My quick'n'dirty 3 hour site.

Discussion in 'Websites' started by Kerosene, Oct 7, 2006.

  1. #1
    Here 'tis. 3 hours from "concept to realization" :D

    I'm planning on making a few more 'mini sites' like this, targeted at products and hobbies that I'm interested in, then plonking them in various directories around my domains. To change the target product and theme, all I need to do is change the rss links, css colours, and main header image.

    Any opinions on the design and usability?

    I know there's no content, but that's the whole point. :)
     
    Kerosene, Oct 7, 2006 IP
  2. DomainMagnate

    DomainMagnate Illustrious Member

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    #2
    not bad for 3 hours.. how did you do it? using some special script or not?
     
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  3. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #3
    It's just a header, footer, sidebar, and the main page that has the RSS info for whatever item is being viewed.
    And a crap load of PHP to stick it all together.
     
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  4. juvanescence

    juvanescence Active Member

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    #4
    Iv seen a lot worse for sites that have been in development for months.
     
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  5. Talker

    Talker Notable Member

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    #5
    Great work, looks excellent.
    Wish i was as creative, can you give me a copy? yeh im not gonna pay :)
    PM me if possible.
     
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  6. sabian1982

    sabian1982 Notable Member

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    #6
    I love the top section with the contrasting red and logo with the headphones - below that though the design seems to break down. For 3 hours its good work but spend the time improving the quality of the entire page not just the header section.
     
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  7. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Thanks guys. Yeah I did kinda run out of steam as I got down the page :)
    The problem with making the pages look good is that there's a lot of stuff coming in from rss, which I haven't had much experience with.
    I was happy enough to get the RSS stuff showing up at all.
     
    Kerosene, Oct 7, 2006 IP
  8. RedruM*

    RedruM* Peon

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    #8
    good for 3 hours work. Would take some users a lot longer. Nice design and simple.

    9/10
     
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  9. phree_radical

    phree_radical Peon

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    #9
    It does look nice. I noticed that the dimensions of the header make the site's dimensions have a certain effect. It's kind of like a... 'phat vertical stretch.' Suddenly I had an idea about how to effectively utilize a bottom section of the layout. If in just the right place and shape a large footer sort of thing could make its content pop out at you in a pleasingly stated way.

    However. That banner ad at the bottom seems interesting at a glance :)
     
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  10. banjaluka

    banjaluka Peon

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    #10
    looks excellent for 3 hours... almost impossible excellent!
     
    banjaluka, Oct 8, 2006 IP
  11. webbiz123

    webbiz123 Peon

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    Not bad?! Thats SUPER! One of the best 3hr sites I have seen. EXECELLENT work!
     
    webbiz123, Oct 9, 2006 IP
  12. danielong

    danielong Peon

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    #12
    EXACTLY! It's SUPER in 3 hrs.. PM me if you want some job.. need 1 on a hosting website. Let me know..
     
    danielong, Oct 11, 2006 IP