Website Review and Suggestions

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 09:25 PM

Well after weeks of tweaking and coding and lots of Tylenol I finally got my site finished. I would welcome anyone's opinions, suggestions, or critiques.

Doug Draws: http://dougdraws.com/

Thank you

**SpecHosting** · 03-22-2010, 09:30 PM

Wow, that is a great site. Very different, but PERFECT for your type of work. Your graphics are amazing, and I love the layout of the site, very fresh, different, and clean.

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 09:32 PM

Thanks, Tanner

**1nteresting** · 09:50 PM

It might be nice if the thumbnail images in the portfolio category were bigger. On the pages that don't have comments enabled... I would just remove the text that say's they are disabled, kinda unnecessary. On the front page, it might be nice to have the main image scroll to the next one automatically or randomize every time you load the page... just a thought.

Oh and... not really about your design or anything, but on "The Artist" page, I would get someone to take your picture. :P Mirror shots are cheesy.

**SpecHosting** · 03-22-2010, 09:53 PM

No problem at all Doug! How did you do the banner? Javascript I would assume?

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 09:58 PM

That was the best picture of myself that I had, cheesy or not. I have been looking into how to get rid of the "comments closed", but haven't figured out how yet. I also haven't figured out how to change the dimensions on the page thumbnails, either.

I like the scroller the way it is. Might be nice to have an automated one, but I don't have the coding knowledge to make that happen. So for now I'm happy with the static one.

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SpecHosting

No problem at all Doug! How did you do the banner? Javascript I would assume?

What banner?

**1nteresting** · 03-22-2010, 10:03 PM

When you do figure out how to delete the comments closed saying, you should let me know... I've actually had the same issue before.

**SpecHosting** · 03-22-2010, 10:04 PM

Sorry, I was referring to the banner at the top of the site. Was it created in Flash?

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SpecHosting

Sorry, I was referring to the banner at the top of the site. Was it created in Flash?

o_O ... you mean at the very top? The cup, paper, and pencil?

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 1nteresting

When you do figure out how to delete the comments closed saying, you should let me know... I've actually had the same issue before.

Ha! That's too funny. Yes, if I find out how I will let you know.

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 1nteresting

It might be nice if the thumbnail images in the portfolio category were bigger.

Just figured out how to enlarge the thumbnails for the category pages. There's only fifty-thousand PHP files to go through. I wonder if they could have made more? Anyway, check it out now and let me know what you think.

**SpecHosting** · 03-22-2010, 10:27 PM

I was in fact referring to that.

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 10:29 PM

I made that myself. That image and the wood are two different background images. I have the wood tiling as the background image in the "html" tag and my header image is the background image in the "body" tag.

**dcloud** · 03-22-2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 1nteresting

When you do figure out how to delete the comments closed saying, you should let me know... I've actually had the same issue before.

I figured out how to remove the "Comments are closed". It was located in my comments1.php file here.....

Code:

<!-- If comments are closed. -->
<p class="nocomments"><?php _e('Comments are closed.','ColdStone') ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

I just removed the whole paragraph and voila! - no more comments closed.

**mikejoel** · 03-23-2010, 01:35 AM

It's obvious that you put a lot of work into the site. Congratulations. I like it! Keep up the good job!

**dcloud** · 03-23-2010, 10:30 PM

I got the thumbnail images larger on the main page, too. I also dug a little deeper and found that I had to enlarge the thumbs on the archive pages as well. I think I got them all now.

Oh, and I got rid of the "cheesy" photo of myself and replaced it with a handmade one. Well, it's actually a photo with a little painting effects.

**spidersense101** · 03-24-2010, 08:34 AM

Nice updates buddy, Now it looks good. Keep it up. We will update you.

Thanks

**aadam** · 03-24-2010, 12:02 PM

Really good look on the site, looks very professional and importantly fits your work

**lynxus** · 03-24-2010, 12:08 PM

Very nice!
Well done.