Rabbit Development

[sftrprod]

Hi,
I'm starting my own website development project called Rabbit Development and have created the following design for the main website:
http://www.sixfoottallrabbit.co.uk/rabbitdev/
There is no functionality for you to give me feedback on so I'd just like you to review the design and code only. Thanks a lot.
Constructive criticism is more than welcome.
Thanks.

sixfoottallrabbit

Edit: Whoops, sorry. A minute ago it didn't validate. Now it does. Ta.

[ChiefNX]

Looks like the beginnings of a good website.

Some constructive criticisms:

1) The 'rounded' part of the top nav-bar doesn't appear in Firefox.
2) Try designing a snazzier background - at the moment the site lacks a certain punch, making it appear bland.

[sftrprod]

Looks like the beginnings of a good website.

Some constructive criticisms:

1) The 'rounded' part of the top nav-bar doesn't appear in Firefox.
2) Try designing a snazzier background - at the moment the site lacks a certain punch, making it appear bland.

1) It appears there to me, in both FF and IE. :S
2) Which background do you mean? The body background or the main div's background?

[sftrprod]

Ok I added a new background which is viewable at:
<<< Got rid of it because it was just plain terrible :P >>>
It's too hard to come up with a seamless tile to go there that looks neat and tidy so I don't know if it looks very good. =/

[ChiefNX]

Just try something that tiles either horizontally or vertically - that way you can scroll it and it will be easier to create. I have an example of this on a 'work in progress' page, that I never finished. It's quite basic but it adds a bit of depth to the content box. Take a look (http://www.freewebs.com/chiefnx).

[KDLA]

It is quite humble in its appearance. Although it's attractive, it doesn't make me go "wow! I want to use his/her services!"

Very nice CSS coding.
FYI
- You need to put "SHORTCUT ICON" in lower case.
- Did you notice that the page becomes "longer" when the cursor is placed on the submenu? The area underneath the credits (at bottom) expands vertically about 5px more. (Viewed in IE 6)

KDLA

[sftrprod]

ChiefNX, I've used the same idea you used. How does it look now? On the normal page:
http://www.sixfoottallrabbit.co.uk/rabbitdev/

KDLA, any suggestions for what would make you go wow if you were looking for a website development group? I was thinking I might do the menu in flash.
Oh, and I changed SHORTCUT ICON to lower case but I don't get that problem that you get in IE6 or FF.

[KDLA]

Try cleaning out your cache and history files, then take a look. I just tried it again, and the same thing happened.
IE 6, Win XP, svc. pk. 2

KDLA

[sftrprod]

Try cleaning out your cache and history files, then take a look. I just tried it again, and the same thing happened.
IE 6, Win XP, svc. pk. 2

KDLA

Ahhh, yes I see now. Any idea why it does that? =/

[KDLA]

I see that for your hover settings, you do not have display: block listed:

.leftbarlistitem a:link,
.leftbarlistitem a:visited,
.leftbarlistitem a:active {
display: block;
padding: 2px;
width: 100px;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #669abc;
}
.leftbarlistitem a:hover {
color: #000;
background-color: #7fafcf;
}
It could be that. You might put the "common" styles in the hover setting, too -- such as the display and padding.

KDLA

[KDLA]

Oh, and as to the WOW! factor, things might improve once you add your content. It's hard to judge right now.... someone else might have an idea, too.... it's just a feeling I get.

[sftrprod]

I see that for your hover settings, you do not have display: block listed:

.leftbarlistitem a:link,
.leftbarlistitem a:visited,
.leftbarlistitem a:active {
display: block;
padding: 2px;
width: 100px;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #669abc;
}
.leftbarlistitem a:hover {
color: #000;
background-color: #7fafcf;
}
It could be that. You might put the "common" styles in the hover setting, too -- such as the display and padding.

KDLA

Hmmm... I've tried a number of things including that and they haven't worked. I can't see what else would do it. :S