Check out my site Fontworkshop.com

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    Site where users can download free fonts, I have almost 10,000 on the site. Let me know how you like the template layout and what else you would like to see.

    I have implemented adsense in some areas, but I find it hard to integrate with the template I have. Thanks.

    http://www.fontworkshop.com
     
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  2. kingofsanda

    kingofsanda Peon

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    The overall layout and design is simple but it works well with the content of your site. If you
    would like to have adsense ads on every page then you will have to get a different template.
     
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    You might increase the font size on the front page and move the logo into the blue bar. Otherwise, nice. I like the fonts you have on the front page.
     
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    mbmurray Banned

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    Thanks for the comments, will look into it...
     
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    Good domain name and very easy to use site. I second the moving of the logo.
     
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    I agree that if you want to put adsense, you would have to move and compress a bit. I would suggest that you have a left sidebar for your main items, and a separate adsense (or other ad space/affiliate marketing space) on the right. As to the fonts display, there are several ways to do this. But for now, the easiest on the eyes and on the web page editing would be to have several standard sizes (18, 16, 14, 12) per type face. This would give the viewer a better idea on what the font's regular reading sizes would look like.

    Personally, I like the concept of the site and I am looking forward to using it more often as a resource.

    Thank you. Good luck. I hope the site grows.
     
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  7. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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<td width="130" height="90" style="padding-left:10px;" style='background: white url(images/sample-bg.jpg) repeat-x bottom;'><b><font color='#23238E'>Magician</font></b><br>Rating: <font color='#FF2400'>5/10</font>
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    When I see code like that I can only recommend a bit of time getting to grips with using CSS properly. You have the gist of it, now lets see it off the page.

    The custom preview is cool - I haven't been around font sites lately so I can't compare, but I did think it should be ajax.

    I think the biggest problem with font sites is tagging or categorising them to make it easier to find the type you are looking for. Alphabetical just can't cut it. Some sites go for traditional but maybe you should be using tags and put down 3 or 4 keywords such as fun, goth, professional, solid, outline. Then you can have a tag cloud to make them easy to find.
     
    sarahk, Sep 5, 2008 IP