if you get the time to implement some of the advice you got here. I'd love to see the final result (also feel free to e-mail me, if you don't want to bump the thread).
- gung_hoek0
My 2cents.
I agree with the mimeartist. In fact I´d ditch the scrolling all together and display just the respected selected project. Since there´s one single image per project Users could always access the mainnav that way. Also the particular project shot would get more attention. Less back and forth that way...
Also I didn´t expect my mail-client to popup after hitting "contact", maybe that deserves an own page? On the info page the subheader says "Select clients", that a typo (Selected Clients)? And generall,y the linkage warrants a new browser window. Then it kinda bugged me how the external links for friends&co looked exactly like the subnav, why not put that in the content area? Also, the different shades of gray, there´s maybe too many (4 or so for the Text, different background grays, etc.).
Good site in general!
- doctor0
Really nice. Easy to navigate and overview, while showcasing your work nicely and being pleasant to look at. I have a few comments.
Minor:
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- I too would go for fixed left col nav.
- I would prefer more vertical space between projects.
- Not too crazy about lightbox in general. It's a little 2007 IMO.
- The Info page is quite dull. Use more color? Image?Critical:
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- You need to fix your XHTML, as it doesn't validate at all. Link: http://validator.w3.org/check?ve…Keep up the good work! :)