dyc — Mon, 09 Aug 1999 00:22:00 +0000

- I don't understand what the small browser screenshots are doing there...

- I would use a white background; off-whites don't look too nice on the Web.

John Pollock — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 23:17:00 +0000

Hi everyone, I thought I would put my new site up for review in order to make any necessary adjustments. The URL:

I hadn't planned on doing it myself at first, so most of the areas are a little thin so far. My main concern is that everyone is able to view it and that the design isn't too terrible. If you do read any of the articles, feel free to comment on those as well.

If you would like to contribute articles, feel free to contact me as I'd love to have more content.

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John Pollock — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 22:37:00 +0000

Thanks Carolyn,

I changed the "Forums" to "Forum".

I'll see what I can do with the image, hopefully I'll get something more entertaining.

The other things may take some time, but I might get them changed if I can make them work out.

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Carolyn Jones — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 21:25:00 +0000

Hi John,
Sorry, I was unable to see the first draft . This looks good so far, nice and clean.
Might work on your banner, make it larger and a little more exciting.
I really don't think any other graphics are necessary here since this is an info site.
Personally, I think the mouse-overs on the menu would better if they extended all the way to the edges (button style).
I would change the link from "forums" to "forum" or "TWF" because I was expecting a list and not a direct link.
I think that the links back "home" from the pages should be under the separator line, they look almost like a part of your logo/banner.

take care,
Carolyn

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John Pollock — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 21:24:00 +0000

Voltec:

I have thought about doing that, I was thinking along the lines of the 125x125 banners you suggested(maybe extra ad space). If I am unable to sell space there I might come up with some content for the area.

I might leave it with the margin for now, but there may well be a right column in the future.

I'm glad you were able to look at it in 1024x768, I only go up to 800x600 so that was very helpful.

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Voltec — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 21:07:00 +0000

John,

The right margin makes it look much better... but ya know, with so little text on each item, it would really be good if you could come up with another column on the right side. Meaning, more menu choices, square banners (125x125), something that would take about as much room on the right as your menu does on the left.

Now I admit I was initially looking at your page at 1024x768, but when I resized the window to 800x600 and even 640x480, I believe that a column on the right still would balance it.

Just my viewpoint... (=
Matt

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John Pollock — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 20:52:00 +0000

JP:
I know how you feel, I almost didn't bother making this site at all.

dyc, Voltec:
I made all the changes you suggested.
-Background is plain white
-Screen shots deleted
-Larger margins (particularly the right side of text).

It improved things quite a bit, those were some great suggestions.

Any more comments welcome.

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JP Stones — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 20:39:00 +0000

It is such a shame that we could not go through with our project

I'm too depressed to review this site...
JP

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John Pollock — Sun, 08 Aug 1999 19:50:00 +0000

Thanks guys, I'll take out the screen shots. I was testing out what an image would look like there.

The right margin is a good idea too, I'll work on that.

Thanks!

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