web design psychology 101

disaster-master — Sat, 23 Feb 2002 06:40:00 +0000

Actually nitpicking can be a good thing. Sometimes others see things, maybe some little something, that we may have overlooked that needs correcting. Or maybe, say someone nitpicks some tensy little thing and gives you a huge idea that you wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

Occasionally people will post their site for review here and seem to get angry when someone says something negative about their site. You are going to hear a lot of the negative aspects about a site in this forum but you have to keep an open mind and remember that everyone has their own views on things. They have their own style....not to say that one particular style is right or wrong. I believe that web design is an art...a way to express who you are. And if every dang site on the net looked the same well, it would be an awfully boring place to hang out.

There are a lot of people out there who surf the net that are just downright ignorant and, for example, would never figure out that pixel freaks little box is to be used for navigation. I seriously doubt that anyone here would fit into that catagory but I feel that accessibility is a good thing to keep in mind as a designer.

Oh ok....I'll shut my trap. I am just thinking out loud and thought I'd jot down my two cents worth.

AdamRSX — Sat, 23 Feb 2002 05:42:22 +0000

It's really good and professional. Thank goodness you didn't use times for your font, and everything fits smoothly for once. It looks awesome. I also wouldn't worry about the navigation. it is really cool. It shows what you can do. But it is a bit obscure, hard to find out it is navigation. Not to me, but some people may really never find it. I suggest making a big navigation sign above it or something, or maybe a more obvious nav design using that same type of box thing, as I really like the box thing..

the http://www.pixelfreak.com/works/16color3.html page looks a little funny in 800x600, since it first appears that nothing happens.. but your houses and work are awesome, the only things I can begin to say are nitpicking!

PixelFreak — Thu, 21 Feb 2002 23:25:49 +0000

you're not the first one to see it like that, I really got to make it spin so it shows it's dimensions

Megan — Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:44:23 +0000

Oh, okay, it looks kind of like a floppy disk to me, or a zip disk or something like that...

PixelFreak — Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:00:58 +0000

what I've thought is that maybe I can make "fake" layouts for web pages and post them in a section of my site, that way I can show employers the kind of thing I can do

oh and by the way, it's a cube not a disk!

Megan — Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:45:08 +0000

I think that the thing you have to think about here is that, as you said in another forum, you are looking to get some freelance work. I think that you should try to present yourself in a little more of a professional manner, and make it as easy as possible for potential clients to get around the site. You don't need to get rid of that disk menu, but do provide a simpler alternative.

PixelFreak — Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:21:26 +0000

cool, thanks, I feel better, heh
especialy when you (shotaker) say the navigation's ok, I did worry a bit about it

Shotaker — Thu, 21 Feb 2002 03:32:27 +0000

What can I say.. you have talent! I wouldn't really worry about the earlier comments re: navigation. For people who sit on forums all day your site may be cause some getting used to. I had no problem finding my way around, very impressive work, keep it up!

club-art.net — Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:34:55 +0000

Nice site. Different. Good work, specialy the house.

PixelFreak — Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:45:46 +0000

I'll try to make it user-friendlier... I guess it's different because it's personal, it could be more ordinary (navigation bar) but that's exactly what I didn't want