New Blog in the Block

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by AhDanZ, Apr 17, 2008.

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    Am thinking of shifting to a personal domain, but currently still unsure on how the template should look like.

    Do comment regarding my current blog?

    Would like to know the areas where I can improve, Thanks! :)

    De-Icon @ http://de-icon.blogspot.com
     
    AhDanZ, Apr 17, 2008 IP
  2. ResonanceG

    ResonanceG Banned

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    Ok your header filesize is way to high. 120kb is about 100kb over what it should be!

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    Thats compressed down to 30kb :)
     
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  3. AhDanZ

    AhDanZ Peon

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    Oh, forgotten that larger file size took longer time to load, thanks a lot for helping me compress.

    Btw, how do you compress a Picture file to smaller size while keeping it's resolution and file type? :confused:
     
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    ResonanceG Banned

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    #4
    I use photoshop web export and just degrade the jpg quality till the point of which it looks bad. I'm sure there is plenty of other software out there that can do it also however! The rest of your images are acceptable file sizes though.
     
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  5. AhDanZ

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    Oh i see, learnt something new :)

    Yeah, rest of the files I've tried to put it as PNG format so it wouldn't take up too long to load up.

    Thanks again for the advise~
     
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    #6
    the link font in categories is small.
     
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  7. AhDanZ

    AhDanZ Peon

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    falguni1: Would it look weird if the link font size is same as the normal text font size?

    Or is there any other method to show 'categories' more effectively? :confused:
     
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    I think having them in Veneda 11 White Bold might work better.
     
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    Thanks a lot for the comments and help :)

    I'll improve on it~
     
    AhDanZ, Apr 18, 2008 IP
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    Your logo is shown covered by <logos for sale> and <about> sections in Internet Explorer 7
     
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    Great idea for a business. You have some good work but I would suggest you put together more of a portfolio style setup that would enhance the way visitors see your work.

    Thumbnail it!

    Also, the other are right, reduce the file size.
     
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    Nothing really to improve! I like it!
     
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    Thanks a lot for the suggestion :)

    Portfolio style, guess I'm only able to after getting my own domain and hosting?

    Anyone knows anyway to turn blogspot into portfolio style layout? =X
    Haha..

    masoha: Is it? Currently I only have either explorer 6 or firefox with me. I'll try using explorer 7 and take a look, thanks for letting me know!
     
    AhDanZ, Apr 23, 2008 IP