Website Review and Suggestions

**pealo86** · 06-26-2007, 10:07 AM

Be brutally honest!

Ive recently given it a CSS based layout, although im having a great deal of difficulty trying to get it to appear properly with IE so it might be a while until its compatible with all browsers [although theres no major differences].

I still need to test it in Opera aswell, havent got round to it yet though.

The link is in my sig

**aithne** · 06-26-2007, 11:38 AM

I think it looks good and I'm sure you have given the design element alot of thought, but I see one thing..

Since this a portfolio site that you're hoping to get business through, I would loose the small text. You don't want your prospective clients to have to squint just to read your page. This might make them go elsewhere.

**pealo86** · 06-26-2007, 01:31 PM

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.

**isti** · 06-26-2007, 02:22 PM

Really nice design.. working fine in IE and mozilla... best of luck mate...

**joshua_snl** · 06-26-2007, 03:44 PM

Hmm... I think it could do with a cleaner layout and cleaner graphics design...

But then again, that's my personal preference... I like clean looking sites...

**pealo86** · 06-26-2007, 04:43 PM

Thanks for the comments.

It was looking a bit cleaner until I increased the font size. I still need to change the size of some of the divs so that things line up properly. I'll do it within the next hour or so

**FalconWebs** · 06-26-2007, 09:22 PM

Nice site, the layout and the design were great

. I found the text inside the banner a bit hard to read though

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**totowapl** · 06-27-2007, 11:06 AM

the layout's a little confusing but overall its good

**tenub** · 06-28-2007, 01:44 AM

Not taking into account the style you've used which I've seen far too often, you've done a great job pulling it off.

**Riane** · 06-28-2007, 03:24 AM

The first word that comes to mind is cluttered.

I also don't like the scrolling div that you have added. Personally, I do not like seeing a scrolling div disabling me from being able to view more content at a single time, nor do I think it's pertinent to use when you're trying to showcase a portfolio even if it is used to display news/updates.

The contrast between your font color and background makes my eyes burn, and the room is pretty dim right now. I'm not also a big fan of dark colors either, so that's adding to it.

I just don't think those colors really suit your portfolio. It's dark, dreary, and depressing when I look at it. I think more of a gore filled video game then I do a designer.

Also, get rid of the image map. Slice the images, and create an un-ordered list to display your main navigation. You can then use css to stylize it (eg: displaying them inline as well as giving the background of the image you've sliced.) This leads to better accessibility.

I'm exhausted otherwise I'd critique it so more. It's a good start, but there's definite room for improvement.

**Srirangan** · 06-28-2007, 03:40 AM

To be honest: It's good, but nothing special.