Topic: What do you think of my site? (Read 7265 times)

rogue_77 · « **on:** December 31, 2006, 09:35:15 PM »

I'm building a test site at http://weareall.doomedtoreality.com/drupal5/ and I'm looking for opinions before I build the actual production one.

This one is by no means finished or fine tuned but its the basic over all layout and scheme I'm looking at and wondering what people think.

I'm looking at hosting a webcomic, my massive collection of art(that I've stolen from all over the net), my blog, videos and when the module comes out, some files and a forum.

I could always go for the more generic website look with standard left nav menu, content, other crap but I hate the generic white websites of nowdays, theres no variety or color. I've always liked dark schemes and I actually like that front page. I need to put somewhere though what the sites about and I'd want to find a way to emphasis the webcomic more then the other stuff..

I could maybe make 2 galleries and one dedicated to the comic and the other to the collection... hmm, thats not a bad idea..

BTW, I'd fancy it up, but do you think that logo thing is fairly lame and I should make a more graphical one?

Anyways, if you want to take a look and critique I'd mucho appreciateo it.

Thanks.

PS - Whats the post # to post in tech at this point? 100 yet or 50?

hackess · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2007, 01:53:01 PM »

It's 100.

BizB · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2007, 03:26:08 PM »

I'm not qualified to give my opinion on your web site.

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2007, 03:47:27 PM »

It looks okay...when you mouseover 'Polls' it overlaps 'Recent Stuff'. I'm not a fan of sites that have links to places under construction (I used to run a site that was always 40 percent under construction and it pissed people off, myself included). Mindbogling is misspelt, your capitalization is inconsistent, and some of the captions are Boratish. Also, I don't like blogs in general. FAQ usually stands for 'Frequently Asked Questions', not Queries.

rogue_77 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2007, 09:01:57 PM »

Quote from: Agent_Tachyon on January 02, 2007, 03:47:27 PM

It looks okay...when you mouseover 'Polls' it overlaps 'Recent Stuff'. I'm not a fan of sites that have links to places under construction (I used to run a site that was always 40 percent under construction and it pissed people off, myself included). Mindbogling is misspelt, your capitalization is inconsistent, and some of the captions are Boratish. Also, I don't like blogs in general. FAQ usually stands for 'Frequently Asked Questions', not Queries.

Well, in my defense, that is a test site and I'm using "filler" links. Mindblogling is not mis-spelt because its another domain I own and its a play on words for mindboggling, I thought mindblogling would make a cool domain name. But that site has since stopped developments and I'll be tearing it down when I get the time.

I take it as a near compliment when you say some captions are "Boratish" because I'm not a "normal" person and I don't intend on changing how I write or the way I come across. I want at least something i write to stand out.

I'm also not a huge fan of blogs(thus mindblogling was my idea for the anti-blog, to get past the drama and BS "he doesn't like me" of normal blogs) but I wouldn't mind having a place for me to write stuff. I'd try to write articles of types but haven't found something useful to use as an article holder.

You did mention that Polls overlaps Recent though and I'm curious what you mean? What browser and/or OS are you using? I'm using Firefox so I haven't run into this issue. Honestly I'm not even sure I'd use the two rows or menus since I could probably get away with just one row.

You think overall the layout/color scheme is alright? I know theres a good chunk of tweaking to do on the real thing, color wise, but I wonder about the front page or if I should just use a normal front page that says what the site is about.. eh..

Thanks for the feedback, I do appreciate it.

catwritr "It's 100." Can I ask what that means?

BizB I'm not qualified to give my opinion on your web site. I think anyone can give feedback as long so you don't think lime green text on yellow background is a good color design. I'm just wondering anyone and everyones over all feel of it. If they think its good enough to host an art collection and webcomic.

Part of my problem and why I asked here is because I doubt myself sometimes. I liked that site and the front page and the layout, but then after filling it in and working with it I think I can do better, but I'm no coder or great designer so I'm kind of stuck. Like I stick with black because I'm bad at making graphics and black is classic and IMO I think it draws attention to whats on the page, like this forum. I also feel its easier on the eyes then other color backgrounds.

hackess · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2007, 09:19:33 PM »

Quote from: Agent_Tachyon on January 02, 2007, 03:47:27 PM

Mindbogling is misspelt

Ow. My head.

hackess · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2007, 09:22:11 PM »

Quote from: rogue_77 on January 02, 2007, 09:01:57 PM

You did mention that Polls overlaps Recent though and I'm curious what you mean? What browser and/or OS are you using? I'm using Firefox so I haven't run into this issue. Honestly I'm not even sure I'd use the two rows or menus since I could probably get away with just one row.

The hover effect for Polls barely overlaps Recent, and I am using Firefox.

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catwritr "It's 100." Can I ask what that means?

100 posts to get access to the Tech forum. It was in regards to your post script.

BizB · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2007, 10:00:40 PM »

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BizB I'm not qualified to give my opinion on your web site. I think anyone can give feedback as long so you don't think lime green text on yellow background is a good color design. I'm just wondering anyone and everyones over all feel of it. If they think its good enough to host an art collection and webcomic.

Okay... if you really think I'm qualified to give feedback, here goes:

I like the kitten section. The kitties are so cute when you put them in wine bottles like that.
The puppy section isn't quite as nice. The colors are all wrong for pit bulls and I don't think beagles can really talk.

Under the heading "Farts", it would be cool if you could add a sound effect that played constantly every time someone looked at that section. If you could actually make someone who was reading your web page really fart, that would rock, too.

As far as content suggestions, I'd like to see more kites. More water sports. More Kevin Federline. More urban ninja.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2007, 10:05:19 PM »

* pbsaurus just farted

12AX7 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 02, 2007, 11:34:48 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on January 02, 2007, 10:05:19 PM

* pbsaurus just farted

Double-click on it this time and see what happens!

pbsaurus · « **Reply #10 on:** January 02, 2007, 11:41:17 PM »

* pbsaurus just farted again

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #11 on:** January 03, 2007, 12:47:44 PM »

Quote from: catwritr on January 02, 2007, 09:19:33 PM

Ow. My head.

Would you believe me if I said that was deliberate? For the record, "spelt" is a legitimate way to spell 'spelled'. Misspelt may not be, but it's a short hop.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spelt

I promise I didn't write this page.

hackess · « **Reply #12 on:** January 03, 2007, 01:58:44 PM »

You're right on both, but it still makes my head hurt.

"Mindboggling," however, has always had two Gs.

TheJudge · « **Reply #13 on:** January 03, 2007, 02:35:55 PM »

Quote from: catwritr on January 03, 2007, 01:58:44 PM

"Mindboggling," however, has always had two Gs.

I know! It just boggles the mind!

Scheherazade · « **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2007, 09:00:02 PM »

Is "spilt" a correct way to say "spilled"?

Evonus · « **Reply #15 on:** January 03, 2007, 09:43:17 PM »

yes to all

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #16 on:** January 04, 2007, 03:50:32 PM »

Quote from: BizB on January 02, 2007, 10:00:40 PM

Okay... if you really think I'm qualified to give feedback, here goes:

I like the kitten section. The kitties are so cute when you put them in wine bottles like that.
The puppy section isn't quite as nice. The colors are all wrong for pit bulls and I don't think beagles can really talk.

Under the heading "Farts", it would be cool if you could add a sound effect that played constantly every time someone looked at that section. If you could actually make someone who was reading your web page really fart, that would rock, too.

As far as content suggestions, I'd like to see more kites. More water sports. More Kevin Federline. More urban ninja.

More magnets! More Kabbala! More Masonic conspiracies! All hail Eris!

BizB · « **Reply #17 on:** January 04, 2007, 04:30:52 PM »

Well, yeah... if you're all into stating the obvious and stuff.

Apollyon · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2007, 11:55:24 AM »

Quote from: Agent_Tachyon on January 03, 2007, 12:47:44 PM

Would you believe me if I said that was deliberate? For the record, "spelt" is a legitimate way to spell 'spelled'. Misspelt may not be, but it's a short hop.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spelt

I promise I didn't write this page.

When trying to prove a point don't quote things from any wiki source. Wiki is much like a blogger, anyone can submit their ideas. So seeing spelt as a word on wiki dictionary really doesn't mean anything. I can say that amahamalama is a word, but does that make it one? Either way whats it matter. If misspelt is legitimate, so is mindblogling

dcrog · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2007, 12:15:01 PM »

Quote from: Apollyon on January 11, 2007, 11:55:24 AM

I can say that amahamalama is a word...

Wasn't that word made famous in a song from the fifties?

hackess · « **Reply #20 on:** January 11, 2007, 12:34:32 PM »

Mahna mahna!

Dark Shade · « **Reply #21 on:** January 11, 2007, 05:00:11 PM »

Quote from: BizB on January 02, 2007, 10:00:40 PM

As far as content suggestions, I'd like to see more kites. More water sports. More Kevin Federline. More urban ninja.

More cowbell!

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #22 on:** January 11, 2007, 05:15:13 PM »

Quote from: Apollyon on January 11, 2007, 11:55:24 AM

When trying to prove a point don't quote things from any wiki source. Wiki is much like a blogger, anyone can submit their ideas. So seeing spelt as a word on wiki dictionary really doesn't mean anything. I can say that amahamalama is a word, but does that make it one? Either way whats it matter. If misspelt is legitimate, so is mindblogling

O RLY? I had NO idea what a wiki is, thank you for helping me out Mister Hacker Man! For the record there are numerous sources that could authenticate that my spelling is acceptable that are NOT wikis. For the record, a wiki is NOT like a blogger, since a blogger is a user of blogs, and therefore (usually) a person and not a piece of software.

Misspelt is a logical extrapolation of an uncommon spelling, while mindbogling is a misspelling, as evidenced by the fact that the double 'g' is typically used in english to connote a different sound than one alone.

You obviously thought it mattered, otherwise you wouldn't have bothered to post a response.

M4YH3M · « **Reply #23 on:** January 11, 2007, 10:58:42 PM »

It's alright depending on what you're going to use it for.

Crystalmonkey · « **Reply #24 on:** January 12, 2007, 01:35:16 AM »

Quote from: M4YH3M on January 11, 2007, 10:58:42 PM

It's alright depending on what you're going to use it for.

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