InsaneGB.com design

Discussion in 'Websites' started by KingNomar, Dec 7, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hey guys,

    What do you think of this design: www.insanegb.com

    Is it good for a free hosting service??

    What do you think?

    Thanks in advance
     
    KingNomar, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  2. bquast

    bquast Active Member

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    #2
    Yes it does look good as a free webhost, however I would code the ipanel script into the design as well, to make the users not think they are changing sites and make it a little nicer.
     
    bquast, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  3. toloee

    toloee Peon

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    I think it looks fine. Good job.
     
    toloee, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  4. dsnj

    dsnj Peon

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    The look is relatively clean and professional. Pretty nice for a free hosting site!
     
    dsnj, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  5. Western

    Western Well-Known Member

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    i ll give you 15 of 20
    buttons are too big
    work more on corners
    not enough contrast
     
    Western, Dec 8, 2007 IP
  6. Silvers

    Silvers Well-Known Member

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    #6
    advertise button doesnt work ... the hosting looks awsome
    5GB Web Space
    20GB Data Transfer
    cPanel

    what you want more :D ? btw ... is it longterm ?
     
    Silvers, Dec 8, 2007 IP
  7. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    I think it is nice, not too cluttered with details, simple and easy to navigate! Can we start signing up?
     
    wisdomtool, Dec 8, 2007 IP
  8. conradmiguel

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    Neat. Just right info on your home page. :D
     
    conradmiguel, Dec 8, 2007 IP
  9. letooo

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    Nice, i like it. Good work.
     
    letooo, Dec 8, 2007 IP
  10. iuly

    iuly Peon

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    #10
    It's a nice domain name and :
    5GB Web Space
    20GB Data Transfer
    UNLIMITED MySQL Databases
    UNLIMITED Addon Domain Names
    UNLIMITED FTP Accounts
    UNLIMITED E-Mail Accounts
    cPanel

    What can you ask for more for FREE?

    Great one.
     
    iuly, Dec 8, 2007 IP
  11. Link-Man

    Link-Man Banned

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    #11
    well personally I would go with something more professional and web 2.0 looking
     
    Link-Man, Dec 8, 2007 IP
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    #12
    nice plans, nice design. a great overall
     
    limburatorul, Dec 9, 2007 IP
  13. Kagato

    Kagato Banned

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    #13
    Looks good!
     
    Kagato, Dec 9, 2007 IP
  14. jbladeus

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    #14
    The layout is nice, however you need to add some contrasting colors into your it. Also try to make your packages look more prominent. Theyre just too dull and are not "popping" out.
     
    jbladeus, Dec 9, 2007 IP
  15. KingNomar

    KingNomar Well-Known Member

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    Yes it is longterm :)

    Thanks for all the reviews so far ! Really appreciate that
     
    KingNomar, Dec 9, 2007 IP
  16. DeViAnThans3

    DeViAnThans3 Peon

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    #16
    A great start for a free site actually. It even looks professional, with a few glitches though. (in my view of course) ;)

    The header itself looks absolutely great actually. I love this kind of designs.
    Your HTML is almost clean too, though you mixed up a few HTML/XHTML tags (you closed the link tag in XHTML-way, but its a HTML4 document). Congratulations with your CSS being completely valid.
    You've a good balance of HTML/CSS, just like it should be. Great thing, as I don't see that much yet.

    The design: earlier was mentioned the contrast wasn't enough. I checked it with the W3 standards (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - 1.4.3, using CCA tool), and indeed, almost every text didn't match the described guidelines, except the white text "WEBHOSTING" in the logo and the dark ".com" in the logo. Possibly you could make the contrast difference a little higher?

    The menu looks very nice in the beginning, but once you move over you make the text bolder, and the background a 'mirrorred' gradient. I wouldn't make the text bold, and also I don't like mirrorred gradients that much for menu's as it makes me think about clan sites (which usually are amateuristic). Maybe you could have non-bold text with a 'non-mirrorred' gradient or a flat darker/lighter background overlay? That'ld be absolutely great.

    I do like the rounded borders of your design, as that on its way makes it look more professional. I talked a little back about the "glitches" in your design. Well, see image below. I'ld do it myself like that; as that'll give the effect that the panel is liked to the header, and connects all panels together that way.
    [​IMG]

    About the last part, the news/welcome below the page, looks a little bit plain. You could possibly add a image to it? Also, the title ("Welcome to ...") could maybe put in small cap? (css is font-variant: small-caps; )? It'll immediatly get a little more bloggy style, but still very cool.
    The "registrations are open" link is a little too big I think. You could replace it by an image by the way, which looks much, much more attractive ;)

    Even though my few comments, its already very good for a free hosting site.
    I hope I helped you in some way with this.
    -hans
     
    DeViAnThans3, Dec 9, 2007 IP
  17. DeathGodXYZ

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    Looks really nice. Maybe add some more colors. Seems kinda dull a little.
     
    DeathGodXYZ, Dec 9, 2007 IP
  18. swedal

    swedal Notable Member

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    #18
    For a free hosting site this works!
     
    swedal, Dec 10, 2007 IP
  19. agree

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    i didnot try it but looks great!
     
    agree, Dec 10, 2007 IP
  20. Lhlalyam

    Lhlalyam Well-Known Member

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    Hello KingNomar

    I had a chance to go over your Free Hosting Website today. First of all... thanks for offering a service to users on the net.

    My Thoughts

    Domain
    Catchy and easy to remember. Good pick!

    Logo & Header
    Logo is simple enough but I think the header could be updated to reflect a web 2.0 feel or something similar.

    Template
    As mentioned earlier in this this thread... I would also recommend that you keep with your rounded corner theme. The top corners of your template could be rounded... plus the mid section where you provide your Free Offer could use rounded corners.

    Registration / Signup Page
    I found your registration page a little confusing. One reason is that it does not have your template associated with it... plus it doesn't request all the extra information such as name and email. I'm not sure if this changes as I hadn't tried the whole sign up process.

    I had to click back in order to find my way back to the main site. I think other users may get lost in this section if they wanted to go get a domain name first before signing up.

    Forums Page
    Same as registration.... the template changes and makes you feel like you are on another site. I'd recommend integrating your forum into your main template.

    Contact Us Page
    Would it be possible to create a form for the contact page? Always nice for users so that they don't have to use their own email client or open another page to access their webmail.

    Client Login Page
    Same as Forums and Registration page.

    Conclusion
    Overall... its a good site but could use some updating in regards to design and it would be good to see some integration of the main template throughout the entire site.

    This review was done using 3 web browsers (FireFox 2.0.0.9, Internet Explorer 6.02 & Opera 9.24) on Windows XP SP2.

    I do hope this was helpful.
    Respectfully,
    Lhlalyam
     
    Lhlalyam, Dec 10, 2007 IP