restaurant site crit plz.
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- bigtrickagain0
any more feedback, from non-idiots...?
- idiots0
if you're already doing all that, you're doing a pathetic job. (and I don't believe you)
- lukus_W0
All of your copy has been included as images, not text.
That's quite unacceptable - search engines aren't going to index your site.
- lukus_W0
No one will want to download the menu and view it in a PDF reader .. why not include the information in-line on the site?
- lukus_W0
Think about why people will want to visit the site -> what information will they want to find first? -> what information should they be given (that they might otherwise not have looked for)?
- idiots0
no
- idiots0
http://customhouse.cc/ looks so much better. build from that.
- idiots0
no predominant text
navigation placement is poor
too many clicks
menu is 2 columns of fluff text?
pdf menu pages?
the calendar doesn't match
really google maps? that looks.... good?
- idiots0
it's critical you get a better photographer/lens in there, that place looks cool, it needs showcased.
- idiots0
look into the psychology of color, specifically food/hunger, freedom, money/spending.
the site has to convince the visitor they are a match for the site/food. was the experience good? informative? fast? it should be or they won't come to teh restaurant. does the site end up reflecting the service? does the site seem elegant enough that we want to be associated with its physical presence? is it enticing or jarring? the placeholder seems much more in tune with the space featured and lens a touch of sophistication. you're link is a mess. from page to page with no consistency
- ideaist0
I've tried thrice to load the site to no success homey...
- sequoia0
there's no photos of the food
- probably the most important thing...sequoia
- yeah, i have yet to add the gallery...bigtrickagain
- if you just want to have a pdf menu at least have a great photo of one item off each selected menutraut
- idiots0
there's a better example of the open table implementation here
http://pachamamas.com/
their menu is also much better as well
and the people section has hierarchy, which yours doesn't
you've really done nothing to promote your client at alland if you did the logo, there is absolutely nothing custom about it, or this site experience
- there are some pdfs that better support the brand and site as well on thereidiots
- << nice sitejacklalane
- no i didn't do the logobigtrickagain
- coolidiots
- e-wo0
Not feeling the google map & calendar – those and the menus are your big spots to shine
- dirtydesign0
that background is really distracting.
- idiots0
- that's way to help the google indexing and CMS aspectidiots
- If you're going to have text as graphics, don't type set orphans and widowsmonospaced
- bigtrickagain0
hmmm ok - i was wondering about the calendar/map thing too (anyone know of a good calendar app?!?!? see this thread: http://www.qbn.com/topics/621234…) - i might just take those out and replace with nicer non-google things.
good point about the menu being two cols of text - i'll see about putting more intuitive content in there. pdf menus is something i can't change - client decision there ):
thanks for the feedback so far, it's been helpful - keep it coming (:
- ok_not_ok0
Drop the BG. The rounded box feels very constricting..open it up and let it breath.
- noneck0
Yeah, ditch the images for straight text that Google can read. I'd do the same with the PDF menus: get them out of the PDFs and into the site.
Try to get some photos of the food if possible.