Help with CSS-budget $25

Discussion in 'CSS' started by gizah, Feb 27, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi, I have a 3 page web site and I need someone who can polish my css to make it more attractive.
    If interested, email me.Thanks
     
    gizah, Feb 27, 2008 IP
  2. Dan Schulz

    Dan Schulz Peon

    Messages:
    6,032
    Likes Received:
    436
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #2
    If you want suggestions for improvements, why don't you just save your money and post a link here?
     
    Dan Schulz, Feb 27, 2008 IP
  3. nals

    nals Peon

    Messages:
    168
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #3
    TRUE: so we can Polish it ;)
     
    nals, Feb 27, 2008 IP
  4. CaffinePhil

    CaffinePhil Banned

    Messages:
    945
    Likes Received:
    7
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #4
    gizah the guys here are great and are very willing to help and give truthful criticisms. Post up the site and some ideas and I'm sure you get a lot of help (for free).
     
    CaffinePhil, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  5. mutley

    mutley Peon

    Messages:
    356
    Likes Received:
    4
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #5
    i sent you a pm
     
    mutley, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  6. gizah

    gizah Member

    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    41
    #6
    Thanks. I am hiding my face with shame for not doing this. I know it is the best option. Let me ask my partner before I place it here. I will be back.
    Regards,
     
    gizah, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  7. gizah

    gizah Member

    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    41
    #7
    Permission granted. Folks here is the url xxx.sufuri.net

    Thanks.
     
    gizah, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  8. CaffinePhil

    CaffinePhil Banned

    Messages:
    945
    Likes Received:
    7
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #8
    Which parts of the site are you wanting to alter?

    The only area I can recomment changing is to get a banner designed for the top of the page.
     
    CaffinePhil, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  9. gizah

    gizah Member

    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    41
    #9
    I think the navigation and columns need to be more brighter than they are.?
     
    gizah, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  10. vishnups

    vishnups Banned

    Messages:
    166
    Likes Received:
    5
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #10
    If you are interested I can assist you. PM me if interested.
     
    vishnups, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  11. shallowink

    shallowink Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,218
    Likes Received:
    64
    Best Answers:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    150
    #11
    Well its a good start. The code looks a little heavy on the DIVs. The horizontal nav below the header could/should be switched to a UL. I would reduce the space between the link boxes on the vertical nav and enlarge(or bold) the font sizes to make it stand out a little. Main issue would be to create better focus in the content column. Maybe provide some type of break between the sections. At the bottom >Careers and expatriate resources and Get Going, those should be reversed, you have h4 above h3s which tells me the order of importance is off.

    And I will add, that if you put a header across the center section it would increase cohesiveness of the page. Maybe use the Traveling header and use the same bgcolor as the left/right columns. I would try that first and work top down. The CSS code validates, the HTML doesn't. So that might be a priority.

    Course that's just my opinion. Feel free to ignore it ;)
     
    shallowink, Feb 28, 2008 IP
  12. gizah

    gizah Member

    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    41
    #12
    Yes, I agree the DIVs are too many and restrictive.Keep your suggestions coming. Thanks for your time folks.
     
    gizah, Feb 29, 2008 IP
  13. deathshadow

    deathshadow Acclaimed Member

    Messages:
    9,732
    Likes Received:
    1,999
    Best Answers:
    253
    Trophy Points:
    515
    #13
    The first order of business is cleaning up the markup - as clean MSM (minimalist semantic markup) is the first step before you should even think about the final appearance of the site, aka hanging CSS on it. I would also suggest putting any formatting BACK in it until the appearance is ironed out - frankly there's no reason to delete tabs like that when there's so much potential for code reduction.

    25 validation errors - that's your starting point... Let's see...

    1) the #header section is easily three times the div's and should be - a HEADER tag.

    2) the goto link is not enough text to be considered a paragraph. Paragraph needs to be at least a full sentence, and some of your more strict engrish teachers will say you need at least TWO. That's a sentence fragment, not a paragraph. A div would do though frankly, it's surrounded by block levels, just dump the anchor in there.

    3) The form is invalid for the doctype, the div should be inside the form not the other way around - and I'd put the class 'searchbox' on the form as an ID, lose the class 'form', and leave the div classless.

    4) 'name' is deprecated on the style inputs you are using, those should be ID's.

    5) 'BBC Sports News' is obviously a header, why is it not in header tags.

    6) first header tag we hit on the page is an H3 - that's improper use of a header tag. In general all of the header tags on the page are kind of nonsensical - a H4 immediately followed by a H3 at the START of an entire separate column?!?

    7) There seems to be no reason for that 'menuleft' div to even exist.

    8) the #threeboxes area there's no real reason you even need classes on each of those sub-div.

    9) clearing div - never necessary.

    10) multiple breaks (BR) in a row - that's what padding is for. Honestly, this and the clearing div's indicate that these SHOULD be a div with a class instead of all those breaks and the clears.

    11) footer links list should be a... list.

    and that's before we even talk sprucing up the appearance and cleaning up the CSS.
     
    deathshadow, Mar 1, 2008 IP
  14. gizah

    gizah Member

    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    41
    #14
    People, I am happy with your suggestions. I will do what I can and post the url here again for you to see and comment.
    Thanks for your help. I really appreciate........

    Cheers,
     
    gizah, Mar 4, 2008 IP
  15. compareandy

    compareandy Peon

    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #15
    I agree with Caffinephil. The banner could really do with a spruce up.

    Also, when will you complete the content fill, as some links are empty or repeatative
     
    compareandy, Apr 21, 2008 IP