small crit please
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- k0na_an0k
hello all. i'm redesigning my site. been at it for a week now and this is what i have (jpg).
on my ibook at home the blue text to the right is clear as day, and there are some horizontal lines on the left that have been lost so i'll need to tweak that a bit.
let me know what you all think. thanks.
do your worst. well, not really, i'm fragile.
- Ramanisky20
I like it .....nice layout
only thing is Iam having a hard time reading the the orange and blue text on top of the brownish back on the right hand side of the screen
- tny0
same here...
l/o looks nice
- nick0
nice work k0na.
having trouble reading the blue links on the right as well. also, the kerning on all your headings is off :)
- k0na_an0k0
i have to get used to working on an ibook screen. things are way off. colors too.
thanks for the input so far. i'll work on what's been said.
- blaw0
i'm having the same issue with the light blue on the right side.
some areas where the text needs kerned a bit better, as in...
"ASSIGNMENT OR FUN"otherwise, i like it.
- nick0
k0na, calibrate your screen if you havent already :)
- mayo0
hmm...well, personally, i *really* think there should be a picture of you fighting the broccoloids in there. But that's just me.
- mr_snuggles0
Big improvement Kona, yep, blue text is illegible. I would also try to priortize your content, in terms of colour usage. Everything is weighted the same, thus giving many areas the same prominence. Try using less colour in the news area.
Typesetting needs work and for consistency, decide whether you're using all lowercase, uppercase or mixed type styles, right now it's a bit all over. Great start though!
- rasko40
I'm up for one of those small clits when they turn up.
as for the site I think it looks shabby, too many typestyles, sizes, uppercase/lowercase, colours etc etc.. I'm sure you can clean it up a lot and think about the hierarchy more.
- jevad0
nice layout!
My only real issues with are are type-related.
I think the 2005 shoudl be smaller than the personal portfolio.
The introduction, contact news and featured headings are good - but I would make the news and featured ones a little darker as they are on a darker background.
Swap the dates style with the news heading style - ie Dates bold or caps and headings in the lighter small type.
Also agree about teh blue - v. hard to read.
- sherman0
Alot of really strong elements that would be better suited to a solid color background color?
I'm not sure if your set on the pattern, but i think it would have more impact on a solid BG.
- k0na_an0k0
thanks for the advice so far, good and bad. i'm taking notes.
many thanks. still getting used to going from 1600x1200 running a g4 to an ibook at 1024x768 and not knowing the exact hot spot of the screen. i'm learning though.
thanks again.
- pooch0
is that a squidfingers background, or an original?
- k0na_an0k0
a modified squidfinger. when i create the code a note will be made in it along with a link. like he requested.