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Discussion in 'Websites' started by CommonDavid, Aug 5, 2009.

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    CommonDavid, Aug 5, 2009 IP
  2. jim_jam

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    Congratulation! I love the design, it's so fresh. My hat's off to the designer.:)
     
    jim_jam, Aug 5, 2009 IP
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    looks good to me, I definitely like it.
     
    ushkdavid, Aug 5, 2009 IP
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    #4
    Great design, however...

    • The contrast between text and background on the drop down menu needs sorting out. With a light background like that it would make more sense to have dark text links.
    • jots in the navigation needs a capital J unless it's a branding thing - still I think it would look better with the capital.
    • About DRS on the home page, I'd split this into two paragraphs to make it look a little more readable.
    • I think there is space to make the youtube video on the home page a little bigger, it's tiny at the moment. Consider bringing the news to the middle and dropping the video on the right - might work, might now.
    • I would underline or darken the links in the news section of the home page, make it obvious to the user.
    • I think it's worth trying to put a margin above the main content and breaking the white away from the top of the site. It may prove to be a slight improvement on the design, worth a try?

    Definetley one of the better sites I've seen on here so far, good work my man.
     
    mushroomdigi, Aug 5, 2009 IP
  5. CommonDavid

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    #5
    Thank you times 2 - one for the compliment and another for these critiques. I've already implemented a few of these changes and will definitely consider the majority of the rest at the next update!

     
    CommonDavid, Aug 5, 2009 IP
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    No problem, message me or reply here if you need anything else from me. Let me know when you update it again.
     
    mushroomdigi, Aug 5, 2009 IP
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    I love the design, very nice.

    On the bottom of the page when clicking privacy policy and newsletter. Jots is still called DRS blog at the bottom.

    I like the idea of jots but I clicked out of curiousity not because I was looking for your blog. Maybe changing the name to jots blog or something to avoid confusion.

    Also the audio that plays on the homepage apparently loops. (Kinda annoying)

    I'm just an end user and don't know much.

    Best of Luck,

    redli0n82
     
    redli0n82, Aug 5, 2009 IP
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    Looks great, is Concrete5 a commercial CMS?


    EDIT: scratch that :p concrete5.org free! if this is the right one :)
     
    MikeMcRae, Aug 5, 2009 IP
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    Thanks, fixed those links. The flash was really a pain because we were doing a bunch of things with JS & Flash, but ended up throwing that on there for a somewhat temporary fix. But I do agree, that is annoying.
     
    CommonDavid, Aug 6, 2009 IP
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    I need a concrete5 adept to help with my website
     
    cosmolito, Aug 15, 2011 IP
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    It is great for me, nice design, great styles and concept!
     
    FokeBox, Aug 15, 2011 IP