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speaking of "too plain"... - 9/18/2005 16:48:02
This site is nearing completion and I would value some feedback. Like the last query (from Nicole) I am wondering if it is slightly too plain? Does it need just a tiny splash more colour or a subtle background image/fade effect maybe? The site is all about art and so there is lots of colour in the images shown but does the site need anything more? Any suggestions on this or anything else welcomed.
I am thinking that my main h1 tag on each page (top left) - "landscapes", "marinescapes" etc. needs something a bit more catchy but I am loath to loose the h-tag and replace it with image text - any thoughts?
All feedback appreciated:
Graham Lock .com
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/18/2005 17:10:26
I'm not really into art all that much, but I like your site, especially the frames around the pics. Nice touch.
Looks good, and easy to navigate.
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/18/2005 17:18:17
I think the word ART looks flat on the banner...try a stroke or edge around it....
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/18/2005 17:26:34
Hi Dan
Yes, maybe... once I finalise the background and the top left header text that I mentioned then I may return to the banner for a final tweak. Thanks for the input.
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/18/2005 17:44:14
Cheers Womble - I assume that you wouldn't change anything in the appearance then!?
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/18/2005 17:47:50
Hi Rick,
It's a very nicely laid out site, very easy to navigate and seemed quick to load (including the pop-ups), but i am wondering about a couple of things.
Firstly I'm wondering about the space between the names Graham and Lock.com, and whether the guy himself is planning to advertise his site with that space when it doesn't appear in the domain name?
Everythings nice, the banner, nav buttons, colour scheme and the actual artwork, but I'm not too sure that they match each other? I mean, the artork is kind of oldish / rustic and the rest of the page looks more modern? Should the banner be a bit more rustic also?
I don't think the site looks plain though, plain neutral background colous are best in my opinion for an art or photography site.
Nicole
< Message edited by Nicoleoz -- 9/18/2005 18:00:24 >
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/19/2005 3:11:08
I like it - nice and simple - let's the artwork speak. Simple in this context is good.
Only things I found that you might want to look at are that the site has a horizontal scrollbar at 800x600 and the <label> tags aren't being used correctly.
They should look like this example:
<label for="firstname">Name</label><input type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname" size="22" />
This links them directly to the correct input.
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/19/2005 10:25:41
plain is good, though i think clean and contemporary would be a better description! always best to show off the artwork - incorporating the artwork into the scheme/layout would only look messy and be confusing in this kind of site.
i like the colour scheme and particularly the frames
could try a serif font for the headings but a quick play for me in firefox didn't look sooo promising... see what you think
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RE: speaking of "too plain"... - 9/19/2005 13:02:28
Geneva and Helvetica are the Mac versions of Tahoma and either Trebuchet or Arial respectively.
If you've got a PC you should have Tahoma and Trebuchet MS on there.
I don't think the site's saying that all these fonts are universal, just which are similar to each other on each platform.
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- the client hasn't seen the site yet and I was wondering if he would like the image frames - glad you do. 
I really can't say, being objective about it (?). The "A R T" on the banner has been mentioned - maybe I should use something more rustic there instead (?) Perhaps offer the client two options to view of this. 
) - thanks for the pointer, I'll look at the tags again. 
