Hello DP surfers I've yet again mangled with the homepage of the menequip4life project , please take a look at the design , then go into any other page of the site and you will see the old one. Basically i was told the old one was rubbish , old looking and simple with destorted graphics. Does anyone have anything better to say about the new design. Always open to advice from the highest minds of cyberland. Kind Regards brain brothers. James www.menequip4life.com
My Review of MenEquip4Life.com please note - I can not have live links in my posts yet _ First impressions: The background took a little while to load. There is also a very obvious line where the pattern repeats - maybe fade/blend that a bit. This type of line is also jarring in the image at the top of the page (the image behind where it says "MENEQUIP4LIFE"). The Gradient effects look a bit amateurish to me. This might just be a personal preference, but I think the best looking websites are either the Apple style web 2.0 look (http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html) or the grungy look (http://www.bridge55.com/)I think the latter style would look perfect for your site. This link might help --> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/29/grunge-style-in-modern-web-design/ Home Page: Maybe a more professional looking site logo would be nice. Also, isn't the Superman symbol copy written material? It is fairly easy to read, but the border around the "Beginning your own campaign" section is distracting - I don't mind the top divider, it's the one on the right that is unnecessary and distracting. There doesn't seem to be a very strict color scheme. I counted yellow, red, blue, gray, green, teal, light blue, black, white, and even a little orange. 10 different colors on a page is distracting to me. I actually liked your old site style better. It could use some redesigns to make it easier to navigate, maybe a more defined sense of style and a focus on read-ability. This new look is a step backwards in my humble opinion. _ Keep up the good work & best of luck, :Gillos: _
Hello above commentator I've read your humbled opinion and very humbled indeed , firstly i believe your very early in your words. If great designers and creators , engineers and poets , inventors and thespians had all listened to the words of resentment, then many of todays most fabulous things would never be seen touched or known. If you are telling me that my older site was better than the one i am currently working on , then i pitty your future work. Because i am someone that never walks back my friend. And i will prove you so wrong. Kind yet reluctant regards. James
Well said my friend. Ha ha! I am not saying your new site is hopeless. I'm just saying it need some tightening up. If you have any questions about my suggestions or anything else please let me know. I'd be happy to share my opinion. :GILLOS:
The one thing that pulled me in was that unique word you used in the banner: "Mengineering". Use that word often in your site - it makes it unique. I would look through the site though for grammar mistakes, as there are many, and would work on the positioning of things a little bit.
My english was considered fairly well in school , are you saying my practice has faultered. Please help with my grammar issue , is it a reoccuring offence. Many thanks Cyber surfer James