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Reactions? I need help! - 10/29/2002 23:09:59
This is what I get for living in the mountains. People up here don' t have time for computers.
Thanks for any input. Fuego
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 10/30/2002 5:22:29
looks great!
I would maybe change the title so its more recognizable. It takes a little effort to read. You could try just taking the shadow off, or putting it into a box/circle to let it stand off a little.
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 10/30/2002 9:06:28
I agree with previous logo comments. Also, you might want to think about adding alt tags to your images.
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 10/30/2002 14:56:46
Hi Fuego,
I agree with you. I don' t think the color of blue works really well with the jewelry. I don' t have time to play with colors right now but perhaps a more earthy tone would be better.
I only have one other thing (and this is just one of my personal pet peeves) on the shop page I would like to see the town and state noted where you are giving directions.
Nice site.
< Message edited by Pbailey -- 10/30/2002 2:58:00 PM >
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 10/30/2002 14:59:32
I' m not sure I like the shade of blue for the background, but that' s just me, I fear. I would suggest getting rid of the Times New Roman font. I like the graphics for the title, but I agree that the shadow is too intense or something. Make the shadow a little smaller, and perhaps black?
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 10/30/2002 20:50:35
The TNR font isn' t really good for the web--it' s a nice classic print font, though. Most everyone here will tell you to stick to ones like Veranda (my favorite), Arial, or the like. It' s best to stay with the sans serif font.
And my remark about the blue really is just personal preferance. there' s nothing wrong with it. I shouldn' t have said it! But if it were me, I' d go more with the periwinkle you mentioned or a less ' brilliant" shade of the light blue. Brighter colors tend to be more difficult on the eyes...but like I said, I think that' s more personal than anything else.
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 10/30/2002 22:49:06
I' m going to work on the blue tomorrow. It has bothered me from the beginning. Liz want' s hers to be different, not the classic (Everybody does that) black for silver. But the colors are missing the contrast needed to accentuate her talent! Maybe the deep blue of the approaching storm.
Both she and I can identify with that. Our area has been slumped in drought. We are getting more rain now and the water table is rising.
She does not buy pieces from suppliers to put her jewelry together. She hammers and twist and drills through stones and studies each hand made glass bead along with the stones. And she is mother to a brilliant child.
Thanks for answering the font question. Another thought to store.
Fuego
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 10/31/2002 17:27:22
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ORIGINAL: Fuego
This is what I get for living in the mountains. People up here don' t have time for computers.
Perhaps they have chosen a better way of life.
Anyway, did you take the photos of the jewelry? I' m interested in the lighting technique used? Was it natural or diffused light? was a " slave " flash used?
The quality looks much better than the flash which is typically part of a consumer-level digicam. thanks in advance for your reply.
gail
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 11/1/2002 7:06:09
Hello, Fuego.
Here' s my 2 cents.
The color contrast ( background vs. graphic text ) makes it hard to read/decipher. And the Times New Roman is also better used for print than the web. Arial or Verdana would be a much more visual friendly font.
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 11/5/2002 21:16:21
I told Liz about you guys helping us. She was overwhelmed that there were people from all over commenting on her website design unfolding.
I changed the font to Arial. The Verdana came off a little too fat feeling for this. This is a better blue. If you' ve got a better blue I' m open.
Her husband designed the title, a gift to her & her creativity, and I felt good working with it. This is her family giving. I repositioned the shadow and worked with the transparency to get it to black.
Gail, you are right. I had a studio in downtown Lynchburg overlooking the mighty James and it didn' t work. This works being here. I scanned the photo from her brochure, but the others were taken with Sony Mavica at the shop. I feel like I' m dancing with it, the focus fluctuating with the available light. We shot maybe 7 disc with Sony' s flash and available light. This is all we got.
Helene, thank you.
Seventh, you must have one computating brain to keep all that info organized and in place.
Paula, I love your thought for the day.
Sorry I didn' t answer sooner. We' ve been getting the Mac back up. And building Abey her own computer from parts. Harddrive installation was a success. Another learning curve with Mac......woe is me. Flash.
These children keep challenging me!
Thanks.
Fuego
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 11/5/2002 22:02:14
Fuego,
As peppergal found out on another string:
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will tell you to stick to ones like Veranda (my favorite), Arial, or the like
Her favorite font is Verdana
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 11/6/2002 0:28:04
The new blue is much better than the other one, which was too bright, or something. And the logo looks great with the reduced shadow. good job!
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RE: Reactions? I need help! - 11/6/2002 18:06:21
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Seventh, you must have one computating brain to keep all that info organized and in place.
I am a walking computer chip.[:p]
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Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I fixed the links, now I' m going to work on the title, and add the alt tags. 
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