JP Stones — Tue, 24 Aug 1999 02:18:00 +0000

hey Kid

- I like the main logo (if a bit big)
- the dotted lines do not match on the logo
- I'm unsure about the mouseover, the effect is nice but it is not practical.
JP

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dyc — Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:34:00 +0000

Well, the rollover is dumb. No perceptions of difference - it's difficult to read and, well, dumb.

The page is a little bit sparse, but that's not a huge problem. Your main image - banditlogo2.gif - is obscenely large, though. It's almost 70K, and 70K is generally the upper limit as to the size of an entire page including all images. Try getting rid of some of the gradients and background lettering and that weird black stuff in the letters.

Your pricing: I would be more descriptive than just the letter R before prices. I'm guessing that you're referring to rands, but to people from most countries the letter R will mean very little. Your pricing also seems very odd; you $10 to make either links (obviously very easy <a href></a>) or to design 15 graphics. Hmm...

Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:41:00 +0000

Well I guess I'm getting to be known as kid now, eh? Well if your wondering, my real name is Justin (kidJUSTINo). Anyway, I think the idea for the rollovers was cleaver (I've never seen it before), but i think it looks dumb, and it's hard to read (no one reads backward i don't think). Thats another thing Megs mentioned, 640x480 you are leaving out. I use that size display (will be switching soon) and it gets very old when you have to keep moving the page to see what it says. Tables would look good too

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Megan — Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:07:00 +0000

I'm here

I looked at your new design when you first posted it and honestly, I really didn't have much to say. It looks just fine to me. I didn't feel like checking it out in another browser (busy this week!) But, in Netscape 4.6 I don't get any rollovers or links - there must be something wrong with your javascript or something. That's probably why I didn't have much to say about it... IE 5 to the rescue once again!

Anyway, overall I still think it looks a lot better than the last version. I agree with Kid about the mouseovers - yes, most people don't have a specific reason for using them, other than visual effect, but the visitors should still be able to read the text when the mouse passes over the graphic. They look good though

I disagree with Kid about the number of colours on here. In a lot of cases "Less is more". It looks fine to me, because you've used a lot of shades of the main colour. I agree about the links page though.

On your sub-pages, try to keep the text away from the edge of the browser window a bit - it makes the text easier to read (have you ever seen a book or magazine with text that went right up to the edge of the page? I haven't. Margins are important).

I think that you should change your link colour/style to stand out a bit more - as it stands now your links are plain navy, bold, with no underline. At the same time though, you have other text that is in the same colour, size, and style. This will make it hard for people to figure out what is a link and what isn't.

One more thing - horizontal scrolling at 640 x 480. I think all you need to do to get rid of this is shrink your navigation graphics and/or push them a little closer together.

BCwebdesign — Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:34:00 +0000

KiD>>>

you gotta be honest.... is the rollover dumb... or do you have that perception because its different?
I agree with the point about the links page, thanx.
As for colors..mmmmmm.. I had a few in mind...I suppose giving it some tables and stuff?

Tell me.. what would you guys think if i didn't have the header graphics on each page?, but instead, made it to have the main logo instead?...dunno..i'd like to hear.

Oh yes... KiD>> i do business(as you would read) with alot of SOUTH AFRICAN based businesses, and having a .co.za domain helps speed things up for them, and also helps the target audience identify with the company on the web....ok? cool!
So, i'll rather ADD in .net

i guess you've kinda given me answers that i expected, but just wanted to hear anyway.

thanx KiD

where's Megs?

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Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:44:00 +0000

I'll say this, I like it a little better then your last design. Here are some comments:

1) The graphics are too plain. You need to spice them up a little. the graphics are also a little blured.

2) your site needs more color. i counted one color in the whole site.

3) the rollover backwards text looks dumb, i would make the rollover do something else.

4) on the sub pages i would say "top" rather then "up."

4) on the main page it says "We can design you a complete web site, register your own domain name (www.your-name.com /.co.za /.org)." I would do .net instead of .co.za.

5) on the links page i would just put text links instead of full images. also, you can find every free web host at freewebspace.net

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