Website Review and Suggestions

**collegec** · 01:44 PM

I've recently redone my site. I'd like to get honest opinions from a design standpoint and seo standpoint. Thanks.

New Design:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6229/testcopyac8.jpg

Old (current) Design:
http://www.collegecolosseum.com

EDIT: here is another new design which uses the color scheme from the old (current) design: http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6...st2copysb1.jpg

**coolkbk585** · 10-15-2007, 07:28 PM

Definitely much better. When I think of the Colosseum I don't think of really bright colors like the current design. I would think of more earthy colors like the new one. Definitely change it

**collegec** · 10-16-2007, 01:58 AM

Any thoughts on the navigation bar? I feel like its missing something.

**fastreplies** · 10-16-2007, 03:19 AM

Definitely better than the old site

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**Diana13** · 10-16-2007, 03:25 AM

It's much better. Both the arrangement and the color scheme.

**koolontheweb** · 10-16-2007, 03:27 AM

Yes, last is better

**msolution** · 10-16-2007, 09:12 AM

definately better! but the side bar does need some rework!

**ADAM Web Design** · 10-16-2007, 11:15 AM

The current layout is better from a design standpoint, that's for sure. It's crisper and sharper. The one thing I would change are the spots where you have dark text on a dark background. It's too hard to see/read.

The SEO will be impossible to evaluate, since all you've got is a JPG and since a number of issues that you have with the existing site (session hashes, etc.) can't be easily determined from a JPG as a result.

**HighVoltage123** · 10-16-2007, 11:17 AM

It is way better than the old one

**ajkendall** · 10-16-2007, 11:39 AM

definitely an improvement on the last but still a lot of work needed, the colors are a bit dull and nothing catches the eye, the design is simple but a lot of things seem out of place, i'd look at getting a bit more proportion with the content areas and change the way the footer looks

**collegec** · 10-16-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADAM Web Design

The current layout is better from a design standpoint, that's for sure. It's crisper and sharper. The one thing I would change are the spots where you have dark text on a dark background. It's too hard to see/read.

The SEO will be impossible to evaluate, since all you've got is a JPG and since a number of issues that you have with the existing site (session hashes, etc.) can't be easily determined from a JPG as a result.

Adam I just want to make sure I understand. You think the current theme, blue and yellow is a better design then the image I posted?

I will work on coming up with a better color scheme.

**wollybox** · 10-16-2007, 01:34 PM

Looks good deffo prefer this look!

**Galaxian** · 10-16-2007, 01:37 PM

Current Design:

COLORS! At least protect your visitors eyes!

Design 4/10
SEO 5/10

New Design:

I'm going to be critical. It is an improvement colorwise. However my criticisms are the blatant signs of Photoshopped design. Whenever someone just slaps on a default drop shadow/stroke effect or whatever it makes the image look so much more amatuer. Most people do not use Photoshop or Web Design that'll view your site I'm guessing so it should be ok for the purpose though I'd recommend from a professional point of view changing the look of the navigation.

I'd also recommend changing that large semi-transparent image in the right of the header because it is rather pixelated.

Be careful with the coloring of the black on dark gray.

What's going on with the footer?

Design: 5/10
SEO: N/A - how can we input on that from an image?

**collegec** · 10-16-2007, 01:44 PM

I figured I would post this updated template.

It uses the old color scheme.

Thoughts? http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6...st2copysb1.jpg

**Galaxian** · 10-16-2007, 02:05 PM

As my eyes follow the page down, the header looks like its from a different world compared to that block where that big image and login is...

**collegec** · 10-16-2007, 03:24 PM

any suggestions?

**ADAM Web Design** · 10-16-2007, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collegec

Adam I just want to make sure I understand. You think the current theme, blue and yellow is a better design then the image I posted?

I will work on coming up with a better color scheme.

Actually, I meant the JPG was better. My bad. I like the new one. I counted that as "current" because it was the most recent thing I'd seen.

The blue and yellow one is ugly.