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UPRDrew
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First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 8:12:31
Hi guys. Like many other members on this forum, this site is pretty much my first corporate website and so I would like some friendly, constructive criticism 
Maxims Petfood
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dpf
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 9:16:06
well it will be friendly but not pretty...<smile>
1.took forever to load..main image needs to be maximized
2. all the movement has to go! not appropriate for a "corporate site
3. background color amateurish
4. naviagtion impossible to find
5. guest book inappropriate
shall I continue? dont be offended- just being honest
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 9:40:10
...and a better typeface, and mouseover colours, possibly a few more colours on your page, the three-column layout is OK, just needs a bit of colour separation.
It's just a bit too 'busy' at the minute, the other points that have been raised are also valid.
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 9:41:42
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yet not too large as to detract from the rest of the page (or site as it were). What would you suggest?
I appreciate that but..it sure needs to be large enough to jump out..it doesnt detract..it is the passageway to the other pages!!!
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 9:46:34
adding to marks comment.... what good designers do is start the old fashioned way...with a piece of paper...lay it out..you dont have to be artistic..but layout a design on paper..spend some time analyzing other good sites... oftentimes beginners want their site to be truly unique..that probably a mistake..with millions and millions of sites out there, its impossible that your first attempt would be unique and good.
there is value to the expression - dont reinvent the wheel
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 10:10:36
excellent, *jotting down all of the advice* Because the colour is the shop's scheme, i really want to try and keep that colour. I've decided to make the left side round to the top of the page in that colour, while all the time making the edge look like it's blending into the bulk of the page, which i'll make white (if you know what I mean?)
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 10:27:19
Yeah I think so! Definitely, well keep some of the colour, just try toning it down with the addition of a white and possibly a darker shade also. That'll add to the overall aesthetic of the site. If you do as Dan said, make a graphic with what you want the site to look like and then give us a URL!
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 10:38:27
if that is the store color, you are right - it should be there - but not so prominent. go to this site:
http://www.pixy.cz/apps/barvy/index-en.html
what you need are several "complimentary colors to give your site variety and appeal. the hex number for that color is EB5A1E. enter that number at the page and find 2 or 3 complimentary colors..write down the hex number for each and build site using those colors
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UPRDrew
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 11:02:53
Ah great, that will help a lot. Thank you.
Would you still use the complimentary colours to come up with the 'blending' idea i mentioned in my last post?
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RE: First Official Website for a customer - 8/27/2004 11:05:24
absolutely..try different combos
be conventional with structure but creative with color
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