Hi, I'm looking for some feedback on this new website. Please leave us your comments. www.tht-ezine.com
krsix- I appreciate your comment, Iof course am open to criticism, and you are the first to tell me. I'm new at website design, and suffered with a stroke two years ago, i'm a designer, but need more experience in web design, that is clear. This site is just a very basic structure at the moment and need feedback good or bad. I will be updating soon, to get further feedback. Cheers anyway for the comment!
Have you considered modifying a premade template off a site like themeforest or something with your own banner/etc? (with notepad++ or something, NOT a wysiwyg tool), it would look much better most likely
I am currently looking at dreamweaver as my next web designing tool, rather than just writing basic script and have lots of experience in Photoshop, and Indesign. I'm not happy with the site myself, but the content isn't all on yet. I will take your advice, and do some more homework!
Don't use dreamweaver, the code it produces is disgusting. Same goes for virtually every WYSIWYG editor. Don't just "slice" a photoshop image/psd/whatever - the HTML that turns out is essentially 30MB of images and a giant multi-thousand-line <table>
No, definitely not. For one, flash drastically narrows the accessiblity of your viewers. In addition, Flash is not just SEO-unfriendly; it's SEO-pissed. Look, the best way to make a contemporary website is to google "Web 2.0 designs" and take a look at the design paradigm shift over the last several years. The web is changing, and developers/designers need to stay ahead of the curve in order to keep the internet expanding. Frames, tables, hard-coding design elements like font size & color - all of that garbage is a thing of the past my friend. My best advice is to find 5 to 10 sites that you think look great and emulate their style with your own little twist. The truth of the matter is this - web design is now easier and more accessible than ever. You don't need a piece of software that will run you a couple hundo plus. All you need is your OS's notepad program to edit your CSS & XHTML and an internet browser to preview your designs in. If you're savvy in photoshop, even better. Good luck - if you have any questions, feel free to ask.
^ well, if you want to send HTML emails you still have to write HTML like a 4 year old discovering geocities in the 1990s
do you like anything about it at all? what about the content? how do you feel it can be improved upon?
I'll be a bit more specific. You're on the right track by reaching out with your social media. Keep that in mind. My first impressions are as follows: Don't use frames. They're outdated, aesthetically unpleasant and not optimized well for contemporary browsers. Don't use image links. They're bad for SEO, make your page load slower and look a little jumbled. Navigation needs to be in < ul > tags and styled in css. Remove the adverts from the focal point in the header. Find a more slick and stylish color scheme. Red, Black & White are heavy, stark, contrasting colors. Find something more subdued. There is such a thing as subtle contrast. Look up typography and study a few guides on that; maybe consider looking into color theory as well. It isn't as complex as it sounds, but it will take some research. If you need help getting started with a more contemporary web design, PM me and i'll help you move in the right direction.
not necessarily ul tags or styled in css, image links are okay, just make sure you have descriptive alt=""s.