free graphics centre - please review

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    I would like constructive feedback on what you think of the site www.freegraphicscentre.com , how could it be improved and how quickly / slowly the pages load in different browsers ?

    Thanks
     
    john247, Apr 14, 2008 IP
  2. Spider-Man

    Spider-Man Banned

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    1) Not a fan of that FGC logo - the 'G' looks like somebody graffiti'd your logo, in a bad way.

    2) Site initially took a good while to load, much slower than the average site.

    3) Those image hover-over windows take ages to load for some images, yet less than a second for some. Still, they need to be almost instant otherwise you run the risk of losing the viewer.

    4) Didn't Adsense recently update their policies regarding showing ads directly below banner images as to appear that it is the main menu? Hmm, I may be wrong, but the thought does sound familiar.

    Just my 2cents:)
     
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    swedal Notable Member

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    I'm with spider man on that logo - Not a fan of the graffiti look

    Everything was loading quickly for me, but I am on broadband.

    Thought it was a nice professional look overall
     
    swedal, Apr 14, 2008 IP
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    The site loaded very fast, very professional looking site, clean design and I love the graphics. I haven't got a problem with the logo, but thats only my personal taste. I like it!
     
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    Pm me, I am intersted
     
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    Here is my feedback on the website.

    1) Looks good, Easy navigation, Design is good.

    2) It took a long time to load, as mentioned by others above the logo needs a redesign.

    If you can work on the above point, the site will be great.
     
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    Thanks everyone for very helpful feedback:)

    I will work on Logo but am not sure what I can do about speed of loading pages.

    I will repost for more views once updated
     
    john247, Apr 15, 2008 IP
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    #8
    1. Compress image sizes
    2. Tidy up html and css code
    3. Remove unnecessary code from scripts
     
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  9. john247

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    You really made me take a good look at my site logo and I agree it isn't very good. So I thought that I would run a competition for others to design a logo for me. I have advertised this in on my site as shown below. I would be really pleased if anyone from DPF wants to enter.

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    Design a logo for our site !!

    Send us your designs for a logo for' freegraphicscentre'. The winning logo will receive 20 free vector downloads and also have their own site banner displayed on our links page for one month.

    Closing date is 30 May 2008.

    Logos should be suitable for web use which is 72 dpi. If you use a vector program then you can submit your logo design in AI or EPS format.

    Just send your logo designs to here

    Don't forget to include your name

    Good Luck !!

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    Nice site but the read makes it difficult to read!
     
    s200607, Apr 21, 2008 IP
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    BAMM in your face site. I like the design.
     
    sheryl, Apr 21, 2008 IP